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Mossy Point Nature Preserve Grows, Protects Unique Plants and Wildlife
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 14, 2018 Pristine acreage is “the most beautiful place we’ve ever protected” The Central Indiana Land Trust purchased 25 acres of land to add to the Mossy Point Nature Preserve in Parke County. The newly purchased property also adjoins CILTI’s 191-acre Mossy Point Preserve; DNR’s [...]
New bee species discovered at Avon’s Burnett Woods
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2018 Native bees could help crop pollination Watch video footage from WRTV-6. Amid a decline in pollinators nationwide, a species of bee never before seen in Indiana has been discovered at 20-year-old nature preserve not far from busy Rockville Road in Avon. Burnett Woods [...]
250 acres of Vermillion County now protected forever
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 29, 2017 Conservation easement ensures land won’t be developed More than 250 acres in Vermillion County that are home to two endangered species will be protected forever as a result of a donation to the Central Indiana Land Trust (CILTI). […]
Controlled burn to assist habitat restoration at Fishers’ Krauss Nature Preserve
The Central Indiana Land Trust (CILTI) will conduct a controlled burn on approximately 28 acres of the Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve on Dec. 6, weather permitting. The preserve is located at the southwest corner of 116th Street and Eller Road in Fishers. […]
Pulliam gift supports Land Trust’s river plan, opening of Oliver’s Woods
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 28, 2017 Thanks to a $645,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, the Central Indiana Land Trust (CILTI) is progressing on three projects designed to increase access to and appreciation for the White River in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. […]
Hills of Gold BioBlitz Report Complete
In the spring of 2015, CILTI partnered with the Indiana Academy of Science for our first ever Bioblitz. We are excited to now have the full report from this Bioblitz survey that took place on 695 acres of the Hills of Gold Conservation area (including the Blossom Hollow and [...]
Stunning area along White River saved for nature preserve
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2017 White River Bluffs in Marion County to be forever protected The Central Indiana Land Trust (CILTI) has completed Phase 1 of its $2.9 million effort to establish White River Bluffs and preserve forever 12.2 wooded acres along the White River. […]
400 acres in Parke Co. now in land trust
PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – If you drive on US 41 north of Turkey Run State Park, you’ll find a cabin off the east side of the highway. It’s a scene picture perfect for Parke County. And not far from this cabin is a ravine that’s home to rare [...]
Nearly 400 acres of Parke County now protected forever
May 24, 2017 Conservation easement ensures property near Turkey Run State Park won’t be developed Having spent years purchasing property near Turkey Run State Park, local entrepreneur and nature lover Joe McCurdy has donated to the Central Indiana Land Trust a conservation easement on 394 acres that provide a [...]
