Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the final post in a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. Despite its name, the worm-eating warbler prefer insects, spiders, other arthropods and especially caterpillars over earthworms. It is a small songbird, approximately [...]
We asked Karen Wade, one of our board members who lives in Johnson County, to recommend some attractions near the Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow. She offered this guest post. Did you know that Johnson County is known as Festival Country Indiana? And you bet we’ve got festivals [...]
Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the eighth of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. The northern parula is a small warbler, roughly half the weight of a goldfinch. Its body looks slightly chubby, and its bill is [...]
Third in a series on the Trek our Trails Challenge by guest blogger Ben Valentine I drove up to Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve with my son one early morning in a failed effort to avoid the heat. It’s late summer now, and wildflowers and pollinators are my new joy, [...]
The arrival of Brood X periodical cicadas—while patchy in Central Indiana—has given us all something to talk about. Love them or leave them, hate them or taste them, their 17-year emergence is a memorable one. […]
Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the fourth of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. This bird is slightly larger than a cardinal. Its long tail is brown on top, while the underside is black and white. The [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Second in a series on the Trek our Trails Challenge by guest blogger Ben Valentine It’s finally spring and I feel the need to get away from the city and cornfields to celebrate winter’s end. The Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow—brimming with wildflowers and more red-headed woodpeckers than I’ve [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2021 You’ve been cooped up for months, and it’s time to get out and explore some of the most beautiful places in Central Indiana. Soon, wildflowers will be peeking through the forest floor, birdsong will be in the air, and Indiana’s nature preserves will [...]
Central Indiana Land Trust
1500 N. Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Map & Directions
The accreditation seal was awarded to Central Indiana Land Trust for meeting the highest national standards for excellence and conservation permanence.
© Central Indiana Land Trust | The Central Indiana Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and nationally accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.
