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Lindenwood Nature Preserve
On March 17, 1994, the Board of Park Commissioners resolved to protect the park in perpetuity by applying to the Department of Natural Resources for Nature Preserve status. This designation was awarded by the state of Indiana and Lindenwood Park became Lindenwood Nature Preserve. From Lindenwood Nature Preserve at the City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation. Lindenwood Nature Preserve is a 110-acre wooded park featuring four hiking trails of varying lengths from https://www.facebook.com/LindenwoodNaturePreserve.
Fort Wayne is proud to be recognized as a Bird Town by the Indiana Audubon Society!
Posted by Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Friday, October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 post by the Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Facebook:
Fort Wayne is proud to be recognized as a Bird Town by the Indiana Audubon Society!
Check out the wildlife sightings today at Lindenwood!
Posted by Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Monday, April 15, 2019Monday, April 15, 2019 post by the Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Facebook:
Check out the wildlife sightings today at Lindenwood!
Wood thrush 6/3A wood thrush singing it's beautiful flute-like song.
Posted by Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Tuesday, June 4, 2019Tuesday, June 4, 2019 post by the Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Facebook:
Wood thrush 6/3
A wood thrush singing it's beautiful flute-like song.
There are several beautiful clusters of pink fringed fairy cups along the Trail of Reflection!
Posted by Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Monday, June 17, 2019Monday, June 17, 2019 post by the Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Facebook:
There are several beautiful clusters of pink fringed fairy cups along the Trail of Reflection!
What's with all the caterpillars??? If you've been around Lindenwood recently, you may have found yourself asking this...
Posted by Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Friday, June 7, 2024Friday, June 7, 2024 post by the Lindenwood Nature Preserve on Facebook:
What's with all the caterpillars???
If you've been around Lindenwood recently, you may have found yourself asking this same question.
There are thousands of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) caterpillars at Lindenwood, and unfortunately, they are invasive. These insects destroy the foliage on trees (especially oak), damaging our forest.
But there is some good news too!
- Red winged blackbirds have taken this as an opportunity to feast on caterpillars, which can protect some parts of the forest.
- The spongy moth caterpillars seem to be experiencing a fungal disease, which spreads quickly because of their numbers. This kills off many of the caterpillars, and hopefully will keep the numbers down in the future.
- If the numbers continue to stay very high, we are able to treat the affected trees with pesticides, to protect them from further damage without hurting the forest with those pesticides.
- In a healthy forest like Lindenwood, most of the damaged trees will make new leaves in July, so they will be just fine so long as we can keep the caterpillars from eating all those leaves when they come out.Rest assured, your friends here at Lindenwood are staying in touch with the DNR to ensure our forest stays healthy.