Parke County Conservation Easement to Improve Environment for All

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 8, 2021 Entrepreneur and nature lover Joe McCurdy has donated to the Central Indiana Land Trust a 365-acre conservation easement that promises to improve the water quality in nearby Turkey Run State Park and Rocky Hollow Falls Canyon Nature Preserve. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:20+00:00February 9, 2021|Conservation Easements, Newsroom, Press Releases|Comments Off on Parke County Conservation Easement to Improve Environment for All

Land Trust buys 35 acres, will plant 20,000 trees to expand Meltzer Woods

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 7, 2020 The Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) is expanding the 60-acre Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve in Shelbyville by buying an adjacent 35-acre agricultural field, where it will plant more than 20,000 trees. The purchase totaled approximately $260,000 and was made possible through CILTI’s [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:20+00:00October 7, 2020|A Million Trees, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Land Trust buys 35 acres, will plant 20,000 trees to expand Meltzer Woods

Shelby, Johnson county areas benefit from environmental settlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2020 A $600,000 grant resulting from a legal settlement equips the Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. (CILTI) to add to the properties it protects in Johnson and Shelby counties. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:20+00:00June 25, 2020|Betley Woods, Blossom Hollow, Homepage, Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Shelby, Johnson county areas benefit from environmental settlement

Land Trust plants first of 1 million trees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2020 This week the Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. (CILTI) is planting 15,000 trees in Johnson and Parke counties. These are the first of CILTI’s 1 million trees being planted in Central Indiana and in addition to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s commitment to planting 1 [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:20+00:00May 12, 2020|A Million Trees, Betley Woods, Mossy Point, Press Releases|Comments Off on Land Trust plants first of 1 million trees

Glacier’s End Nature Preserve created

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2015 Glacier’s End Nature Preserve created Central Indiana Land Trust closes on purchase of Johnson County site where glaciers stopped In southwest Johnson County, a preserve 12,000 years in the making is now forever protected.  Glacial activity long ago helped to create unique geological [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00July 14, 2015|Betley Woods, Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Glacier’s End Nature Preserve created

A Dangerous Precedent: Why Central Indiana Land Trust Opposes the Mounds Lake Project

Because its construction would result in the loss of a state nature preserve, the Central Indiana Land Trust opposes the damming of the White River for the proposed Mounds Lake project near Anderson. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00June 19, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on A Dangerous Precedent: Why Central Indiana Land Trust Opposes the Mounds Lake Project

Land Trust names Cliff Chapman new executive director

After a national search and interviews with several highly qualified candidates, the Central Indiana Land Trust (CILTI) has named Cliff Chapman as its new executive director. Chapman joined CILTI in 2008 as its first Conservation Director. Since then, he has established himself as a local, state and national leader [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00June 16, 2014|Newsroom, Press Releases|Comments Off on Land Trust names Cliff Chapman new executive director

Record gift to Land Trust preserves property valued at $4.3 million

Record gift to Land Trust preserves property valued at $4.3 million Indiana bat population could soar on land near Indianapolis International Airport Real estate development firm Holladay Properties has donated 50 acres of land valued at $4.3 million from within its AmeriPlex complex in southwest Marion County to the [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:36+00:00January 20, 2014|Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties, Wallace F. Holladay|Comments Off on Record gift to Land Trust preserves property valued at $4.3 million

Gift allows Land Trust to protect 64 acres in Parke County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2013 Gift allows Land Trust to protect 64 acres in Parke County Turtle Bend soon will be open for the public to enjoy Approximately 64 acres of woods in southeastern Parke County will be preserved forever thanks to a generous gift from two retired [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:44+00:00June 4, 2013|Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Gift allows Land Trust to protect 64 acres in Parke County

Land Trust seeks help to stop spread of invasive species

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2013 Several commonly planted ornamental trees, shrubs and groundcovers have become invasive species that harm native plants or trees that support wildlife. They’re still being sold at garden centers across central Indiana. The Central Indiana Land Trust is a nonprofit organization that works to [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:19:44+00:00May 19, 2013|Newsroom, Press Releases, Stewardship|Comments Off on Land Trust seeks help to stop spread of invasive species
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