A forested preserve in southern Indiana is expanding, thanks to a recent land donation to The Nature Conservancy.

Green's Bluff , which sits about 30 minutes west of Bloomington, is a 1,134-acre nature preserve where ruby-throated hummingbirds, bobcats and great blue heron have been spotted passing through the area's hardwood forests. Now, it will expand by nearly 83 acres.

TNC wrote in an announcement that the anonymous donation will provide more forest protection at the nearby Raccoon Creek and keep a larger swath of forest intact for migrating songbirds.

Green's Bluff, while expansive, isn't a contiguous land parcel. Private property intersperses protected areas.

But the new acreage connects directly to pieces of existing preserve near the center, which helps flora and fauna thri

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