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On the edge of downtown Stockbridge, a serene path blanketed with pine needles winds through a towering tunnel of trees. The fresh scent of pine resin fills the air. Owls and pileated woodpeckers perch high among the branches. Wild turkey wander and deer hide within the peaceful understory.
Tucked away along a dirt road canopied with lush foliage on Iron Creek sits 76 acres of rolling oak-hickory forest. Dotted with intermittent wetlands and a rare domed fen, sandhill cranes forage, deer frolic in fields
Each spring when the wildflowers awaken and begin their annual reach toward the sky, something wondrous is also happening within ephemeral pools of water hidden among the forests at some of Legacy’s preserves.
Dear Friends, Nestled in the middle of a prairie fen in Jackson County is a spiraling spring that pushes through the earth to form two crystal clear open pools of […]
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