• Conservancy adds acreage to Kitty Todd preserve
    Conservancy adds acreage to Kitty Todd preserve
  • The Nature Conservancy recently added 14 acres to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve.
    The Nature Conservancy recently added 14 acres to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve.

    The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently announced the addition of 14 acres to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, continuing efforts to expand protection of the globally-significant Oak Openings Region.

    Kitty Todd lies within a matrix of wetland, forest and oak savanna habitats and includes a portion of the historic Irwin Prairie landscape, an area that once covered an estimated 5,000 acres in the Oak Op…