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Cline Lake Fen
Why You Should Visit Location Ecoregion Size Owned & Managed By Partners How to Prepare for Your Visit Directions What to See: Plants and Animals What The Nature Conservancy is Doing/ Has Done
Cline Lake Fen is a wonderfully diverse wetland that is part of a large complex of fens - a type of wetland that accumulates peat deposits, marshes, lakes, and connecting streams that form one of the tributaries of Pigeon River. Containing fifteen different threatened species, Cline lake is an exceptionally high-quality example of a biologically unique wetland community.
LaGrange County
North Central Tillplain
67 Acres
The Nature Conservancy
Garden Clubs of America, Indiana Heritage Trust & Natural Resources Conservation Services
The preserve is open for visitation, but there are no trails at this time. Also, this site is very wet, so plan your attire accordingly. For more information consult the Conservancy’s Preserves Visitation Guidelines.
From Angola, travel west on U.S. 20 approximately 17 miles (roughly 0.25 mile prior to C.R. 500E) just before Plato. Watch for the wooden preserve sign on the right side of the road and park along the farm lane.
The preserve habitat is home to some unique and threatened species, including purple avens (Geum rivale), smooth gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum), the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) and rare dragonfly and butterfly species like the Swamp metalmark butterfly, Baltimore checkerspots and Eyed brown butterflies.
In order to protect the core preserve, the Conservancy continues to work on acquiring buffer areas around Cline Lake Fen which should protect the preserve from agricultural runoff. We are also working on thinning out the woody species, controlling invasives and prescribing burns to restore the natural structure of the fen.
