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Janet McCabe: Everything Touches Everything Else

Earlier this year, we had the chance to sit down with Indiana resident Janet McCabe, who serves as Deputy Administrator of the EPA. We profiled her in the winter newsletter. Here are some highlights from our conversation. Janet McCabe From the layperson’s standpoint, problems in the environmental [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:58+00:00November 28, 2021|A Million Trees, Newsroom|Comments Off on Janet McCabe: Everything Touches Everything Else

Indiana trees and the world’s climate challenge

By Cliff Chapman Executive Director, Central Indiana Land Trust As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Oct. 31-Nov. 12), it can feel as though the Earth’s fate rests in the hands of a few politicians. At the same time, it might seem [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:59+00:00November 9, 2021|A Million Trees, Homepage, Newsroom, Stewardship|Comments Off on Indiana trees and the world’s climate challenge

Road Trip: Southern Johnson County

We asked Karen Wade, one of our board members who lives in Johnson County, to recommend some attractions near the Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow. She offered this guest post. Did you know that Johnson County is known as Festival Country Indiana? And you bet we’ve got festivals [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:52+00:00November 4, 2021|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Road Trip: Southern Johnson County

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, especially along creeks and the White River. To the untrained eye, it can look like a fine use of untended corridors—something green is growing, and it smells nice and [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:04+00:00October 19, 2021|Newsroom, Stewardship|Comments Off on Invasive Bush Honeysuckle: Bad for Birds, Wildflowers and Water

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 provided funding for Meltzer Woods stewardship for many years. Jordan serves as Grants and Nonprofit Relations Director at the foundation. She offered this guest post. This fall, when you plan [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:52+00:00October 14, 2021|Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Road Trip: Meltzer Woods and Beyond

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 these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. The Tennessee warbler appears in Indiana only as a transient. It breeds in Canada and in the northern portions of some states along [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:24+00:00October 4, 2021|Browning Marsh, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Tennessee Warbler Visits in Spring and Fall

With your Help, We Met our Match!

Our match goal, that is! Thanks to your generous contributions over the summer months, we were able to receive a $50,000 matching challenge grant from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation. This effectively doubled the amount of acreage we are able to protect and restore. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:58+00:00September 30, 2021|A Million Trees, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on With your Help, We Met our Match!

The Wonder of the Monarch

(This piece was originally published in the September issue of Urban Times) That monarch butterfly winging through your neighborhood has a whole story to tell. It’s a story of habitat loss and endangerment, but also wonder. Weighing less than a gram, this iconic species will take an incredible journey [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:58+00:00September 8, 2021|Hikes and Events, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on The Wonder of the Monarch

Northern Parula Builds Nests of Moss

Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the eighth of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. The northern parula is a small warbler, roughly half the weight of a goldfinch. Its body looks slightly chubby, and its bill is [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:24+00:00August 31, 2021|Blossom Hollow, Burnett Woods, Jacob Schramm Nature Preserve, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Northern Parula Builds Nests of Moss
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