Woods and Waters Land Trust

In 2005 the Schimmoeller Family purchased land with a mature beech maple forest with soaring trees and a lush understory of wildflowers in northern Franklin County and southern Owen County. They wanted to ensure that it would remain a natural area.
The families that stepped forward to work with the new land trust had all committed to long term conservation of their land and were looking for a means to make this happen. We thank the Caye, Coffey, Hauck and Wigginton families for having the resolve to conserve their land and solidifying the early success of the land trust.