A Personal Tribute to Len Betley

Part 4 in a series Our spring newsmagazine honors the late Len Betley, our friend and benefactor. We’ve been sharing tributes from people who knew, loved, and respected Len. Here our longtime supporter Priscilla Johnson, who serves on our board, offers her reflections. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:25+00:00May 11, 2023|Betley Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on A Personal Tribute to Len Betley

Committed to Conservation

Third in a series memorializing our friend and benefactor, Len Betley Our spring newsmagazine features a tribute to the late Len Betley, who left a tremendous land protection legacy. Bill Weeks, who has a long history of service in the conservation field, worked with Len in the 1980s. We [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:32+00:00May 3, 2023|Betley Woods, Newsroom|Comments Off on Committed to Conservation

Trailing Ahead at Betley Woods

Coming soon to a preserve near you: an incredible hiking experience. Yes, Betley Woods at Glacier’s End is getting topnotch trails! Our partners at the Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) received Next Level Trails funding from the state to build sustainable trails through this gorgeous preserve. Our team helped plot [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:32+00:00April 10, 2023|Betley Woods, Homepage, Newsroom|Comments Off on Trailing Ahead at Betley Woods

A Tradition of Giving

First in a series memorializing our friend and benefactor, Len Betley Our spring newsmagazine features a tribute to the late Len Betley, whose support of conservation in general and our work in particular had an enormous impact. Here, we talk with Len’s son Tom Betley. Tom is the Associate [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:32+00:00April 6, 2023|Betley Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on A Tradition of Giving

The Nature of a Preserve

What makes a nature preserve? And if a nature preserve is not state-dedicated, is it really a nature preserve? It sure is! […]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:47+00:00January 30, 2023|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Burnett Woods, Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on The Nature of a Preserve

Gov. Holcomb Proposes Large Land Protection Investment

Gov. Eric Holcomb gave his 2023 State of the State address this week. In his remarks, he proposed $25 million for land protection, a significant investment. If enacted, this investment will spark the conservation of thousands of acres. The governor specifically named Central Indiana Land Trust as a partner [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:32+00:00January 12, 2023|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Gov. Holcomb Proposes Large Land Protection Investment

Trails coming to Betley Woods at Glacier’s End Nature Preserve in Johnson County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2022 The Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) received $239,500 of Next Level Trails funding to bring a cutting-edge project consisting of new trails and a digital interpretive app to Betley Woods at Glacier’s End Nature Preserve, which is owned by the Central Indiana Land Trust, [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:12+00:00July 13, 2022|Betley Woods, Homepage, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Trails coming to Betley Woods at Glacier’s End Nature Preserve in Johnson County

Southern Johnson County gets more protected land

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2022 The Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) has acquired 109 acres of environmentally significant forest land in southern Johnson County, resulting in a total of more than 1,500 acres in that area that is protected forever. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:12+00:00June 23, 2022|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Callon Hollow, Homepage, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Southern Johnson County gets more protected land

 $1 Million Gift from the Betley Family will Enhance Protected Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 21, 2021 Newly renamed preserve now called Betley Woods at Glacier’s End The Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. (CILTI) has received a $1 million gift from Leonard and Kathryn Betley and their family to support reforestation and land protection, as well as to establish an [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:12+00:00December 21, 2021|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Homepage, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on  $1 Million Gift from the Betley Family will Enhance Protected Lands

The Misnamed Bird: Worm-Eating Warbler

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 [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:24+00:00December 2, 2021|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Newsroom|Comments Off on The Misnamed Bird: Worm-Eating Warbler
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