Indiana Wetlands Are Key for Whooping Crane Recovery

Mary Callaghan, Assistant Outreach Biologist with the International Crane Foundation, was our featured speaker for the August Golden Hour. She provided this guest post about the importance of conserving wetlands.  Each year, millions of migrating waterbirds use Indiana wetlands as migratory stopover and wintering grounds. This includes both species [...]

By |2026-08-26T18:54:24+00:00August 26, 2026|Browning Marsh, Hikes and Events, Properties|Comments Off on Indiana Wetlands Are Key for Whooping Crane Recovery

Essential Ecosystems: Indiana’s Wetlands are Precious and Few

Kidneys of the planet. Biodiversity hotspots. Sponges. These are just some of the ways wetlands can be described, according to Gary Lamberti, Nieuwland Professor of Aquatic Science at the University of Notre Dame. […]

By |2026-02-02T17:08:49+00:00February 2, 2026|Browning Marsh, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Essential Ecosystems: Indiana’s Wetlands are Precious and Few

Tennessee Warbler Visits in Spring and Fall

Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the ninth of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. The Tennessee warbler appears in Indiana only as a transient. It breeds in Canada and in the northern portions of some states along [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:24+00:00October 4, 2021|Browning Marsh, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Tennessee Warbler Visits in Spring and Fall

Hooded Merganser: Eye-catching Diver

Our spring newsmagazine featured Cliff’s top ten hidden gems of birding. Here is the third of a blog series on these birds, by guest blogger Ed Pope. If you are wondering what a merganser is, it is a fish-eating, diving duck. The hooded part of its name comes from a [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:32+00:00May 26, 2021|Browning Marsh, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Hooded Merganser: Eye-catching Diver
Go to Top