Bloomington, Ind. ~ The City of Bloomington, Indiana is taking steps to improve the plant and habitat diversity at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve. On November 9th, a nine-acre prescribed burn will take place on the north side of the lake near the Griffy Lake dam. Additionally, deer hunts are scheduled to take place at Griffy Lake on November 18th and 19th, and December 2nd and 3rd.

The prescribed burn is necessary to allow more sunlight to reach the forest floor in order to create better conditions for regeneration of oak and hickory trees. According to Parks and Recreation natural resources manager Steve Cotter, restored native oak and hickory forests host a variety of insects that are critical in local food chains. These forests are also more resilient to climate change, including the impacts of increasing temperatures and drought conditions. The burn will be conducted by Habitat Solutions Wildlife and Forest Management.

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The West North Shore Loop Trail will be closed during, and for at least one day after, the burn. Griffy Lake Nature Preserve will also be closed to the public during the deer hunt weekends (Nov. 18-19 and Dec. 2-3), beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday before each hunt through 5 a.m. on Monday after each hunt; only hunters who applied and were selected to participate in the hunt are permitted to hunt at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve during these times. The goal of these annual deer hunts is to remove enough deer from the nature preserve so that understory plants and seedling trees can recover from browse pressure caused by overpopulation of deer in the area.

For updated information about this project or other Parks & Recreation activities, follow City of Bloomington, IN - Parks & Recreation on Facebook or call their office at 812-349-3700.

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