It warmed our hearts to see people out enjoying our nature preserves in our inaugural Trek our Trails Challenge last year. This year, there are a few more trails to trek, and the challenge continues! We’ve expanded from five preserves to six, and extended a trail at one of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2022 The Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) has acquired 109 acres of environmentally significant forest land in southern Johnson County, resulting in a total of more than 1,500 acres in that area that is protected forever. […]
We are so fortunate to have a matching challenge grant from a generous donor this spring! Thanks to board member and friend, Stephen H. Simon, all contributions will be matched during our spring and summer membership campaign, up to $50,000. […]
There’s no shortage of crises snagging our attention these days. It seems that wherever we turn, there’s some dire prediction or distressing news story. But in unsettled times, there’s a place to find solace: nature. […]
American robins are often called “harbingers of spring” as they start their annual mating rituals in our yards, near our schools, grocery stores and offices. They certainly like the open habitats we have created for our busy lives. As they sing in the morning and fly with nesting materials, [...]
Indiana bat population could soar on land near Indianapolis International Airport INDIANAPOLIS (May 3, 2022) – Holladay Properties has donated an additional seven acres within its AmeriPlex complex to the Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. (CILTI). Valued at $570,000, the latest gift means the commercial real estate firm has [...]
In less than ten years, Meltzer Woods’ wintercreeper problem has come under control. What is wintercreeper? If you spend any time in a residential area, you will see this evergreen vine in gardens and/or climbing trees. For years, nurseries sold it as a groundcover, like English ivy. […]
Stephanie Paine Crossin, our land protection manager, spends her days working to bring more acres under protection. Her work takes her from the quiet of her workspace to the buzz of a conference room table to the splendor of the great outdoors. […]
Guest post by Emily Wood, executive director of Indiana Wildlife Federation I was tempted to wholly undersell the Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve in this post in order to keep it my little secret. I have been visiting this property regularly since I discovered that it was a [...]
Did you know that Emily Dickinson was not only a poet, but a collector of plants? Like many upper-class white women of her era, she created an herbarium—a collection of plants from her home territory around Amherst, Massachusetts. […]
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