THE INSTITUTE

LEGEND

01 1892 Dairy Barn

02 Coffee Pond

03 Sedge Meadow

04 West Pond

05 Native Tallgrass Prairie

06 Werner Field (hayfield)

07 Werner Pond

08 Bailey Pond

09 3-acre Woods

10 East Woods

11 Ebbie’s Meadow (hayfield)

12 Beechwalk

13 Dragonfly Pond

14 Otter Creek

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ENTRANCE

primary trail (5k route)the best route to see tryon’s diverse landscapes

secondary trailsoptions to shorten or diversify your walk

vehicular roads

The mission of Tryon Farm Institute is to connect human and natural communities by promoting habitat diversity and sustainable land husbandry. The institute manages

over 90 acres of Indiana preservation lands, and maintains the agricultural heritage of Tryon Farm in partnership with a local dairy farmer.

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KEY FEATURES

Tryon Farm property line

private residential areas

The mission of Tryon Farm Institute is to connect human and natural communities by promoting habitat diversity and sustainable land husbandry.

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woods

prairies & meadows

hayfields

ponds & wetlands

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The woodlands, once used for pasturing cows, range from low wetland communities to dry sandy dunes. The upland wooded dunes are comprised of large oaks and beech, white pines, and sassafras. The low wooded wetlands are full of tulip trees (Indiana’s state tree!), maples, and sassafras, and spicebush dominates the understory. Look for foraging deer, nesting wood ducks, owls and woodpeckers.

The tall-grass prairies are ecologically restored native plant communities that are home to bluestem grasses, wildflowers and other species with deep root systems that help them survive dry spells and wildfires.

Other meadows thrive in retired crop fields where both existing and supplemented seed banks grow native communities of sedges and rushes and other native plants like goldenrod.Look for coyotes, birds like the long-billed woodcock, and hawks overhead.

The hayfields are home to a variety of maintained pasture grasses. They are regularly mowed and baled through a partnership with a local small-herd dairy family farm, continuing on the long tradition of farming at Tryon. Look for resting deer, flocks of wild turkeys and rabbits.

Along the edges of wetland and ponds, a mingling of plant communities occurs. There are many varieties of wet areas from ephemeral ponds in the Sedge Meadow to the open-water stocked Bailey Bond. Plants include marsh marigolds, cattails, lilies, sedges and pioneering species like willows and cottonwoods. Look for bullfrogs and Spring peepers, herons, turtles and ducks.

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WHAT YOU’LL FIND

88 Tryon Farm Lane, Michigan City, IN 46360

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