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March 26, 2021
Ball State University’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal during Friday’s meeting to dedicate Ginn Woods as a state nature preserve. President Geoffrey S. Mearns will sign the proposal and send the application to the Indiana Natural Resources Commission for approval on May 18.
Owned and maintained by Ball State, Ginn Woods is Indiana’s second-largest protected old-growth forest. The land is 161 acres and is the largest and highest quality woodland in East Central Indiana. Ginn Woods is located along the Mississinewa River corridor in a predominantly agricultural and unincorporated area in northern Delaware County. The land was obtained by Ball State starting in 1970 through a sale by Mary Baldwin McKinzie, a graduate of Ball State University and John and Sarah Ginn s great-granddaughter. The deed shows a transfer price of $1 from the University. Ball State has protected and maintained its pristine, historic condition since. ....

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