The Wilderness Center got some need new land. What's the plan for it?

The Wilderness Center purchased the 36-acre parcel at a recent land auction of the 153-acre Soehnlen family farm. The deal closed Nov. 12.

The land will undergo a habitat assessment before being transformed into a wildlife habitat and trail.

SUGAR CREEK TWP. − Jeanne Gural and Dan Volk hiked a newly acquired former farm property on Foxfield Street NW in Sugar Creek Township .

The Wilderness Center purchased the 36-acre parcel at a recent land auction of the 153-acre Soehnlen family farm. The deal closed Nov. 12.

Gural, executive director, and Volk, director of conservation and land management, are still noticing features of the land.

"We haven't been able to explore the whole property yet because we just signed the paperwork," Gural said.

She took interest in an area where water ha