Ginn Woods Nature Preserve Designation Approved
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Natural Resources Commission has approved the designation of Ginn Woods Nature Preserve in Delaware County. With the action, the NRC says the number of state-designated sites protected by the Nature Preserves Act increases to 292.
Earlier this year, Ball State University’s board of trustees approved a proposal to dedicate Ginn Woods as a state nature preserve.
Ginn Woods Nature Preserve, which is owned by Ball State University, is a 161-acre area that comprises the second-largest tract of protected old-growth forest in Indiana. The site supports a diversity of plants and animals that are uncommon in the landscape of east-central Indiana and is dominated by beech and maple.
The NRC says the site supports rich flora, including spring ephemerals and a variety of fern communities.