DePauw Nature Park "A Jewel in Putnam County's Crown"

August 15, 2009

quarry view nature park.jpg August 15, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "This community has so many wonderful places and people in it," writes Jamie Barrand, editor of Greencastle's Banner-Graphic. "For me, the DePauw Nature Park is definitely a jewel in Putnam County's crown. I would really like to thank the men and women who keep the place beautiful and operational. You've really brought something special into my family's life."

She adds, "How lucky we are here to have this place! I hardly realize that I'm actually doing something good for myself by exercising when I walk there, because there are always such beautiful things to look at. The trees and flowers are always changing, and every time we walk a different trail it's almost like we're in a completely different world ... I am just so impressed with this park. It's beautiful and well-kept. We, like many families, are really watching our budget right now, so having a place like this where we can go for free is such a treat."

Read more at the newspaper's Web site.

Announced in September 2003 and dedicated a year later, the DePauw University Nature Park covers 520 acres just west of the main campus. Its features include seven trails, a campground and canoe launch, an outdoor amphitheatre, research areas, the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics, the Bartlett Reflection Center (pictured at left), the Ian and Mimi Rolland Welcome and Activities Center and the Manning Environmental Field Station. The Prindle Institute and Bartlett Reflection Center both received LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Bartlett Reflection Center April 2009.jpg Design) Green Building Rating System Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The DePauw Nature Park is open to the public from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. Camping is permitted only in designated areas and with authorization.

For more information, contact Brien Holsapple, park ranger, at (765) 658-1076, or Doug Cox, park director at (765) 658-5018. Visit the DePauw Nature Park online by clicking here.

Back