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). […]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
“Why I Support CILTI”: The Rescuer
Phil Schaefer not only has supported CILTI in the past as our Special Projects Coordinator, he also is a longtime volunteer—and a member of the Burr Oak Society.
“A Chance to Grow”
Our Make-a-Will-Month series continues with longtime member Reta Rutledge sharing why she and her husband, Robert, decided to name our organization in their wills. […]
A Heart for Nature
In honor of National Make-a-Will Month, we want to honor our Burr Oak Society members. These dedicated individuals have included the land trust in their estate plans. But Central Indiana Land Trust is not the true beneficiary. Indiana’s natural spaces are. […]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
