Leaving a Legacy for the Future

Guest post by board member John Bacone When you think about future generations, what do you hope they inherit? I think about this all the time; you probably do as well. We grew up in a world where we had fresh air, clean water, and woodlands and parks to [...]

By |2026-01-28T14:32:21+00:00January 28, 2026|Legacy, Meltzer Woods, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Leaving a Legacy for the Future

“It Just Makes Sense”

Dick Miller (second from left, above) is a longtime land trust member with a history of rolling up his sleeves. He started off by bringing his Butler students to volunteer events in the late 2000s. After retirement, he volunteered weekly and later joined the board of directors. His beautiful [...]

By |2026-01-21T21:14:47+00:00January 21, 2026|Legacy, Newsroom|Comments Off on “It Just Makes Sense”

A Legacy Lives on: John and Phyllis Holliday

“God made Indiana, and then he made the rest of the world to make it round.” After her father’s death, Mary Holliday Rogers found this unattributed quote among his belongings. The sentiment, written in his handwriting, sums up how John Holliday and his late wife Phyllis felt about the [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:25+00:00August 17, 2023|Legacy, Newsroom|Comments Off on A Legacy Lives on: John and Phyllis Holliday

Marjorie Jones: One of Nature’s Heroes

The true heroes behind our work are the people who make it happen. Whether tireless volunteers, generous landowners, or donors, they make it possible to protect land forever. One of these heroes is the late Marjorie Jones, who donated her family’s land to us upon her passing in August [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:51+00:00August 8, 2023|Legacy, Newsroom|Comments Off on Marjorie Jones: One of Nature’s Heroes

Van Eller: Green Space in a Growing Community

In 2006, Chauncy “Van” and Betty Eller worked with the Central Indiana Land Trust to help their land become the northern part of what was then known as the Wapihani Nature Preserve. In 2015, it was renamed Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve, after a longtime volunteer and supporter who [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:51+00:00August 7, 2020|Eller Farm, Legacy, Nonie Krauss Nature Preserve|Comments Off on Van Eller: Green Space in a Growing Community

Oliver Daugherty: A Gift of Green in Indianapolis

Oliver Daugherty was a contrarian with a passion for his land.  His ancestor, Dr. James Livingston Thompson, moved from England in 1855 and took ownership of over 300 acres of land situated in the crossroads of America. Along the river in land that would become Oliver’s Woods, he built [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:17:59+00:00August 28, 2013|Legacy, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Oliver Daugherty: A Gift of Green in Indianapolis

Meyer Family: A Family Legacy Makes for a New Nature Preserve

(This post was originally posted in 2013.) Bob Meyer was an outdoorsy kid whose happiest days included Scouting, canoeing, hiking and sledding. When Bob and his wife, Gayle, were raising their daughters, Anna and Molly, the family spent many hours hiking, climbing and camping. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:52+00:00February 18, 2013|Fred & Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve, Legacy, Properties|Comments Off on Meyer Family: A Family Legacy Makes for a New Nature Preserve
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