About

Welcome to the online home of Cerulean Ridge—a beautiful ~77 acre deciduous hardwood forest in the Norman Upland of eastern Monroe County, Indiana. Its east and south sides are adjacent to an ~8,000 acre block of Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood State Forests. 

The forest is named for setophaga cerulea (cerulean warbler), a state-endangered migratory songbird that breeds in the area, and the high, steep ridges that soar above the creek bottoms. Cerulean Ridge came into its current ownership in early Spring 2024. 

Cerulean Ridge was acquired with the intent to carry out a multi-decade restoration of native plants on the property. Active restoration efforts are necessary following two diameter-based timber harvests conducted under prior ownership (circa 2016 and 2023). Logging removed a significant portion of certain cornerstone forest species including quercus (oaks) and introduced—or created optimal conditions for the proliferation of—invasive species.

However, the site retains significant natural assets that will be enhanced.