Midwestoration

I interview Reena Ramos, the Outreach Manager for ACRES Land Trust at their Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve.  

For more information about ACRES, please visit their website at https://www.acreslandtrust.org/. 

The direct link to the preserve we visited is: https://acreslandtrust.org/preserve/fogwell-forest/ 

I interview Bill Ward, Conservation Technician with the Dekalb County Soil and Water Conservation District, about the Hague Nature Area.  

I interview Abigail King, Lauren Conklin, and Yolanda Alvarez of Save Maumee at one of the organization’s newest project sites.  Save Maumee is a fantastic grass roots organization working to restore riparian habitat associated with the Maumee River.  

To learn more about what Save Maumee does, and how you might help, visit https://savemaumee.org/.  

I interview Betsy Yankowiak, Director of Preserves and Programs at Little River Wetlands Project, on site at Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve. 

Eagle Marsh is a great example of an urban wetland restoration located in southwest Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

You can find out more about this preserve as well as other sites that Little River Wetlands Project oversees at their website, www.lrwp.org.

Episode one of Midwestoration!  
I took a short drive (one hour plus or minus) through the Indiana countryside to meet with Taylor Lehman, East Central Regional Ecologist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, at Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve.  The preserve, less than 8 miles southwest of Geneva, IN,  is an example of a full restoration nearing 30 years in the making.  

Some additional information you may find helpful or interesting can be found at the following links:  

• Indiana Nature Preserves
• The Nature Preserve System in Indiana 
• The Limberlost