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Your Generosity Unlocked a Historic Year-End Match!

We knew at the outset that our goal would require everyone to dig deep. The Efroymson Family Fund offered a generous $350,000 matching challenge, our largest year-end challenge to date. It was a big stretch. […]

By |2026-01-08T14:24:22+00:00January 8, 2026|Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Your Generosity Unlocked a Historic Year-End Match!

It’s a Wonderful Gift

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Banker Potter donates Bedford Falls properties for perpetual preservation Banking tycoon Henry “Old Man” Potter has donated a swath of land previously set aside for a housing development to the Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc, (CILTI) for perpetual protection. […]

By |2025-12-24T14:04:25+00:00December 24, 2025|Newsroom|Comments Off on It’s a Wonderful Gift

Your Land Trust Staff Shares Nature Moments

As nature-lovers ourselves, we appreciated the chance to reflect on our top nature moments. Enjoy these “postcards” from our staff, which first appeared in the fall 2025 newsmagazine.   […]

By |2025-12-23T15:00:37+00:00December 22, 2025|Betley Woods, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom|Comments Off on Your Land Trust Staff Shares Nature Moments

Linking Up Land in the Hills of Gold

Brown County is beloved for its vistas of iconic Southern Indiana hills. Now the forests under protection in the county include another 89 acres. That’s all thanks to our members’ generosity! […]

By |2025-12-16T15:12:35+00:00December 11, 2025|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Callon Hollow, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Linking Up Land in the Hills of Gold

Donate Stocks to Maximize your Impact

Board member Ryan C. Fuhrmann, CFA, is President and founder of Fuhrmann Capital LLC, an Indiana-based investment management firm. As our incoming board chair, Ryan brings a strong desire to preserve natural habitats for wildlife. We asked him to share his perspective on making gifts of stock to the [...]

By |2025-12-09T14:43:19+00:00December 9, 2025|Newsroom|Comments Off on Donate Stocks to Maximize your Impact

You Can Help Protect Reservoirs of Biological Diversity

Our board member, John Bacone, reflects on conserving key natural areas. He led the Department of Natural Resources Division of Nature Preserves for over four decades. Years ago, when I was working in the Indiana DNR Division of Nature Preserves (DNP), I asked Bob Waltz, the State Entomologist, how [...]

By |2025-12-03T20:55:23+00:00December 2, 2025|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Homepage, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on You Can Help Protect Reservoirs of Biological Diversity

Fern Station Renamed to Honor Efroymson Family

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) has renamed Fern Station, the 570-acre nature preserve west of Greencastle, the Efroymson Preserve at Fern Station in recognition of the Efroymson family’s generous support for protecting Indiana nature. […]

By |2025-11-12T21:37:51+00:00November 10, 2025|Fern Station, Homepage, Press Releases|Comments Off on Fern Station Renamed to Honor Efroymson Family

Armadillos: Harmless curiosities or the next emerald ash borer?

This opinion piece originally ran in the IndyStar. If you hear people talk about armadillos in Indiana, you might think they’re describing a few that strayed into our state, or you might assume the cat-sized beasts are just a curiosity. You’d be wrong. […]

By |2025-10-27T15:29:25+00:00October 27, 2025|Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Armadillos: Harmless curiosities or the next emerald ash borer?

Nature and Self-Care: How the Outdoors Helps Us Heal

September is Self-Care Awareness Month. It’s a good time to think about what helps us slow down, recharge, and feel better. One of the easiest ways to care for yourself is to spend time in nature. […]

By |2025-09-29T17:55:34+00:00September 29, 2025|Blossom Hollow, Burnett Woods, Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Meltzer Woods, Nonie Krauss Nature Preserve, Olivers Woods, Properties, Trek|Comments Off on Nature and Self-Care: How the Outdoors Helps Us Heal
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