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CILTI preserves the best of Central Indiana’s natural areas, protecting plants and animals, so Hoosiers can experience the wonder of the state’s natural heritage.
Learn MoreRECENT NEWS > April 2, 2025
Nature-Inspired Poetry by Board Member John Bacone
April is National Poetry Month, and when we saw this poem in a recent Indiana Parks Alliance e-newsletter, we knew we had to share it. No one has protected more natural areas in Indiana than John Bacone, director of the DNR Division of Nature Preserves for 40 years. A winter visit to Turkey Run, one of Indiana's most iconic state parks, brought out his inner poet.
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