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Fawn River Fen
Why You Should Visit Location Ecoregion Size Dedicated Owned & Managed By Partners
Fawn River Fen preserve protects critical local watersheds and uplands. Fawn River, one of Indiana’s clearest rivers, flows through the preserve providing its native plants and animals with a protected, well maintained stream-side habitat. The river, flanked by an extensive cattail marsh and a grass/sedge fen, also supports a healthy population of aquatic life.
LaGrange County
North Central Tillplain
120 Acres
State Nature Preserve, 1990
The Nature Conservancy
Department of Nature Preserves, Garden Clubs of America and Natural Resources Conservation Services
How to Prepare for Your Visit
Unfortunately because of the sensitivity of the area, visitation if restricted to TNC volunteer/stewardship workdays. For more information on upcoming opportunities, visit our stewardship days.
Directions
From I-80/90 in LaGrange County, take S.R. 9 south about one mile to County Rd. 700N. Turn left (east) go about 1.25 miles to County Rd. 125E, which is the first road on your left after you pass County Rd. 100E. Turn left on County Rd. 125E. Park on either side of the road just south of Fawn River. The preserve is to the west of the road. Again, visitation is limited. Please do not enter preserve without the Conservancy's permission.
What to See: Plants and Animals
Fawn River Fen features an upland island covered with oak savanna and Indiana’s largest known population of a globally-rare wildflower called kittentails (Besseya bullii). Cuckoo flowers, alder buckthorn and autumn willow are other types of flora seen at the fen.
What The Nature Conservancy has Done/is Doing
Stewardship staff and volunteers have been very active at Fawn River Fen focusing on prairie restoration in the upland fields. Recent workdays activities have included trash clean-up, the building of a new gate, and the removal of shrubs to aid prairie restoration.
