Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve

Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve Sycamore Land Trust manages this 68-acre nature preserve on Lake Monroe in Bloomington, Indiana. This is a fitting tribute to the life of a wonderful person.

Sycamore is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that protects more than 9,000 acres of land and water in southern Indiana. All our public nature preserves are free to visit and are open from dawn until dusk. This special upland habitat located in the middle of Lake Monroe adds to the largest contiguous forest block in Indiana, connecting to the beloved Brown County Hills forest and providing important habitat for

raptors and other birds. Lake Monroe is designated an “Important Bird Area” by the National Audubon Society. Sycamore’s work here to protect and restore habitat will prove useful for biodiversity, clean water, and environmental education. This nature preserve is located on the former site of the IU Alumni Association’s Shawnee Bluffs camp. Thanks to the generosity of the Weingartner and Branigin families, this nature preserve was named in memory of Amy Weingartner Branigin. Amy was a lover of nature, especially bats, and explored caves as a kid while her father Larry Weingartner conducted his research on cave fauna. When Amy passed away in 2012 of a brain tumor, her family sought a way to memorialize her in nature.

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E Rush Ridge Road
Bloomington, IN
47401

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+18123365382

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