E-Newsletter Archive

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• Apr. 1. 2025 (Saving Land for Gigantus bipedus)
• Mar. 27, 2025 (Three Ways to Celebrate Spring)
• Feb. 28, 2025 (“Is It Invasive?”)
• Feb. 10, 2025 (“It Just Makes Sense”)
• Jan. 16, 2025 (Thank you for showing up for nature!)
• Jan, 9, 2025 (In case you missed the good news…)
• Dec. 31, 2024 (A Year for the Books)
• Dec. 27, 2024 (What You Leave the Future)
• Dec. 25, 2024 (Good Tidings We Bring, of Forest and Stream)
• Dec. 24, 2024 (Claus Industries Taps CILTI to Protect World’s Tallest Christmas Tree)
• Dec. 23, 2024 (Michelle’s “Why”: Feathered Friends)
• Dec. 11, 2024 (“A Way to Give Back”)
• Dec. 6, 2024 (It’s a [Land] Trust Thing)
• Dec. 3, 2024 (Grateful on this Giving Tuesday)
• Dec. 3, 2024 (“Imagine the Vastness”)
• Dec. 2, 2024 (It’s Almost Giving Tuesday!)
• Nov. 20, 2024 (You Wood Not Want to Miss This)
• Nov. 12, 2024 (#OptOutside at Betley Woods)
• Oct. 30, 2024 (Survey Says: Endangered Species!)
• Sept. 17, 2024 (This Ecosystem Will Never Be Lost)
• Sept. 1, 2024 (Tales and Tips from a Wildlife Rescuer)
• Aug. 19, 2024 (Create a Legacy during Make-a-Will Month)
• Aug. 1, 2024 (“Owl” be seeing you)
• July 26, 2024 (Get your feet wet in August!)
• July 19, 2024 (Follow us to Moth Week!)
• July 1, 2024 (Get Ready for Bat Night!)
• June 14, 2024 (We hatched a challenge this summer)
• June 6, 2024 (Once in a Lifetime)
• June 1, 2024 (Check out the “Dark Side” in July)
• May 16, 2024 (For Love of Trees)
• May 4, 2024 (May the Forest be With You!)
• May 1, 2024 (Don’t Miss out on the June Golden Hour!)
• Apr. 26, 2024 (Time to Go Birding!)
• Apr. 22, 2024 (Earth Day Every Day)
• Apr, 16, 2024 (Join us for a Wildflower Walk)
• Apr. 10, 2024 (Spend a Golden Hour Herping!)
• Apr. 1, 2024 (Pink dolphins glimpsed in White River!)
• Mar. 29, 2024 (Find Yourself in Nature this Spring)
• Mar. 26, 2024 (Ready for the total solar eclipse?)
• Mar. 19, 2024 (You Did It Again!)
• Mar. 13, 2024 (Spring into Action at a Nature Preserve)
• Feb. 28, 2024 (Years in the Making)
• Feb. 2, 2024 (Marking World Wetlands Day)
• Jan. 12, 2024 (Thank you for an incredible year.)
• Dec. 31, 2023 (Looking Back, Looking Forward)
• Dec. 27, 2023 (“Beauty, Solace, and Peace of Mind”)
• Dec. 22, 2023 (Whoville-area Property Preserved for Education and Recreation)
• Dec. 20, 2023 (Whoooo Will Close the Gap?)
• Dec. 19, 2023 (A Gift to Future Generations)
• Dec. 15, 2023 (“Passionate and Dedicated”)
• Dec. 13, 2023 (Your Generosity at Work)
• Dec. 5, 2023 (Help Us Secure this Generous Match)
• Nov. 29, 2023 (A Truly Historic Giving Tuesday)
• Nov. 28, 2023 (“Providing Space for the Natural World”)
• Nov. 28, 2023 (“Unwavering Dedication to Conservation”)
• Nov. 28, 2023 (“What We Receive is Hope”)
• Nov. 27, 2023 (Our Board Will Match Your Giving Tuesday Donation!)
• Nov. 1, 2023 (#OptOutside at our Newest Preserve)
• Oct. 11, 2023 (Honoring a History of Protecting Nature)
• Oct. 4, 2023 (Celebrate a Half Century Mark at Meltzer)
• Sept. 13, 2023 (Join us for an afternoon in Franklin)
• Sept. 5, 2023 (It’s Almost Time for Autumn!)
• Aug. 1, 2023 (Join us for “Secrets of the Bats”)
• July 24, 2023 (You Keep Them Safe)
• July 14, 2023 (Double Down On Conservation)
• July 1, 2023 (Go Mothing at the August Golden Hour)
• June 21, 2023 (Breaking News: Fern Station is Protected Forever)
• June 1, 2023 (Don’t Miss Out on the July Golden Hour!)
• May 26, 2023 (You Did It Again!)
• May 16, 2023 (Love Trees?)
• May 4, 2023 (May the Forest be With You)
• May 1, 2023 (Don’t Miss out on the June Golden Hour!)
• Apr. 27, 2023 (Spend a Golden Hour with Us)
• Apr. 18, 2023 (Would You Like to Have an Avian Spring?)
• Apr. 11, 2023 (You Did It Again!)
• Apr. 1, 2023 (A Precious Find)
• Mar. 15, 2023 (It Won’t Be Long Now)
• Feb. 28, 2023 (Plan your spring volunteering!)
• Jan. 26, 2023 (A Conservation Win for Indiana)
• Jan. 11, 2023 (You make it all possible. Thank you.)
• Dec. 31, 2022 (Before you pop the cork tonight…)
• Dec. 27, 2022 (There’s Still Time to Save their Habitat…Forever)
• Dec. 22, 2022 (Claus Family Puts Storied Property Under CILTI Care)
• Dec. 19, 2022 (Start the New Year with a Hike!)
• Dec. 12, 2022 (Help us close the keyholes)
• Dec. 2, 2022 (Your Gift Creates a Better Future)
• Nov. 29, 2022 (Your Priceless Gift)
• Nov. 29, 2022 (Go Local on GivingTuesday, for Global Impact)
• Nov. 29, 2022 (This GivingTuesday, Give to Nature)
• Nov. 24, 2022 (In Gratitude)
• Nov. 4, 2022 (#OptOutside on Black Friday)
• Sep. 15, 2022 (Get Out in Nature this Fall!)
• Aug. 31, 2022 (Your Generosity Made it Happen!)
• Aug. 1, 2022 (A Big Day for Birding)
• July 19, 2022 (Double Your Conservation Impact!)
• June 29, 2022 (Callon Hollow is Protected!)
• June 6, 2022 (Explore Oliver’s Woods)
• May 4, 2022 (May the Forest Be With You)
• Apr. 22, 2022 (Show the Earth Some Love Today)
• Apr. 19, 2022 (It’s Earth Week!)
• Apr. 1, 2022 (Find Your Bliss During Earth Month) 
• Feb. 28, 2022 (You Did it Again!)
• Jan. 21, 2022 (A Gift to Grow On)
• Dec. 31, 2021 (You Inspire Us)
• Dec. 27, 2021 (Forever Means Forever)
• Dec. 16, 2021 (Start the New Year in Nature)
• Dec. 1, 2021 (You Came Through on #GivingTuesday)
• Nov. 30, 2021 (Give Local for Global Impact)
• Nov. 30, 2021 (On #GivingTuesday, Think of Nature)
• Nov. 25, 2021 (Nature Sustains Us)
• Nov. 10, 2021 (Take to the Trails This November)
• Oct. 12, 2021 (Get Off the Beaten Path this Fall)
• Sept. 17, 2021 (Place your Bids!)
• Sept. 10, 2021 (Last Chance to Register)
• Sept. 1, 2021 (Time to Celebrate!)
• Aug. 19, 2021 (An antidote to bad news)
• Aug. 4, 2021 (Join us for a creek cleanup!)
• July 28, 2021 (Conserving Nature, Every Day)
• July 21, 2021 (Happy National Moth Week!)
• June 23, 2021 (Plants and the Insects Who Love Them)
• June 4, 2021 (If you plant it, they will come)
• June 1, 2021 (Find your Fun for Great Outdoors Month)
• May 18, 2021 (A Win for Nature)
• May. 12, 2021 (You Already Know…)
• Apr. 22, 2021 (Happy Earth Day!)
• Apr. 19, 2021 (Celebrate Spring at Oliver’s Woods!)
• Apr 15, 2021 (Action Alert: Please Call the Governor)
• Apr. 14, 2021 (Try Nature Journaling this Weekend)
• Apr. 1, 2021 (Sasquatch Sighted at Nature Preserve)
• Mar. 2, 2021 (It’s March: Time for Volunteer Days.)
• Feb. 12, 2021 (Join the Great Backyard Bird Count!)
• Feb. 9, 2021 (An Exciting Land Protection Win)
• Feb. 2, 2021 (On World Wetlands Day, Your Voice is Needed)
• Jan. 25, 2021 (SB 389 Set to Destroy Wetlands)
• Dec 31, 2020 (In Gratitude)
• Dec 23, 2020 (For all the Reasons)
• Dec. 15, 2020 (Give the Gift of Conservation)
• Dec. 11, 2020 (What is your “Why”?)
• Dec. 2, 2020 (You Did It Again)
• Dec. 1, 2020 (For Future Generations)
• Dec. 1, 2020 (Show your Love of Nature on #GivingTuesday)
• Nov. 25, 2020 (In Thanks: A Letter from our Executive Director)
• Nov. 18, 2020 (Trek Our Trails)
• Nov. 12, 2020 (Your Impact, Times Two)
• Oct. 16, 2020 (An Event Like No Other)
• Oct. 8, 2020 (Meltzer Woods Expansion)
• Sept. 15, 2020 (Join Us Tonight!)
• Sept. 9, 2020 (Celebrate 30 Years of Land Protection!)
• Sept. 1, 2020 (In Tribute: A Conservation Champion)
• August 11, 2020 (“To Pause and See the Beauty”)
• July 13, 2020 (A Midsummer Wildflower Walk)
• June 30, 2020 (Tune in Tomorrow!)
• June 24, 2020 (True Resilience)
• May 21, 2020 (The first of a million trees.)
• May 13, 2020 (Check out our new online presence!)
• April 22, 2020 (Happy Earth Day! Plus: The 9th Iconic Preserve to Visit)
• April 21, 2020 (Preserve No. 8: Hoosier Prairie)
• April 20, 2020 (Preserve No. 7: Portland Arch)
• April 19, 2020 (Preserve No. 6: Pine Hills)
• April 18, 2020 (Preserve No. 5: Rocky Hollow)
• April 17, 2020 (Preserve No. 4: Shrader-Weaver)
• April 16, 2020 (Preserve No. 3: Meltzer Woods)
• April 15, 2020 (Preserve No. 2: Donaldson’s Woods)
• April 14, 2020 (Nine Days. Nine Iconic Preserves.)
• April 8, 2020 (How You Can Help Nature)
• March 18, 2020 (Nature is not Closed)
• February 6, 2020 (White River Bluffs Announcement)
• January 22, 2020 (Toward the next 30 years)
• January 15, 2020 (The Answer to the Question: Trees)
• December 31, 2019 (In Gratitude…)
• December 18, 2019 (Give the Gift of Conservation…)
• December 11 2019 (State Parks offer First Day Hikes)
• December 4, 2019 (Thank you for being here.)
• December 3, 2019 (Protect it for the next generation.)
• December 3, 2019 (Double your impact on Giving Tuesday)
• December 3, 2019 (Help us pick up the pace of conservation)
• December 2, 2019 (Your Global Impact on Giving Tuesday)
• November 25, 2019 (Double your impact this holiday season.)
• November 15, 2019 (Celebrate with CILTI!)
• November 6, 2019 (Do Something Different on Black Friday)
• October 10, 2019 (Volunteer with CILTI!)
• September 18, 2019 (Gene Stratton-Porter-Inspired Nature Walk at Nonie Krauss)
• September 5, 2019 (Welcoming our new Stewardship Manager)
• August 1, 2019 (Welcoming John Bacone to the Board)
• July 4, 2019 (Celebrating our natural heritage)
• June 11, 2019 (Join us for an Early Summer Hike!)
• May 22, 2019 (Lend a hand to the forest!)
• May 2, 2019 (You did it again!)
• April 22, 2019 (Happy Earth Day)
• April 1, 2019 (April Fool!)
• March 18, 2019 (Join us for a Spring Hike!)
• February 13, 2019 (President’s Day Hike will be Jo’s Last!)
• February 1, 2019 (Join us for a President’s Day Hike)