Red-tail Land Conservancy Preserve is a Model for Wetland Mitigation in Indiana
By Nick Werner— MUNCIE, IN— Muncie based Red-tail Land Conservancy’s Fall Creek Woods is a model for the power of partnerships when it comes to restoring wetlands and rebuilding resiliency into our landscape. Fall Creek Woods is a nature preserve along Mechanicsburg Road in eastern Henry County. In 2015, Red-tail Land Conservancy acquired about 70 acres to expand Fall Creek Woods, and the organization protected this new acreage with a conservation easement held by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Two years ago, Red-tail partnered with the DNR to restore those acres from row-crop agriculture to a natural wetland…
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