BROWNSTOWN, Mich. – Conservation experts say a 440-acre block of undeveloped land in Wayne County hosts a range of biodiversity and ecological richness worth more than any future construction project.
The Michigan Land Conservancy has a $6 million campaign to save a tract in Brownstown Township called Sibley Prairie, which contains a special ecosystem called a lake plain wet prairie.
In 2025, the nonprofit secured an option to buy the property if officials can raise the required money by the end of 2026. The conservancy and a coalition of environmental organizations have raised $500,000 for the campaign…