Japanese Stiltgrass: From Packing Material to Nature Preserve

Part of a series on invasive species by guest blogger Ed Pope Unlike most other plants that have now become invasive, Japanese stiltgrass was not intentionally imported into North America. It is native to much of Asia and was once used as packing material for fragile items such as [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:32+00:00March 2, 2021|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Japanese Stiltgrass: From Packing Material to Nature Preserve

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

Controlled Burn to Provide Data for Natural Area Management

The sight of fire in the woods might feel a bit jarring in the wake of so much wildfire destruction in other parts of the world. But fire has always been a factor in shaping the landscape. In conservation work, we can use it strategically to help restore the [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:15+00:00December 8, 2020|Blossom Hollow, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Controlled Burn to Provide Data for Natural Area Management

Announcing the Trek Our Trails Challenge

Are you ready for a nature fix? There’s still plenty of time to participate in a yearlong challenge that you can enjoy on your own. Make your way to a nature preserve to get started in the Trek Our Trails challenge! […]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:23+00:00November 24, 2020|Blossom Hollow, Burnett Woods, Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Hikes and Events, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Nonie Krauss Nature Preserve, Properties|Comments Off on Announcing the Trek Our Trails Challenge

Many Hikes and Miles: Educator Grateful for CILTI Places and Programs

We thank Purdue University professor Mary Ellen Lennon for this guest post. As an educator, I have enjoyed the use of Central Indiana Land Trust resources and properties for student programming. I could not be more pleased to speak of the organization’s mission to students. And as a budding [...]

By |2025-12-01T12:55:22+00:00October 21, 2020|Blossom Hollow, Hikes and Events, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Nonie Krauss Nature Preserve|Comments Off on Many Hikes and Miles: Educator Grateful for CILTI Places and Programs

Saving Habitat for Endangered and Threatened Species

Part of a series on CILTI’s conservation targets by guest blogger Ed Pope Some of Central Indiana’s core conservation areas contain plant or animal species that are endangered or threatened, either statewide or nationally: […]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:40+00:00October 14, 2020|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Blue Bluff, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Saving Habitat for Endangered and Threatened Species

Mossy Point, Blossom Hollow Additions Now State-Dedicated

The Natural Resources Commission has approved additions to two of our nature preserves, declaring the extensions state-dedicated. The decision adds a total of more than 65 acres of protected land to the Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Blossom Hollow in Johnson County and the Mossy Point Nature Preserve in [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:32+00:00August 10, 2020|Blossom Hollow, Mossy Point, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Mossy Point, Blossom Hollow Additions Now State-Dedicated

Shelby, Johnson county areas benefit from environmental settlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2020 A $600,000 grant resulting from a legal settlement equips the Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. (CILTI) to add to the properties it protects in Johnson and Shelby counties. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:20+00:00June 25, 2020|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Homepage, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Shelby, Johnson county areas benefit from environmental settlement

Hills of Gold BioBlitz Report Complete

In the spring of 2015, CILTI partnered with the Indiana Academy of Science for our first ever Bioblitz. We are excited to now have the full report from this Bioblitz survey that took place on 695 acres of the Hills of Gold Conservation area (including the Blossom Hollow and [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:40+00:00August 23, 2017|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Hills of Gold BioBlitz Report Complete

Gift allows Land Trust to protect 109 Johnson County acres

Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow will be open for the public to enjoy Thanks to a major contribution to the Central Indiana Land Trust, 109 forested acres in southwest Johnson County will be forever protected and conserved. The Dr. Laura Hare Charitable Trust has committed $200,000 toward the [...]

By |2025-07-09T20:25:00+00:00November 13, 2012|Blossom Hollow, Press Releases|Comments Off on Gift allows Land Trust to protect 109 Johnson County acres
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