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Why We Give

Guest post by Marc and Leah Milne In the face of massive habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation on top of the ever-looming threat of climate change and the pervasive persistence of invasive species throughout Indiana, it’s easy to lose hope in a bright future for the natural world. To [...]

By |2025-02-15T18:56:30+00:00November 27, 2023|Homepage, Newsroom|Comments Off on Why We Give

Formation of Hoosier National Forest

Guest blogger Ed Pope contributed this historic overview of the Hoosier National Forest’s formation. Even in the earliest years of the American republic, there were those who were concerned about the future of our forests. This was mostly for practical, rather than environmental reasons. At the time, wood was [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:24+00:00September 21, 2023|Stewardship|Comments Off on Formation of Hoosier National Forest

National Self-Care Awareness Month: Find Your Zen in Nature

September is National Self-Care Awareness Month, a time to focus on personal health. One of the best ways to boost well-being is to spend time in nature. We believe that everyone deserves access to nature. Part of our land protection mission is to enable Hoosiers to enjoy the benefits [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:25+00:00September 14, 2023|Blossom Hollow, Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on National Self-Care Awareness Month: Find Your Zen in Nature

Growing our Library of Botanical Knowledge

Clear scientific data is crucial in restoring and protecting land—especially data about a site’s plant life.  Just as E. Lucy Braun collected and pressed plants in her botanical studies, our field team collects specimens to document plant communities. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:47+00:00September 6, 2023|Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Growing our Library of Botanical Knowledge

We Met Our Match!

We are excited to announce we met our match challenge grant because of your support! Because of your generosity this summer, we received a $50,000 matching challenge grant from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation.  Not only were your gifts doubled, but the acreage we can restore, the plants and [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:51+00:00August 30, 2023|Newsroom|Comments Off on We Met Our Match!

Jeanette Jaskula Is Mothing in Indiana

This month’s Golden Hour was led by Jeanette Jaskula, the President of Friends of the Sands and a moth enthusiast! What’s so special about Jeanette’s passion for moths is that it goes against the grain of common wisdom. People sometimes think of moths as lesser, believing moths are dull [...]

By |2025-07-21T14:19:39+00:00August 25, 2023|Hikes and Events, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Jeanette Jaskula Is Mothing in Indiana

A Legacy Lives on: John and Phyllis Holliday

“God made Indiana, and then he made the rest of the world to make it round.” After her father’s death, Mary Holliday Rogers found this unattributed quote among his belongings. The sentiment, written in his handwriting, sums up how John Holliday and his late wife Phyllis felt about the [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:25+00:00August 17, 2023|Legacy, Newsroom|Comments Off on A Legacy Lives on: John and Phyllis Holliday

Marjorie Jones: One of Nature’s Heroes

The true heroes behind our work are the people who make it happen. Whether tireless volunteers, generous landowners, or donors, they make it possible to protect land forever. One of these heroes is the late Marjorie Jones, who donated her family’s land to us upon her passing in August [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:51+00:00August 8, 2023|Legacy, Newsroom|Comments Off on Marjorie Jones: One of Nature’s Heroes

Sharing CILTI from the Heart

Guest post by Priscilla Johnson, Vice Chair of Advancement, CILTI board Priscilla and her husband Tom, both longtime CILTI supporters/volunteers, enjoy honoring friends through donations to CILTI. We asked Priscilla to share a little bit about why she and Tom choose to give gifts in honor or memory of [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:08+00:00July 18, 2023|Newsroom|Comments Off on Sharing CILTI from the Heart
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