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Nature preserve · South Central · 94 mi away
Two hundred thousand federal acres of ridge-and-hollow hardwood, including the Charles C. Deam Wilderness.
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38.4319, -86.4319
Document three fungi without touching them
Photograph from several angles. The app never confirms edibility.
Listen for three night sounds
An evening listening challenge for owls, frogs and insects — from the trailhead only.
Visit three Indiana nature preserves
Check in at three curated destinations. No continuous tracking is ever used.
Map, trails and species list
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Check seasonal closures and weather before you set out.
Ticks and poison ivy are common off-trail.
Stay on trail, keep your distance, and take only notes and photographs. If an animal changes its behaviour because of you, you are too close.
Source: USDA Forest Service · Reviewed July 2026