WHAT: A dedication event to celebrate the official opening of Busseron Creek Fish & Wildlife Area (FWA), which is 3,950 acres of permanently protected land in Sullivan County comprising forests, woodlands, marshes, swamps, lakes, and grasslands. This is Indiana DNR’s largest conservation project in 20 years.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Busseron Creek Fish & Wildlife Area
Parking will be available along County Road 425 E here (39.1011117, -87.3341156). See the map below. A short walk will lead you to the dedication site on the property. Please arrive at the parking location by 4:20 p.m. to allow time to walk to the site. The dedication will be held outside on moderately uneven terrain.

Where to park: Clicking on map will take you to Google maps. Coordinates for parking area are 39.1011117, -87.3341156.

WHO:

• Governor Mike Braun

• Alan Morrison, DNR Director

• Christian Freitag, Executive Director, Conservation Law Center

• Mark Dobbs, NSA Crane Community Planning Liaison Officer

• Commander Nathan Ahrens, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division

BACKGROUND: This permanently conserved land, once part of the former Minnehaha FWA, was protected through a collaboration with the Conservation Law Center, leader of the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape; The Conservation Fund; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through Walmart’s Acres for America Program; The Nature Conservancy; and The U.S. Navy, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, and Naval Support Activity Crane.

Media contact:

Holly Lawson, DNR Communications, 317-533-0013 or hlawson@dnr.IN.gov.