Ovenbirds: Nesting Low, Migrating Far

Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the second of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. The ovenbird gets its name from its dome-shaped nest, which looks like an old style oven. It is slightly larger than a goldfinch. [...]

By |2025-06-26T21:17:05+00:00May 19, 2021|A Million Trees, Blossom Hollow, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Ovenbirds: Nesting Low, Migrating Far

Bright Bird: Scarlet Tanagers Favor Forest Interior

Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the first of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. The male scarlet tanager is one of the most brightly colored birds you will ever see, if you can find one. Their [...]

By |2025-06-26T21:09:04+00:00May 10, 2021|A Million Trees, Blossom Hollow, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Bright Bird: Scarlet Tanagers Favor Forest Interior

Finding Home in Meltzer Woods

First in a series on the Trek our Trails Challenge by guest blogger Ben Valentine “The word ecology is derived from the Greek oikos, the word for home.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants “Nature is not a place to [...]

By |2025-07-23T18:17:02+00:00April 7, 2021|A Million Trees, Hikes and Events, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Finding Home in Meltzer Woods

The Year that Was

It’s no secret that the difficult events of 2020 spurred, for many, a greater connection to the natural world. That connection was reflected in monetary support for land protection. As we look back at “the year that was,” we are still overwhelmed by the level of generosity shown our [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:15+00:00January 13, 2021|A Million Trees, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on The Year that Was

Forest Interior Habitat: A Haven for Songbirds and Eastern Box Turtles

Part of a series on CILTI’s conservation targets by guest blogger Ed Pope Although most of Indiana was wooded when Europeans first arrived, forest interior habitat is very rare today. Most forested land was cleared for farming, and while small woods can be found on many farms, there are very few [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:40+00:00January 7, 2021|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Blue Bluff, Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Mossy Point, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Forest Interior Habitat: A Haven for Songbirds and Eastern Box Turtles

A Legacy of Land Protection

Thirty-five acres of Shelby County agricultural land came under protection this year, right next to the venerated old growth forest of Meltzer Woods. The Land Trust purchased the property from the Spalding family, descendants of the forest’s original champion, Brady Meltzer. The land had been in the family since [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:15+00:00December 14, 2020|A Million Trees, Homepage, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on A Legacy of Land Protection

A Giant in her Field

Dr. E. Lucy Braun, whose pioneering work in forest ecology paved the way for today’s conservationists, stepped out of history to greet attendees of our Spirit and Place Festival hike. The old growth forest of Meltzer Woods offered a stunning backdrop for her comments as she looked back at [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:23+00:00November 12, 2020|A Million Trees, Homepage, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on A Giant in her Field

Your Gift Goes Twice as Far

We are honored that a generous donor has offered a matching challenge grant to close out 2020. All contributions will be doubled during this season’s giving campaign, as the Efroymson Family Fund will match all gifts received by December 28, 2020, up to $75,000. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:23+00:00November 2, 2020|A Million Trees, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Your Gift Goes Twice as Far
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