Native Tree & Prairie Restoration

Ms. Ruby Ney bequeathed her property to Le Sueur County in 1990. Her will stated that the family farm was to be used for the purpose of a wildlife preserve. Her Nephew, Donald Ney, donated an additional 80 acres, increasing the designated property to 446 acres.

In 1991, Donald Ney began an effort to create the Ney Nature Center. A board of Directors was formed in 1995 and they continue to return the land to its natural state. All of the crop acres that were part of Ruby Ney’s land donation have been seeded into native hardwoods and prairie.