The Brief
- The Michigan Land Conservancy wants to purchase about 440 acres of rare prairie land in southern Wayne County.
- The Sibley Prairie is one of the last remnants of original tracts of the Lakeplain Prairie, which was created thousands of years ago.
- The area floods in the spring and dries up in the summer. The plants that grow in the prairie can tolerate both extremes – which is rare in the environment.
(FOX 2) – Located in southern Wayne County off of Telegraph sits an unassuming plot of land that drivers pass by every day.
To many, it appears like any other fenced-off wilderness located within Metro Detroit. But to those with a keen eye on conservation, the 440 acres of untouched land are something else entirely.
The Sibley Prairie in Brownstown Township is the last of its kind. The unique mixture of wetlands and forest represents an era of Southeast Michigan that predates most of the civilization that now calls this region home.…