A wee green frog for Critter Tuesday! This one was photographed at a Morgan County conservation easement in late summer. The male defends territory with a note like a "plucked banjo string." We'll be listening for that again starting next April! #crittertuesday #critter #frog #frogs #greenfrogs #littlegreenfrog #greenfrog #frogsofinstagram #frogsofIndiana #critters #froggy #froggo #herping #wildlife #lookdown #herp #herpetology #amphibians #amphibian #morgancounty #conservationeasement #naturepreserve #nature #conservation #forestedland #protectedwoods #protectedforest #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 19, 2021 Ever wondered how a trail gets laid in one of our nature preserves? Our intrepid "stew crew" shows how it's done, complete with timelapse video. The Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve trail is being extended, and we're pretty excited about that! #trekourtrails2021 #trekourtrails #trailbuilding #trailblazing #notesfromthefield #stewcrew #trailexpansion #newtrail #blazingtrail #blazingnewtrail #happytrails #meyerpreserve #fredanddorothymeyernaturepreserve #naturepreserve #nature #meyernaturepreserve #forestedland #protectedwoods #protectedforest #exploremore #autumnhikes #seeyouonthetrail #getoutthere #fallhike #hikingindiana #naturemoment #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 18, 2021 This team is burning through the Trek our Trails Challenge! Burnett is the place for spring wildflowers, but this time of year: fungi!! #trekourtrails #fungifriday #nationalmushroomday #repost @cfriedly Trail #3 of 5 for the centralindianalandtrust #trekourtrails2021 @sarahwithanf joined @blancoboy89 and I at Burnett Woods Nature Preserve today. All the rain has made it a great time to see fungi! ( #📷 @cfriedly ) October 15, 2021 Orange mycena, coming at ya! This little beauty really pops when you come across it in the forest, like this one at Blossom Hollow. According to the University of Wisconsin, this species even flourishes in dry weather, because it uses water found deep in the log to produce its fruiting bodies. Happy National Mushroom Day! #fungifriday #lookdown #fungifridays #nationalmushroomday #mushroomday #nationalmushroomday2021 #earthscienceweek #earthsciences #earthscienceweek2021 #fungi #fungusamongus #fungiofinstagram #mushroomsofinstagram #orangemycena #mushroom #notanedible #shroom #blossomhollow #lauraharepreserveatblossomhollow #trafalgarindiana #johnsoncountyIN #protectedforest #protectedwoods #fruitingbody #nature #naturephotography #indianasveryown #indiananature #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 15, 2021 As Earth Science Week continues, this looks like a good one for Throwback Thursday. Back in 2015, numerous folks participated in a bioblitz on 695 acres in Johnson County, called the Hills of Gold conservation area. This area includes Blossom Hollow and Glacier’s End nature preserves. Some 75 scientists, naturalists and students volunteered to inventory species in this stunning natural area. Taxonomic teams covered bats, beetles, birds, fish, freshwater mussels, herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians), lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), mammals, mushrooms, nonvascular plants, snail-killing flies, spiders, and vascular plants. In the end, the teams reported 548 taxa. Results were published in the journal, Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. #earthscienceweek #earthscienceweek2021 #bioblitz #tbt #throwbackthursday #throwbackthurs #citizenscience #lauraharepreserveatblossomhollow #blossomhollownaturepreserve #blossomhollow #glaciersend #glaciersendnaturepreserve #scienceinnature #naturalists #earthsciences #naturalist #protectedland #habitatprotection #protectedhabitat #protectedforest #earthscience #johnsoncountyIN #landprotection #landtrust #speciesinventory #taxa #centralindiana #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 14, 2021 Here is a worm-eating warbler in recognition of World Migratory Bird Day. These beauties spend the winter in Central America and the Caribbean, but breed right here in Indiana. "Wormies" nest in large forest tracts, often with steep slopes. We have documented their presence at Blossom Hollow, for example. The DNR has declared worm-eating warblers a "species of special concern" in this state, due to shrinking habitat. We are proud to protect land that is so key to their survival. At Blossom Hollow, Glacier's End and other forested preserves, they will have safe haven...forever. @Indiana_wildlife_fed #worldmigratorybirdday #worldmigratorybirdday2021 #earthscienceweek #earthscienceweek2021 #wildlifewednesday #wildlifewednesdays #naturepreserve #wildlife #indianawildlife #IndianaNature #migratorybird #birding #birdwatching #birdinginindiana #warbler #warblersofinstagram #IndianaWildlifeFederation #habitatprotection #endangeredspecies #birdsofinstagram #CentralIndianaLandTrust #CILTI October 13, 2021 We love seeing pups out on our trails! Leashed, of course. Anyone else enjoy hiking with dogs in tow? Or have tips for @brookekilley? #Repost #trekourtrails2021 ✨Recommendations needed: What helpful tips, safety and gear recs do you have for hiking with two dogs? A few weeks ago, we hit our first long day hike with Saison since adopting her in August. This was our first long day out on the trail with two pups. Overall, it was a wonderful day and they did great (still a few pukes from Saison in the car), but I am still learning how to navigate two dogs on the trail. I would love to hear your pro-tips and learn about the gear you use with your dogs. Also, we hit the centralindianalandtrust Fred & Dorothy Meyer Preserve Trail on the way to Greens Bluff. Really enjoyed it! Hike #53 #journeyto100 #hikerbabesorg100 📍 Fred & Dorothy Meyer NP centralindianalandtrust October 13, 2021 For Critter Tuesday, we bring you this fishing spider (genus Dolomedes) found in a little island of Carmel Creek at Oliver's Woods. Female fishing spiders sometimes carry their egg sac in their jaws, and will eventually tie leaves together to create a "nursery" of folded leaves when egg hatch approaches. (So this is most likely a female). Fishing spiders can run on the surface of water and can even take cover under water for short periods of time. They mostly feed on insects but can eat tadpoles. Their bites are not dangerous to humans unless you are the rare person with an allergy to their venom. (Thanks to @whocanvankan for this great photo and intel!) #crittertuesday #whoknew #scienceinnature #critter #spider #spiders #fishingspider #earthscienceweek #spidersofinstagram #spidersofIndiana #critters #earthscienceweek2021 #mywhiteriver #arachnids #arachnidsofinstagram #arachnidsofindiana #arachnid #oliverswoods #oliverswoodsnaturepreserve #naturepreserve #nature #whiteriverIN #protectedwoods #urbannature #protectedhabitat #habitatprotection #riverinenaturepreserve #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 12, 2021 This Eastern box turtle from Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve is a good reminder to slow down and notice the little things. Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. As always, we encourage everyone to get out in nature--it's good for your mental health! #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2021 #natureinfusion #fredanddorothymeyernaturepreserve #meyernaturepreserve #turtlesofinstagram #easternboxturtle #lookdown #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #protectedforest #trekourtrails2021 #mentalhealthandnature #natureandmentalhealth #natureseekers #naturetherapy #forestbathing #foresttherapy #naturebathing #nature #naturelovers #natureconnection #getoutside #mindfulness #thehealingpowerofnature #naturemoment #naturemoments #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 11, 2021 We are excited to work with this artist next month. We're hosting an uplifting Spirit and Place Festival event at Oliver's Woods. #Repost If you were up at sunrise and happened to be watching Wish TV news 8, you may have seen me being slightly nervous and therefore awkward, talking about my involvement in an upcoming Spirit and Place Festival community mural project with the theme of Change - we’ll be painting the life stages of the monarch butterfly. I’ll take credit for sharing all the appropriate details with only a few word stumbles. I quickly corrected myself when I mentioned “the monarch butterfly’s lifestyle, I mean lifecycle.” 😂 If you were lucky enough to be snoozing in on this Sunday morning- here are the deets you missed: Come help us paint 4 mural panels that I’ve designed, at Oliver Woods (a gorgeous nature preserve on the White River) on November 7th, 1:30-3:30pm as one of the 29 community events taking place for S&P. This collaboration between myself, Central Indiana Land Trust and Indiana Wildlife Federation, requires no experience and is open to all ages. You must pre register at www.spirit and place.org, spots are limited. @spirit_and_place @indiana_wildlife_fed @centralindianalandtrust Thanks for the photo @michellecraigphotography #communitymural #comepaintwithus #spiritandplacefestival #muralart #monarchbutterfly ( #📷 @megsj1art ) October 11, 2021 Hats off to Debbie, who recently visited all five of the preserves in the Trek our Trails Challenge! It isn't too late to start--you have until the day after Thanksgiving to finish the challenge. Once you do, we will send you a pin and enter you into our drawing. Details at the link in our bio. #TrekourTrails2021 #TrekourTrails #trektrails #fallhike #gonetrekking #fallhikes #naturewalk #naturewalks #explorenature #visitnature #getoutthere #takeawalkinnature #NaturePreserve #ProtectedLand #Land4All #Nature4All #signsofcilti #protectednature #nature #getoutside #getoutdoors #fallinIndiana #protectedland #centralindiana #landtrust #trekking #exploreindiana #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 8, 2021 Critter Tuesday is back with these beech blight aphids photographed at Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve. Also known as boogie-woogie aphids for their dance. According to Scientific American, beech blight aphids will "amass by the thousands across a beech tree's branches like freshly fallen snow. Here they'll pierce the bark with their syringe-like mouthparts called stylets and suck the sap out... These aphids are not considered a serious threat to their beech tree hosts... When a colony of beech blight aphids is disturbed, they'll lift their fuzzy posteriors high in the air and pulse them in unison as a warning to predators." Look for them dancing on a youtube video near you. #whoknew #scienceinnature #scientificamerican #crittertuesday #critter #critters #aphids #beechblightaphids #woollyaphid #woollyaphids #weirdcritters #dancingaphids #boogiewoogieaphids #bugs #bugsofinstagram #bugsofindiana #bug #insect #insects #meyerpreserve #fredanddorothymeyernaturepreserve #naturepreserve #nature #meyernaturepreserve #forestedland #protectedwoods #protectedforest #exploremore #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 5, 2021 It's not too late to enter the Trek our Trails Challenge and explore five lovely preserves in Central Indiana! Check out these photos from the Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, courtesy of @cfriedly. Details are at the link in our bio. #Repost #autumnhikes #seeyouonthetrail #trekourtrails #centralindianalandtrust #cilti Just finished trail #2 of 5 for Central Indiana Land Trust’s #trekourtrails2021 with blancoboy89 ! The Fred & Dorothy Meyer Preserve is a gorgeous spot and I can’t wait to come back again in the spring. centralindianalandtrust ( #📷 @cfriedly ) October 5, 2021 It's a little early for this level of gorgeousness in our neck of the woods! But this shot from the Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow gives you a preview of what's to come. Cliff, our executive director, will share some of our best fall hiking destinations on @WishTV8 Indy Style. Watch for him this week! #indystyle #wishtv8 #fallhikes #nationallookatleavesday #lookatleavesday #fall #fallinindiana #blossomhollow #lauraharepreserveatblossomhollow #trafalgarindiana #johnsoncountyIndiana #protectedwoods #fallleaves #fallhiking #autumnhikes #autuminindiana #autumn #naturepreserve #protectedforest #foresthabitat #lookatleaves #hikingindiana #seeyouonthetrail #indiananature #naturalindiana #myindiana #landprotection #natureindiana #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 5, 2021 Our fall member newsmagazine is all about the ways we partner with other orgs to benefit nature. It's chock full of gorgeous photos from the special places we are helping to protect and restore. Learn about the rare and endangered species that are found in the newest protected natural area--a wild and swampy place in Scott County. If you are not a member, you can still read this publication on our website, under the News menu. (And if you would like to become a member and receive this quarterly publication at home, a donation of $35 gets it done--and helps us protect more land.) #strongertogether #landprotection #partneringfornature #partnersfornature #partners #landrestoration #restoringtheland #wildlife #wildlifehabitat #protectingwildlife #nativespecies #endangeredspecies #protectedwildlife #protectedland #habitat #habitatrestoration #habitatprotection #landtrust #collaboration #indiananature #wildindiana #landtrusts #partnersgetitdone #nature #naturewins #centralindianalandtrust #cilti October 1, 2021 In April 2012, these college students helped out at Burnett Woods, pulling garlic mustard. We thank all our volunteers over the past 30-plus years who've left their mark on our preserves! #TBT #ThrowbackThurs #ThrowbackThursday #collegevolunteers #youngvolunteers #youthfulenergy #volunteersrule #burnettwoods #burnettwoodsnaturepreserve #avonindiana #protectedforest #protectedwoods #naturepreserve #thankyou #gratitude #volunteersrock #getoutside #volunteering #service #youthservice #youthvolunteer #givingtime #makingadifference #volunteeroutdoors #getoutdoors #optoutside #getoutthere #exploreindiana #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 30, 2021 How about a bobcat for your Wildlife Wednesday? The photo's a bit grainy from our trail cam at Glacier's End, but it's unmistakable. Always exciting to see the wildlife that find safe haven in our nature preserves! @indiana_wildlife_fed #wildlifewednesday #wildlifewednesdays #bobcat #GlaciersEnd #bobcats #wildlife #safehaven #protectingwildlife #wildcat #nativewildcat #protectedland #bobcatsofinstagram #conservation #environment #centralindiana #landtrust #myindiana #protectedwoods #forest #glaciersendnaturepreserve #johnsoncountyIN #protected #NaturePreserve #ProtectedLand #trailcam #wildlifecam #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 29, 2021 A beautiful shot and caption from @le.outdoors at Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve. #repost #trekourtrails2021 #centralindianalandtrust Clouds and prairies are kindred spirits dancing to the wind’s ever-changing song. #naturephotography #nativeprairie #clouds #cloudysky #darksky #prairiegrass #nativeplants #pollinators #nature #outdoors #reenchantment ( #📷 @le.outdoors ) September 28, 2021 Great to see so many folks come out yesterday for Feathers and Fermentation with @indybrewbus! Oliver's Woods was the place to be. Participants got to see Nashville and Tennessee warblers foraging at waist height, a pair of pileated woodpeckers flying by, map turtles sunning themselves in the river, and a pewee sallying for insects. #birdwatching #birding #birdingindiana #indybrewbus #brewbus #indianabirding #indianabirds #fallmigration #migratorywarblers #feathersandfermentation #migratorywarbler #warblers #birdinghike #warbler #oliverswoods #mywhiteriver #whiteriverIN #ourwaterways #myindiana #OliversWoodsNaturePreserve #riverinenaturepreserve #urbannaturepreserve #urbanbirding #indybirding #centralindianalandtrust #landtrust #cilti September 27, 2021 Sunday was World Rivers Day, so it's a good time to show off this view of White River Bluffs. This 12-acre nature preserve protects some of the most unique topography in the metro Indy area, with 80-foot bluffs plunging to the river. World Rivers Day is intended to raise public awareness about the importance of waterways around the globe. We are proud to do our part as we restore our riverine nature preserves. @ourwaterways @indiana_wildlife_fed @friends_of_the_white_river @nature_indiana @whiteriveralliance @mywhiteriver #WorldRiversDay #WorldRiversDay2021 #mywhiteriver #whiteriverIN #PulliamTrust #NinaMasonPulliamTrust #WhiteRiverPartners #PartnersfortheWhiteRiver #ourwaterways #cleanwater #protectedwater #cleanwaters #cleanwaterway #waterwaysofindiana #ourwaterway #myindiana #WhiteRiverBluffs #WhiteRiverBluffsNaturePreserve #riverinenaturepreserve #bluffs #centralindiana #naturepreserve #urbannature #urbannaturepreserve #Indiananature #naturalindiana #fallinIndiana #centralindianalandtrust #landtrust #cilti September 27, 2021 We were honored to have one of our nature preserves featured in this month's Outdoor Indiana magazine. Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve is a great place to visit (though there's no canoe launch access from this preserve, as the photo might imply). One of our "Trek our Trails" entrants said this was her favorite preserve in the challenge. Find details on the Trek our Trails challenge at the link in our bio. #outdoorIndiana #TrekourTrails2021 #TrekourTrails #trektrails #gonetrekking #fallhike #naturewalk #NonieWerbeKraussNaturePreserve #NonieKraussNaturePreserve #KraussNaturePreserve #FishersIndiana #HamiltonCountyIN #VisitHamiltonCounty #NaturePreserve #ProtectedLand #Land4All #Nature4All #prairiepreserve #protectednature #nature #getoutside #WorldRiversDay #getoutdoors #fallinIndiana #protectedland #autumnhike #getoutthere #mywhiteriver #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 24, 2021 In the flurry of silent auction/gala prep and bat rescue last Thursday, we missed National Pawpaw Day. So here are some great photos of pawpaw leaves and flowers. Our wonderful longtime volunteer and supporter (and former board member) Dick Miller took these during an early spring hike at Burnett Woods, a while back. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #ThrowbackThurs #pawpaw #pawpaws #pawpawday #pawpawday2021 #nationalpawpawday #nationalpawpawday2021 #indianabanana #nativeplant #nativeplants #nativeshrub #nativeshrubs #naturepreserve #naturewalk #burnettwoods #burnettwoodsnaturepreserve #forestedland #protectedforest #protectedland #protectedwoods #woodlands #naturephotography #myindiana #indianasveryown #naturalindiana #indiananature #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 23, 2021 Our stew crew has been on a two-day retreat with other stewardship teams from land trusts throughout the state. Thanks to Red-tail Land Conservancy @fortheland for hosting this learning retreat, with presentations on land restoration projects, tours of nature preserves, and a visit to a Ball State research prairie. #notesfromthefield #stewcrew #stewardshipteam #stewardshipretreat #landconservation #landtrusts #landtrust #landprotection #restoringtheland #landrestoration #nature #naturepreserve #prairie #researchprairie #ballstate #BSU #ballstateuniversity #teamretreat #indiananature #naturalindiana #indianalandtrusts #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 23, 2021 Happy first day of fall! For this Wildlife Wednesday, we bring you a flock of turkeys. It was July when we picked them up on our Glacier's End trail cam. But the sight feels fall-ish. @indiana_wildlife_fed #wildlifewednesday #wildlifewednesdays #equinox #GlaciersEnd #fallequinox #autumn #autumnequinox #happyfall #turkey #turkeys #protectedland #turkeysofinstagram #conservation #environment #centralindiana #landtrust #myindiana #protectedwoods #forest #flockofturkeys #glaciersendnaturepreserve #johnsoncountyIN #fall #autumn #NaturePreserve #ProtectedLand #trailcam #wildlifecam #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 22, 2021 Thanks so much to everyone who came out in support of CILTI last night, whether virtually or in person at our big gala celebration. Our silent auction fundraiser was a huge success, raising over $6300 for land protection, tree planting and more. We are so grateful for the generosity of our sponsors, members, and everyone who bid or donated. On to the next 30-plus years! #silentauction #31stanniversary #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #WorldGratitudeDay #WorldGratitudeDay2021 #gratitudeday #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 22, 2021 Getting ready for our gala tonight. Still time to bid from home on our silent auction items! See the link in our bio for details. September 21, 2021 Good to see folks trekking our trails! An alumni group enjoyed Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve over the weekend. #Repost @indianapoliscanes Thank you to those who joined us for this morning’s hike! We can’t wait to see our fellow Canes at the next event on Saturday, Oct. 16 to watch the Miami Hurricanes take on the UNC Tar Heels 🏈 #cilti #trekourtrails2021 #gocanes September 21, 2021 We are grateful to our silent auction sponsors and donors! There's still time to bid, up through 8pm tonight. Lots of great stuff out there. The link in our bio has all the info. #silentauction #getyourgoodies #31stanniversary #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #WorldGratitudeDay #WorldGratitudeDay2021 #gratitudeday #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 21, 2021 Our virtual silent auction continues through tomorrow night! Check the link in our bio to see the details on cozy items like these: @AmbreBlends package @buffcitysoap dryer balls @madhippieskinproducts gift basket Thanks to amazing sponsors like these, we have tons of great stuff to bid on. The money we raise supports our mission of protecting land in Central Indiana. #silentauction #getyourgoodies #31stanniversary #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 20, 2021 Maybe you have enough stuff, but you'd like to have a new experience? Check out our silent auction: Anyone can join in from anywhere! You can bid on fun activities like a White River float. The link in our bio has the full rundown of offerings. We're celebrating three decades of land protection, and you can help us protect even more land and plant more trees--just by bidding on awesome things like these. Shown here: --White River Float donated by @friends_of_the_white_river --Blue-eyed marys at Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve (our executive director will lead a private hike) --Anna Noack of Sanctuary Community Yoga, who will offer yoga at Oliver's Woods, overlooking the White River #silentauction #getyourgoodies #31stanniversary #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 17, 2021 Finally! Bidding starts NOW on our silent auction. And sports lovers, we've got you covered! See the link in our bio for the full rundown of offerings as we celebrate three decades of land protection. Your support helps us protect even more land and plant more trees! #silentauction #getyourgoodies #31stanniversary #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 17, 2021 #repost @IndianaAudubon ‼️ News Alert- Updated September 10th ‼️ The Indiana DNR has lifted feeder advisories for ALL Indiana counties! Which means... 🐦 🦆 Hoosiers can feed the birds again! 🦉🦅 Visit the DNR's webpage at bit.ly/INsickwildlife for more information and/or to report birds with crusty or swelling eyes or neurological oddities. Please take down your feeders if you see a sick bird around your yard. 🟣 We are STRONGLY urging all Hoosiers to increase their feeder cleaning regime! Suet and seed feeders should be cleaned at least every 2 weeks, and hummingbird feeders every week. Please scrub them and soak in a 10% bleach solution. 🟣 In early September, biologists determined bird deaths associated with the disease outbreak had significantly declined. The disease event did not result in an imminent threat to people, the population of specific bird species, or to the overall population of birds in Indiana. Thank you for helping the birds during this time! #indianabirding #birdfeeding #indianaaudubon ( #📷 @indianaaudubon ) September 16, 2021 Our intrepid bat rescue team swung into action again today at the workplace. This one was on the first floor of the @inhumanities building (our offices are on the third floor). Another big brown bat delivered to safety by our in-house bat whisperer! #bigbrownbat #welovebats #thoseteefers #batwhisperer #batwhisperers #batsofindiana #batsofinstagram #allinadayswork #landtrustlife #weheartbats #thebatwhisperer #bat #bats #gonebatty #batlove #batsrule #wildlife #indianawildlife #IndianaNature #IndianaWildlifeFederation #IWF #conservation #landtrust #myindiana #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 16, 2021 We are hosting a silent auction at our upcoming anniversary gala, and anyone can join in from anywhere! Starting Friday, you can bid on items like these. We received a wide range of activities and products in donation, and look forward to the "bidding wars." We'll be posting some highlights, but check out the link in our bio for the full rundown of offerings. The money we raise helps us protect more land and plant more trees! Shown here: Rain barrel from Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District, CILTI 30th anniversary wine cups with key, Convertible Carryall donated by United by Blue, cold brew kit and cork coffee mug donated by The Bungalow #silentauction #getyourgoodies #31stanniversary #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 16, 2021 We have some trail cam footage from earlier this summer to share for Wildlife Wednesday. Here is a wobbly (newborn?) fawn captured on film in July at Glacier's End. @indiana_wildlife_fed #adorable #wildlifewednesday #wildlifewednesdays #wildlife #trailcam #wildlifecam #trailcamera #wildlifecamera #indianawildlife #fawn #IndianaNature #IndianaWildlifeFederation #IndianaNature #IWF #deer #deerofinstagram #babywildlife #wildlifebaby #wildlifebabies #wildlifeWed #beautifuldeer #nature #myindiana #naturalindiana #indiananature #glaciersendnaturepreserve #glaciersend #naturepreserve #CentralIndianaLandTrust #CILTI September 15, 2021 Fall is a great time to explore our nature preserves. It's not too late to start (or finish) the Trek our Trails Challenge! Visit our most popular five preserves between now and the day after Thanksgiving to enter. Details at the link in the comments. Thanks to @cfriedly for these photos from Meltzer Woods. We've logged your visit! #Repost #meltzerwoods #oldgrowthforest Ok, centralindianalandtrust ! We’re a little late to the game, but blancoboy89 and I finally started the #citl #trekourtrails2021 challenge. To all my Indiana nature friends it’s a great time to grab a good friend and head outside! The challenge runs through Nov 26th and details can be found online. Four more trails to go! ( #📷 @cfriedly ) September 15, 2021 Critter Tuesday is back with this intimidating-looking spider! It's really rather dinky at about a quarter-inch in size--a ground crab spider posing for its closeup at Browning Marsh. Resembling the crustacean that gives it its name, this spider has a longer set of front legs than back legs. According to one source, it is able to walk in all directions similar to a crab, unlike many spiders. These spiders are active hunters that can be found foraging through leaf litter or low-growing plants. They eat resting butterflies, bees, flies and beetles, grabbing them with their strong forelegs and immobilizing them with a bite. #crittertuesday #whoknew #scienceinnature #critter #spider #spiders #groundcrabspider #groundcrabspiders #spidersofinstagram #spidersofIndiana #critters #creepycrawly #creepycrawlies #arachnids #arachnidsofinstagram #arachnidsofindiana #itsybitsyspider #arachnid #browningmarsh #browningmarshnaturepreserve #naturepreserve #nature #wetland #protectedwetland #wetlands #protectedhabitat #habitatprotection #mightyspider #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 14, 2021 Today is the last day to RSVP for our big gala celebration of 30-plus years of land protection! Find the link in our bio for more information on this Sept. 21 outdoor celebration. We thank our sponsors for making this event possible--it's been 18 months in the works. #delayedbycovid #sponsors #sponsorships #RSVP #galacelebration #31yearsofsavingland #marking31years #signsofcilti #31yearsofconservation #milestoneyear #threedecades #anniversary #joinus #gratitude #generosity #giving #thankyou #manythanks #supportfornature #yousupportnature #yourgiftmatters #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 13, 2021 Double-trouble this Fungi Friday: This photo shows two kinds of fungi: bonnet mold growing on a bleeding fairy helmet. Bonnet mold is a parasitic mold that can grow on mushrooms. The tiny fruiting bodies resemble little pins. Dark red blood will exude from the cut flesh of the bleeding fairy helmet, hence its name. What a poetic pairing! Photographed at The Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow. #fungifriday #lookdown #fungusamongus #natureisbeautiful #naturepreserve #protectedland #BlossomHollow #TheLauraHarePreserveatBlossomHollow #mushroom #fungi #fungus #bleedingfairyhelmet #bonnetmold #landprotection #indiananature #mushroomsofinstagram #fungiofindiana #mushroomsofindiana #fungiofinstagram #naturalindiana #midwestnature #naturephotography #conservation #environment #centralindiana #landtrust #sustainability #naturelovers #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 10, 2021 A look back at summer of 2017, when our intrepid crew worked on prairie remnant restoration in Henry County. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #prairieremnant #ThrowbackThurs #stewardship #prairierestoration #prairie #indianaprairie #restoringland #protectingland #landprotection #protectedprairie #lookback #summerinindiana #nature #myindiana #naturalindiana #indiananature #naturepreserve #inappreciation #thankyou #protectedland #prairieplants #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 9, 2021 The Trek our Trails Challenge continues, with a little extra challenge at Burnett Woods due to the construction situation. Thanks for persisting, @need2gohike! #Repost Finally found parking and an entrance into Burnett Woods! #cilti #trekourtrails2021. ( #📷 @need2gohike ) September 9, 2021 This southern two-lined salamander says hello and happy Wildlife Wednesday from Glacier's End! According to Indiana Herp Atlas, these little salamanders require rocky streams that hold some water throughout the entire year. In larval form they feed on aquatic invertebrates. The adults' diet consists of terrestrial invertebrates found while foraging around their streams. @indiana_wildlife_fed #wildlifewednesday #wildlifewednesdays #GlaciersEnd #GlaciersEndNaturePreserve #salamander #wildlife #herpetology #salamanders #conservation #southerntwolinedsalamander #indianawildlife #salamandersofIndiana #salamandersofinstagram #IndianaNature #IndianaWildlifeFederation #IndianaNature #IWF #protectedland #habitatprotection #habitatloss #centralindiana #landtrust #myindiana #protectedwoods #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 8, 2021 We congratulate @MeltzerFarm for this special award! Working with the family to protect Meltzer Woods was a true highlight for our organization. Now they are being recognized for preserving the family farm. #Repost Quite an honor 🏆. Click the link in our bio to check out the article. Thank you, indianalandmarks and infarmbureau - this means so much to our family & community ❤️. . . #indianahomestead #indianafarm #meltzerfarms #shelbycounty #preservation #historicbuildings #indianalandmarks #farmpreneur #indianahistory ( #📷 @meltzerfarm ) September 8, 2021 Here's a handsome ring-necked snake from Mossy Point. These small snakes have a distinctive yellow-ringed neck and yellow belly, with a slate-colored back. They only grow to about a foot long. According to Indiana Herp Atlas, this is a woodland snake, preferring rocky areas near rivers in shady or heavily wooded damp areas in the Midwest. Commonly found in ravines in southern Indiana, it hides under rocks, fallen bark, or forest litter. Its diet of consists mostly of insect larvae, salamanders, earthworms, and frogs. #crittertuesday #critter #snake #snakes #ringneckedsnake #ringnecksnake #snakesofinstagram #snakesofIndiana #critters #creepycrawly #creepycrawlies #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #reptilessofindiana #reptile #herpetology #Indianaherpatlas #mossypoint #mossypointnaturepreserve #naturepreserve #nature #herps #forestedland #parkecountyIndiana #protectedwoods #protectedforest #exploremore #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 7, 2021 Whatever you're doing this holiday weekend, we hope it involves some tree time! And don't forget about the Trek our Trails challenge, which is still going on until the day after Thanksgiving. #holidayweekend #laborday #naturepreserve #sycamore #trees #tree #nativetree #nativetrees #welovetrees #treetime #naturemoment #naturemoments #getoutthere #getoutside #trekourtrails2021 #trekourtrails #protectedwoods #protectedforest #woodswalk #optoutside #exploremore #getoutdoors #hikeindiana #ontherighttrail #exploreindiana #hikingindiana #naturewalk #seeyouonthetrail #centralindianalandtrust #cilti September 6, 2021
Filter CategoriesAllNewsroomSort By DateTitleDate October 19, 2021 Invasive Bush Honeysuckle: Bad for Birds, Wildflowers and Water (This piece was originally published in the October issue of Urban Times) Bush honeysuckle is ubiquitous in our urban neighborhoods,... October 14, 2021 Road Trip: Meltzer Woods and Beyond We asked Jordan England of Blue River Community Foundation to recommend some attractions near Meltzer Woods. The foundation has... October 4, 2021 Tennessee Warbler Visits in Spring and Fall Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the ninth of a blog series on...
