Red-Tail public nature preserve, dedicated to Ruth Dutro

Located just off of State Route 32 in Muncie, this 33 acre public nature preserve is located on the former Ernst nursery site. FlatLand resources proudly partnered with Red-Tail Nature Conservancy to design a space that transitions from a short grass prairie to upland woods to a scrub-shrub wetland. A one mile gravel trail winds through the prairie, woods, and wetlands and loops back to the parking lot and nature play space at the entrance. Originally proposed solely as a nature preserve, this space serves the surrounding area as a location for wildlife, native plant species, and nature education in a semi-urban setting.

We are avidly dedicated to environmental education and conservation through design. We proudly work with Red-Tail Land Conservancy to design and implement spaces that are educational and accessible to the public. At Dutro-Ernst, we designed and built the trails that wind through the site and planted the prairie. This site was completed in 2019 and continues to serve the public.