Help us Meet this Year-end Challenge

We are honored that a generous donor has once again offered a matching challenge grant to close out our year. Yes, all contributions will be doubled during this season of giving! The Efroymson Family Fund will match all gifts received by December 31, 2026, up to $250,000. [...]

By |2026-10-28T16:44:48+00:00October 28, 2026|Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Help us Meet this Year-end Challenge

CILTI rolling out the welcome mat for endangered bats

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Preserve expansion will create additional breeding and nursing habitat for two federally endangered species […]

By |2026-10-22T13:38:34+00:00August 13, 2026|Homepage, Press Releases, Properties, Stewardship, Wallace F. Holladay|Comments Off on CILTI rolling out the welcome mat for endangered bats

The Butterfly Effect: A tale of two fens

Adapted from our spring 2026 newsmagazine The wingbeats of a small brown butterfly have long reverberated through Indiana’s conservation community. A full ten years before anyone even dreamed of the Central Indiana Land Trust, our forerunners found one of the world’s rarest butterflies in northern Indiana. […]

By |2026-06-12T13:17:12+00:00May 7, 2026|Homepage, Properties|Comments Off on The Butterfly Effect: A tale of two fens

Celebrating A Win on Earth Day!

Here’s some good news flitting into your Earth Day! We’re excited to share another victory for a species in steep decline: the Mitchell’s satyr. Thanks to the generosity of people like you, more habitat for this critically endangered butterfly is safe. Now and forever. […]

By |2026-04-22T15:00:25+00:00April 22, 2026|Enews, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Celebrating A Win on Earth Day!

Where there’s a will

Joining the Burr Oak Society was a no-brainer for Gale Sherwood/Manlove and Don Manlove. Last year, they added a key clause to their wills, leaving their Tipton County land to the Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI). […]

By |2026-03-24T19:25:18+00:00March 13, 2026|A Million Trees, Conservation Easements, Homepage, Legacy|Comments Off on Where there’s a will

A Scientist’s Early Connection to the Land

George Washington Carver was born into slavery in southwest Missouri around 1864. Much of his early life remains undocumented. But he often recalled a deep connection to plants. It was a bond that would shape his future as a pioneering botanist and educator. […]

By |2026-02-20T14:55:12+00:00February 19, 2026|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Homepage, Stewardship|Comments Off on A Scientist’s Early Connection to the Land

Your Generosity Unlocked a Historic Year-End Match!

We knew at the outset that our goal would require everyone to dig deep. The Efroymson Family Fund offered a generous $350,000 matching challenge, our largest year-end challenge to date. It was a big stretch. […]

By |2026-01-08T14:24:22+00:00January 8, 2026|Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Your Generosity Unlocked a Historic Year-End Match!

Linking Up Land in the Hills of Gold

Brown County is beloved for its vistas of iconic Southern Indiana hills. Now the forests under protection in the county include another 89 acres. That’s all thanks to our members’ generosity! […]

By |2025-12-16T15:12:35+00:00December 11, 2025|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Callon Hollow, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Linking Up Land in the Hills of Gold
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