This afternoon Red-Tail Land Conservancy led a group of volunteers throughout Munsee Woods Nature Preserve. The group was taught about land conservation and how important seemingly small things are to our ecosystem. The volunteers scattered wood debris throughout the nature preserve to help promote healthy growth. Photos by Alex Lakes and Dr. Martin Smith-Rodden
Red-Tail Land Conservancy employee Jake Gamble teaching volunteers about Indiana wetlands and how to assist in their growth. Red-Tail Land Conservancy brought a group of volunteers through Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Red-Tail Land Conservancy Volunteer Brian Wolfe cleaning up some debris in Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Student volunteers from Ball State University housing spent their afternoon doing clean-up and structure removal at the the Munsee Woods nature preserve on Saturday, April 9, 2022. According to the Red Tail Conservancy, the land there is undergoing restoration practices including the planting of hundreds of trees, ephemeral wetland preservation and culling of invasive plants. In addition to the volunteer labor, staff from the Red-tail Land Conservancy brought the volunteers on a walk through the nature preserve and pointed out unique features of the 47 acre preserve and the reforestation project there. (Martin Smith-Rodden)
A Red-Tail Land Conservancy volunteer helping scatter wood and debris throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Red-Tail Land Conservancy’s Jake Gamble helping and instructing volunteers to scatter wood and debris throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
A group of Red-Tail Land Conservancy volunteers helping scatter wood and debris throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Red-Tail Land Conservancy’s Jake Gamble showing volunteers different wild plants that grow throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
A Red-Tail Land Conservancy volunteer relocating a large piece of wood in Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Red-Tail Land Conservancy volunteer Brain Wolfe helping scatter wood and debris throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
A group of Red-Tail Land Conservancy volunteers helping scatter wood and debris throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Red-Tail Land Conservancy’s Jake Gamble teaching about the various plants that grow throughout Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
Red-Tail Land Conservancy volunteer Brian Wolfe experiencing the unique spicy smell from this plant in Munsee Woods in Muncie, IN, on April 9th, 2022. (JOUR 437 / Alex Lakes)
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