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The Wolf River Conservancy has bought 90 acres along the Ghost River section of the Wolf River, the organization announced this week.
Known as the Hall-Franklin tract, the property was the “last parcel remaining in private ownership along the south side of a nine-mile stretch of river between LaGrange and the Bateman Road bridge,” according to a WRC release.
The tract borders the Ghost River State Natural Area and will help connect and expand conservation lands along the Ghost.
“This site will be designated as the Franklin Farm Preserve, in honor of Nancy Boyd Franklin Hall, in recognition of the heritage of the Franklin family who farmed the land for several generations,” the release stated. “The purchase by the conservancy will permanently conserve a portion of the Franklin family land and heritage as desired by the family.”
