As we approach Thanksgiving, I want to recognize some of CILTI’s unsung but most gracious heroes—the members of our Burr Oak Society. Members I am truly thankful for. Burr Oak Society members have prioritized the future of Indiana’s natural spaces for decades to come. These generous folks have such [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Visitors to Oliver’s Woods Nature Preserve on the northside of Indianapolis can participate in a citizen science project that will show changes at the preserve over time. Participants can take a photo of Carmel Creek from the designated spot in the nature preserve and email it [...]
by David Barickman, Development Systems Manager Vibrant night skies. Silent stretches of water. Bald eagles, loons, beavers. And total peace. That was my experience of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) last month. That first day, as my father and I paddled away from the outfitter’s dock and [...]
Ellen Jacquart started a career in conservation with no roadmap. While she was following her interests in higher academia, she never could have imagined that one day she would have founded a land trust, managed stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in Indiana, or worked successfully to ban the sale [...]
We are thrilled to announce that we met our match challenge grant, with the help of caring supporters like you! Thanks to your generous donations over the summer months, we received a $50,000 matching challenge grant. Our board member and friend, Stephen H. Simon, stepped up with this challenge—and [...]
This is the final installment in a series by White River Steward Grace van Kan. In part 3, Grace toured the Appalachian Bear Rescue facility. The story concludes… Within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are an estimated 2,000 to 2,400 bears, and potentially 14,000 in North Carolina alone. [...]
Third in a series by White River Steward Grace van Kan. In part 2, Grace described the “bear necessities” of black bears, as imparted by biologist David Whitehead. The story continues… Much to our surprise, David brought us to the Appalachian Bear Rescue facility for a tour. We were [...]
Second in a series by White River Steward Grace van Kan. In part 1, Grace described the dramatic first sighting of black bears. The story continues… The next day we were due to meet with bear biologist David Whitehead, a curator at Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR). Rehabilitating their first bear [...]
First in a series by White River Steward Grace van Kan Back in March, I had the pleasure of joining a Field Biology class from Franklin College on a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park over their spring break. While many enticing plants and geological formations caught my [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2022 The Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) received $239,500 of Next Level Trails funding to bring a cutting-edge project consisting of new trails and a digital interpretive app to Betley Woods at Glacier’s End Nature Preserve, which is owned by the Central Indiana Land Trust, [...]
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