Location
Martin County

Ecoregion
Interior Low Plateau

Size
748 Acres

Owned & Managed By
The Nature Conservancy & Division of Nature Preserves

Partners 
Indiana Heritage Trust, Department of Natural Resrouces & Natural Resources Conservation Services 

How to Prepare for Your Visit
With a road running between the East Fork of the White River and the preserve, the Bluffs of Beaver Bend is on the most accessible preserves the Conservancy has to offer yet no trails are available at this time.

Directions
From Shoals, travel west on U.S. 50 into town. Immediately past the White River Bridge on the southeast corner, turn left (south) onto Water Street (C.R. 63). Continue south to Spout Springs Road (this is the first right you can take) and turn right. Travel roughly 0/13 mile to the parking lot on the left side of the road.

What to See: Plant and Animals 
A variety of ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens can be seen on the ground while 38 species of trees can be viewed overhead. Keep an eye out and your ears open for migrating Warblers, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers.  

What The Nature Conservancy is Doing/has Done 
The Nature Conservancy further cosolidated the site, giving Bluffs of Beaver Bend permanent and sustainable protection. With the DNP, the Conservancy is reforesting the floodplain to buffer the high-quality preserve lands. The existing woods will be protected and the lowlands will be restored to bottom-land hardwoods and managed as a natural area.