Overview
Braun Nature Area is an 10.42 acre, undeveloped natural area just east of
Huron Parkway Nature Area. View the
Ann Arbor Parks & Nature Areas Map for location context. Braun has no amenities. Malletts Creek runs through the park, shortly from where it flows into the Huron River. Wetland plants thrive along the creek which is a major tributary to the river. Many plants and wildlife call this sub-watershed home. As an urban stream, Mallets Creek faces many challenges, but has seen restoration work in recent years.
Braun Nature Area is one of a number of city park properties with no trails or amenities. These natural areas represent a unique recreation and conservation feature of the city’s park system. In these relatively few spaces across the city, off-trail exploration is encouraged– a rare opportunity to meander through a wild space in our urban context. Visitors are also invited to reflect on the conservation value and biodiversity of these spaces, where the Parks & Recreation’s Natural Area Preservation staff and volunteers work to steward, restore and inventory the natural communities throughout the city’s parks.
