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DNR celebrates 300 nature preserves, humble beginnings

Since John Bacone joined DNR in 1978, the number of nature preserves in Indiana has grown sixfold: from 46 to 300.
Are there more trees in Indiana than there were a decade ago?

Rebecca Thiele

Are there more trees or acres of forest in Indiana than there were a decade ago? A listener in Elkhart wanted to know.