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damaged by industrial waste and sewage. 

 The Whitewater River has suffered little 

 from pollution but its basin has been 

 denuded of forests so that it is subject 

 to floods. 



The short streams that enter the Ohio 

 between the Whitewater and the Wabash 

 are not polluted and their fauna has not 

 been changed in quality although the 

 number of individuals of some species 

 has been reduced. 



III. AREAS PRESERVED OR OP SPECIAL 

 INTEREST 



Turhetj Run State ParkX. (A4.) This 

 area is a virgin forest of 466 acres. It is 

 traversed by Sugar Creek. The area is 

 comparatively level except near the 

 creek where it is cut by ravines. Along 

 the ravines there are rocky sandstone 

 ledges up to 80 ft. in height. The forest 

 is of the white oak, tulip, sugar maple 

 . type. On the ledges of the creek is a 

 fringe of hemlock and yew. Elevation 

 699 ft. 



Marshall, Parke Co., C. I. & W. R. R. 

 Bus line 4 mi. North to park.— C. C. 

 Beam. 



*McCormick^s Creek Canyon State 

 Parkt. (D3.) Area 380 acres. The 

 greater part is woodland, which was cut 

 over many years ago. It is traversed b.y 

 McCormick's creek, whose bed is 50 to 

 125 ft. below the surrounding country. 

 The area is bounded in part by White 

 River. The woodland is of the white 

 oak-black oak type for the greater part. 

 Elevation 560 ft. 



Spencer, Owen County, Penna. R. R. 

 Vincennes Div. Bus 3 mi. east to the 

 park. — C. C. Beam. 



Cliftij Falls State Park. (D3.) Area 

 300 acres. This is a natural forest along 

 the bluff of the Ohio River. It extends 

 from the river valley to the top of the 

 bluff. It receives its name from Clifty 

 Creek which traverses it. The creek is 

 a small one, but is interesting in that 

 its water at one place falls 90 ft. The 

 forest is of the beech-oak type. Eleva- 

 tion 376 ft. 



North MadisonI, or MadisonJ. Jeffer- 



son County, Penna. R. R. Madison 

 Div. (w) or (a) 3 mi. west to park.— 

 C. C. Beam. 



*Clark Count!/ 'SV^/c Forc.<il. (D3.) 

 Area 2337 acres. Several hundred acres 

 will be added as soon as the purchases 

 can be validated. The state forest is 

 in the "knob" area.- About half of the 

 area lies in the knobs at an elevation 

 of from 800 to 1000. The area was 

 originally compo.sed of several small 

 farms. There were about 400 acres 

 cleared when purchased, but all of this, 

 except about 50 acres has been planted 

 to forest or has grown up. The whole 

 area was heavily cut over, but for eight- 

 een years there has been no grazing and 

 only one fire, which was of small e.xtent. 

 The forest is of the white oak-black oak 

 type on the lower levels. The summit 

 of the ridges are crowned with scrub pine 

 (Pinus virginiana) and the chestnut oak 

 (Quercus prinus). Beech is frequent 

 in the extreme northwestern part. 

 Elevation 520-1000 ft. 



HenryvilleJ, Floyd County, Penna. 

 R. R., Louisville Div. or Interstate 

 Traction Line. Walk one mi. north. — 

 C. C. Beam. 



Vinegar Mills State Park. (D3.) 

 Small park of beech, white oak and black 

 oak along the bluffs of Muscatatuck 

 River between Vernon and North 

 \'ernon. Region near park of great 

 phj-siographic interest and beauty. Ele- 

 vation 665 ft. 



North Vernont, B. ct O. S.-W. R. R., 

 Penna. R. R., ^ladison Div. or Big Four 

 R. R. Greensburg Div. — C. C. Beam. 



There is a considerable tract of wild 

 land given to the city of Indianapolis 

 adjacent to one of the city parks, by tlie 

 late William Watson Woolen to be 

 maintained as a bird preserve. — W. L. 

 McAlee. 



**Indiana Unioersity Farm. (A4.) 

 This area is owned \:>y Indiana Uni- 

 versity. Area 182 acres. It is a virgin 

 forest of oak and tuHp with a few walnut 

 and hickory. Sonic of the trees are four 

 feet in diameter. It is generally level 

 l)eing a part of the Mitchell plateau. 

 The exceptions to this condition mpo a 



