Upper St. Joseph River - Bell Property (South)
Indiana, Dekalb County

Size
120 acres

Price
$360,000.00
$3000/ac

Description
120 acres of prime Northeast Indiana hunting land with almost 1 mile of frontage on beautiful Fish Creek in Dekalb County, Indiana. The majority of the property is forested with the remaining of the farm fields planted to hardwood trees. The current owner, The Nature Conservancy, wishes to prevent development and futher parcelization and will be selling this with some restrictions.

Primary Conservation Objective
This property aids in the protection of Fish Creek, a well known biologically rich stream in the North Central Tillplain Ecoregion. The Bell tract serves as critical buffer to Fish Creek and will be re-sold to realize the value of this asset and turn this into future protection within the Tillplain.

Biodiversity Highlights
The larger Fish Creek watershed harbors a diverse mix of game and non-game species. The creek corridor offers a key migration route and stop-over opportunities to migratory songbirds and waterfowl. The TNC-Bell property is part of one of these contiguous forest corridors that provides ideal habitat and buffer for mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians of interest. By keeping the TNC-Bell property as a large tract, parcelization will be avoided in the future and this relatively large tract will remain as an asset to the local flora and fauna.

Qualifications and Restrictions
No subdivision. Single residence allowed within 1 acre "building envelope" along road frontage. Timber outside envelope protected by Conservation Easement allowing for management at TNC discretion. Buyer must sign "conflict of interest" disclosure form.

Bell Tract South © TNC

For more information, please contact:

Joe Draper
1220 North 200 West
Suite E
Angola, Indiana 46703

Phone: 260-665-9141
E-mail: jdraper@tnc.org