Fact and Fiction: An Entomologist Talks Brood X

The arrival of Brood X periodical cicadas—while patchy in Central Indiana—has given us all something to talk about. Love them or leave them, hate them or taste them, their 17-year emergence is a memorable one. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:07+00:00June 25, 2021|Blossom Hollow, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Fact and Fiction: An Entomologist Talks Brood X

Brood X is coming (but please don’t believe it’s an “invasion”).

by Traci Willis, Outreach Specialist Many headlines have begun to default to negative metaphors such as “invasion” or “infestation” when reporting about the upcoming periodical cicada emergence called Brood X. It’s true that at their highest concentration, there may be 1.5 million cicadas per acre in some areas. While [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:22:04+00:00May 13, 2021|Hikes and Events, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Brood X is coming (but please don’t believe it’s an “invasion”).

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

The Many Gifts of Snow

by Shawndra Miller, Communications Manager I happen to love snow. Even if I complain about shoveling and hate to drive in it, I find real magic in the kind of big snowfall we had earlier this month. Snow has a way of transforming the world into a more beautiful [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:21:15+00:00February 25, 2021|Burnett Woods, Homepage, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on The Many Gifts of Snow

Trail Cam Captures Oliver’s Woods Night Life

By White River Steward Grace van Kan A few weeks ago, I sat down at my computer and popped in the memory card that I’d retrieved from our trail cam at Oliver’s Woods earlier in the day. Loading up the files and clicking my way towards the images captured [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:55+00:00January 22, 2021|Homepage, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Trail Cam Captures Oliver’s Woods Night Life

Pulliam gift supports Land Trust’s river plan, opening of Oliver’s Woods

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 28, 2017 Thanks to a $645,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, the Central Indiana Land Trust (CILTI) is progressing on three projects designed to increase access to and appreciation for the White River in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:28+00:00August 28, 2017|Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Pulliam gift supports Land Trust’s river plan, opening of Oliver’s Woods

Lilly volunteers to plant 6,000 trees, plants at nature preserve near Fashion Mall

Sept. 28, 2015 As part of the Lilly Global Day of Service, approximately 300 employees of Eli Lilly and Company will be planting thousands of flowering trees and native perennials at the Oliver’s Woods nature preserve on Oct. 1. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00September 28, 2015|Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Lilly volunteers to plant 6,000 trees, plants at nature preserve near Fashion Mall

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
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