(Provided by Indiana DNR)
John Bacone, director of DNRs Division of Nature Preserves, will speak at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for Blue Cast Springs Nature Preserve in Allen County on Nov. 2.
ACRES Land Trust acquired the 88-acre property near Woodburn in 2012 with assistance from the Indiana Heritage Trust, the Bicentennial Nature Trust, and DNR Division of Nature Preserves.
With 3,000 feet of Maumee River Frontage, Blue Cast Springs Nature Preserve is a nesting area for great blue herons and features mature trees, wildflowers and a natural spring.
Blue Cast Springs includes the 5,000th acre preserved by ACRES Land Trust.
The ceremony is at 10 a.m. at the nature preserve, 21412 Bluecast Road, Woodburn.