Saw this story online the other day – Ball State is dedicating Ginn Woods as a state nature preserve. Ginn Woods was purchased by Ball State University in 1970, and it has been maintained in its current pristine state since then. It is Indiana’s second largest old-growth forest (Spring Mill State Park being the largest).... Continue Reading →
Big Walnut
It took my a little while to get to this entry, but at the end of January, we visited Big Walnut nature preserve in Putnam Country Indiana. Big Walnut is co-managed by the Nature Conservancy and the Indiana DNR. The conservancy protects 2600 acres and was designated as a national natural landmark in 1985. We... Continue Reading →
Fern Cliff Nature Preserve
Fern Cliff Nature Preserve is in Greencastle, Indiana. It was established as a nature preserve in 1988 and is currently owned by the Nature Conservancy. The trail itself is 1.5 miles and goes across steep sandstone cliffs down into a ravine. In the northern part of the preserve is a sandstone quarry where sand was... Continue Reading →
Washington Township Park
Last week we took our dogs for a walk on the paved trails (this avoids muddy paws!) at the Washington Township Park in Avon, IN. We’ve been to this park a few times, but this is our first post. The park itself covers 160 acres, and you can find open green spaces, wooded and paved... Continue Reading →
Mucatatuck Wildlife Refuge
Last week we visited the Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge Park. Do not get this confused with the Muscatatuck County Park, which is nearby. The refuge is run by the US Fish & Wildlife Service and was established 50 years ago to preserve the wetlands and habitat for migrating waterfowl. It is well known as a birding... Continue Reading →
McCloud Nature Park II
A few weeks ago, we ventured out to McCloud Nature Park for a brief hike and to do the maze. We've blogged about McCloud before here. Guess what animal the maze was this year! Ssssss!
Crown Hill Cemetery
We recently went for a walk through the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indy. If you are not familiar with Crown Hill, it was dedicated in 1864, and a national cemetery was established on the grounds in 1866 for soldiers killed during the Civil War. Currently, the grounds are 555 acres with 25 miles of paved... Continue Reading →
Spring Wild Flowers – Burnett Woods
Trillium recurvatum Lots of wild flowers blooming in Burnett Woods!
DePauw Nature Park
Spring arrived in Indy this past Saturday and that means another trek through the woods. This time, we went to the DePauw Nature Park. This park used to be a quarry and was acquired by the University and turned into a nature park back in 2004. You can read about the history here. Now it... Continue Reading →
Sodalis Nature Park
Hello everyone. This past Sunday, we ventured out after receiving about 4 inches of rain in the area (this could have been 3 feet of snow!). It was an overcast and chilly day, but still mild for this time of year. This hike was at Sodalis Nature Park in Plainfield, IN. This park is 210... Continue Reading →
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