Miller Wildlife Area

June 6 | 8-9:30 a.m.

For this trip we’ll take a step back in our chapter’s history to walk the trails at the Donald E. Miller Wildlife Area—known long ago as “Sixteen Acres” and a favorite field trip destination for our chapter.  Located along the banks of the White River in Muncie, it is a Ball State University field property containing floodplain forest and riparian wetlands.

We’ll see the property’s Great Blue Heron rookery, which should have juvenile herons flapping about in their nests at that time, and we’ll also learn about Ball State’s habitat restoration efforts on the property over the years.

We’ll gather at 8 a.m. at the West End Overlook parking area, located at 4509 W. White River Blvd., Muncie.

Please note that the parking area there holds only a few cars, so everyone is asked to park closely together, in single file. A few extra spots are available on the road’s shoulder directly east of the parking area.

(Photo by Jean David Parlier / Audubon Photography Awards)