Hiking Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve

Guest post by Emily Wood, executive director of Indiana Wildlife Federation I was tempted to wholly undersell the Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve in this post in order to keep it my little secret. I have been visiting this property regularly since I discovered that it was a [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:47+00:00March 28, 2022|Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Homepage, Newsroom|Comments Off on Hiking Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve

 $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

Wabash Reach Protected Forever for Endangered Bats

This week, we closed on a bat protection project in Vermillion County. This haven for endangered bats is known as Wabash Reach. It takes its name from a “reach” (long straight stretch) of the Wabash River. The land borders a mile-long straight stretch of the Wabash. […]

By |2025-06-26T21:21:53+00:00December 7, 2021|Conservation Easements, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Wabash Reach Protected Forever for Endangered Bats

Indiana trees and the world’s climate challenge

By Cliff Chapman Executive Director, Central Indiana Land Trust As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Oct. 31-Nov. 12), it can feel as though the Earth’s fate rests in the hands of a few politicians. At the same time, it might seem [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:59+00:00November 9, 2021|A Million Trees, Homepage, Newsroom, Stewardship|Comments Off on Indiana trees and the world’s climate challenge

Road Trip: Southern Johnson County

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 [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:52+00:00November 4, 2021|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Road Trip: Southern Johnson County

With your Help, We Met our Match!

Our match goal, that is! Thanks to your generous contributions over the summer months, we were able to receive a $50,000 matching challenge grant from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation. This effectively doubled the amount of acreage we are able to protect and restore. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:58+00:00September 30, 2021|A Million Trees, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on With your Help, We Met our Match!

An Antidote to Bad News

Your actions make a difference! A letter from our executive director Everywhere we turn these days, we hear bad news about the state of the world. When it comes to the environment, things seem particularly dire. Habitat loss. Species extinction. The climate crisis. When you care about the natural [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:07+00:00August 19, 2021|A Million Trees, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on An Antidote to Bad News

Nature as Therapy

It’s mysterious and profound, accessible to all. Nature heals, whether through a tree outside a hospital window or through full-on forest bathing. The growing field of forest therapy brings structure and support to this experience through the support of certified guides. Christy Thomson is one such guide. The Huntington [...]

By |2025-06-26T21:24:43+00:00May 20, 2021|Homepage, Newsroom|Comments Off on Nature as Therapy

A Year Spent with Giants

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—the perfect time to celebrate the power of nature to boost mood and mental acuity. It’s no secret that nature—and forests in particular—can heal us. Physicians and mental health professionals are starting to recognize this. Many have begun to prescribe nature walks to their [...]

By |2025-06-26T21:24:34+00:00May 6, 2021|Homepage, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on A Year Spent with Giants

Serving Science through her Art: Gillian Harris

Bloomington resident Gillian Harris, illustrator of the award-winning children’s book Wake Up, Woods, will be part of our Wake Up to Spring event at Oliver’s Woods this Sunday, along with Michael Homoya. Gillian’s stunning watercolors are a feast for the eyes. We asked her to share more about her [...]

By |2025-06-26T21:24:21+00:00April 28, 2021|Hikes and Events, Homepage, Newsroom, Olivers Woods|Comments Off on Serving Science through her Art: Gillian Harris
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