Melvin and Vickie Jensen Nature Preserve and Trails to Be Dedicated November 12

Name for the 200-Acre Regional Park to Be Announced at the Same Event

NEW ALBANY, IN — The Floyd County Commissioners and Floyd County Parks & Recreation will jointly hold a formal dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Melvin and Vickie Jensen Nature Preserve and Trails at noon on Tuesday, November 12, at the site on 1430 N Tucker Road in Georgetown, Indiana. Members of the Jensen family will be on hand. The 75-acre preserve includes several miles of trails, all of which will be open to the public.

At the same ceremony, the official name will be unveiled for the new 200-acre regional park which will be adjacent to Novaparke Innovation & Technology Campus in Georgetown and which will encompass both the Melvin and Vickie Jensen Nature Preserve and Trails (formerly the Jensen farm) and the former site of the 156-acre Mitsch farm. Upon completion, the park will be the largest in Floyd County, and will also include sports fields, agricultural activities and more. The park will be adjacent to Novaparke on one end, allowing employees of the

companies who locate there to access its trails and other resources, and to the Brookstone subdivision on the other, and will lie just across State Road 64 from the Knob Hill subdivision.

“Melvin Jensen was known for the love he had for his property,” Floyd County Director of Operations Don Lopp noted. “He reached out to us before his passing in 2022, and his family has been very supportive of what he wanted to do in terms of maintaining his dream of a park and a trail system.”

Added Floyd County Commissioner Al Knable, “Both the Melvin and Vickie Jensen Nature Preserve and Trails and the regional park as a whole will add greatly to the quality of life in Floyd County, and will serve as a destination for residents as well as visitors from outside the county.”

Matt Denison, Superintendent of Floyd County Parks and Recreation, said, “One of the qualities that draws people to an area is the presence of parks and other outdoor attractions. As part of our Master Plan, these two additions will greatly enhance the already vibrant park system in Floyd County.”

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Don Lopp
Floyd County Director of Operations & Planning
(812) 981-7611                                                         
dlopp@floydcounty.in.gov                                      

Matt Denison
Superintendent, Floyd County Parks and Recreation
(812) 948-5360
mdenison@floydcounty.in.gov