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New spider species discovered at Johnson County nature preserve

Release Date: Dec. 5, 2016 97 acres added to Glacier’s End Nature Preserve As it announces the closing of a purchase that adds 97 acres to the Glacier’s End Nature Preserve, the Central Indiana Land Trust is also celebrating the discovery of a new species on that land. [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:28+00:00December 5, 2016|Betley Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on New spider species discovered at Johnson County nature preserve

Indy’s Lacywood Estate protected forever

June 6, 2016 30+ wooded acres adjacent to Indy’s Lacywood Estate protected forever Conservation easement ensures property on city’s northwest side won’t be developed The wooded grounds surrounding the famous Lacywood Estate in Indianapolis will be protected from development forever thanks to a conservation easement signed by the property’s [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00June 6, 2016|Newsroom, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Indy’s Lacywood Estate protected forever

Conservation easement preserves 88 acres in Marion, Johnson counties

March 7, 2016 Conservation easement preserves 88 acres in Marion, Johnson counties Greenspace, wooded bluffs to retain character in perpetuity Eighty-eight acres of green and wooded land in Marion and Johnson counties have been protected from development forever thanks to a conservation easement signed by the property’s owner and [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00March 7, 2016|Conservation Easements, Newsroom|Comments Off on Conservation easement preserves 88 acres in Marion, Johnson counties

Hamilton County spot renamed Eleanor “Nonie” Krauss Nature Preserve

Dec. 17, 2015 Hamilton County spot renamed Eleanor “Nonie” Krauss Nature Preserve To mark its 25th anniversary, the Central Indiana Land Trust has renamed a nature preserve in Hamilton County in memory of a woman who was instrumental in the organization’s growth and development. The preserve located on the [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:40+00:00December 17, 2015|Newsroom, Nonie Krauss Nature Preserve, Properties|Comments Off on Hamilton County spot renamed Eleanor “Nonie” Krauss Nature Preserve

Lilly volunteers to plant 6,000 trees, plants at nature preserve near Fashion Mall

Sept. 28, 2015 As part of the Lilly Global Day of Service, approximately 300 employees of Eli Lilly and Company will be planting thousands of flowering trees and native perennials at the Oliver’s Woods nature preserve on Oct. 1. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00September 28, 2015|Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Lilly volunteers to plant 6,000 trees, plants at nature preserve near Fashion Mall

Glacier’s End Nature Preserve created

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2015 Glacier’s End Nature Preserve created Central Indiana Land Trust closes on purchase of Johnson County site where glaciers stopped In southwest Johnson County, a preserve 12,000 years in the making is now forever protected.  Glacial activity long ago helped to create unique geological [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00July 14, 2015|Betley Woods, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Glacier’s End Nature Preserve created

A Dangerous Precedent: Why Central Indiana Land Trust Opposes the Mounds Lake Project

Because its construction would result in the loss of a state nature preserve, the Central Indiana Land Trust opposes the damming of the White River for the proposed Mounds Lake project near Anderson. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00June 19, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on A Dangerous Precedent: Why Central Indiana Land Trust Opposes the Mounds Lake Project

Old-growth forest soon to open to public

INDYSTAR By Will Higgins SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. — Phil Meltzer’s forest at first seems like any other — birds chirp, squirrels scurry, leaves rustle. But then you come to this crazy bur oak tree, an ancient, a giant at 100 feet tall, whereas your average big oak tree is [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:40+00:00November 6, 2014|Meltzer Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Old-growth forest soon to open to public

Forest that existed before Columbus came to America to be preserved for public enjoyment

Meltzer Woods in Shelby County was state’s last unprotected old-growth forest SHELBYVILLE, IND. (November 5, 2014) – The Indiana Bicentennial Nature Trust has provided the leadership gift allowing the Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. (CILTI) to buy and forever protect and preserve Indiana’s last unprotected old-growth forest, Meltzer Woods. [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00November 5, 2014|Meltzer Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Forest that existed before Columbus came to America to be preserved for public enjoyment

Burnett Woods reopens with new 1.5-mile trail completed as part of local teen’s Eagle Scout project

Burnett Woods, an Avon-area nature preserve owned and managed by the Central Indiana Land Trust since 1998, reopens to the public on Sept. 13, giving area residents their first opportunity to enjoy the preserve’s recently completed 1.7-mile trail. The preserve had a half-mile trail until a local Boy Scout, [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:40+00:00September 2, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Burnett Woods reopens with new 1.5-mile trail completed as part of local teen’s Eagle Scout project
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