From Forest Trails to Lake Michigan Shipwrecks: Brian Muckerheide’s Family Legacy of Conservation

Seventh in a series about CILTI’s early supporters, in honor of our 35th anniversary You can’t be a diver without having an appreciation for nature and a concern for wildlife. Brian Muckerheide knows this firsthand. His daughter, Sarah Muckerheide, is studying underwater archaeology with Indiana University’s Center for Underwater [...]

By |2025-08-12T21:03:28+00:00August 11, 2025|Meltzer Woods, Properties|Comments Off on From Forest Trails to Lake Michigan Shipwrecks: Brian Muckerheide’s Family Legacy of Conservation

Inspired by Thoreau, Rooted in Indiana: Curt DeVoe’s Conservation Journey

Sixth in a series about CILTI’s early supporters, in honor of our 35th anniversary Years ago at Princeton University, a young Curt DeVoe was writing his senior thesis on nature as a metaphor in the essays of one of his favorite authors, Henry David Thoreau. […]

By |2025-08-06T20:24:41+00:00August 5, 2025|Burnett Woods, Fern Station, Properties, White River Bluffs|Comments Off on Inspired by Thoreau, Rooted in Indiana: Curt DeVoe’s Conservation Journey

Michael Spalding’s Family Legacy: A Love of Trees

Fifth in a series about CILTI’s early supporters, in honor of our 35th anniversary As a kid, Michael Spalding would explore his family’s 100-acre property and look up at the “awe-inspiring, gigantic trees” just a mile east of what would become Meltzer Woods. He also often ventured into that forest, [...]

By |2025-07-22T18:03:18+00:00July 22, 2025|A Million Trees, Meltzer Woods, Properties|Comments Off on Michael Spalding’s Family Legacy: A Love of Trees

Ted Harris’ Chapters on Land Conservation

Fourth in a series about CILTI’s early supporters, in honor of our 35th anniversary For Ted Harris, the world of stories has served as a connection between himself and land conservation. It was while reading the IndyStar that Ted first discovered CILTI. He may not have known it at [...]

By |2025-07-15T14:01:41+00:00July 14, 2025|Burnett Woods, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Ted Harris’ Chapters on Land Conservation

How Ellen Jacquart Gardened CILTI

Third in a series about CILTI’s early supporters, in honor of our 35th anniversary Ellen Jacquart is one of the people who planted the first seeds of CILTI. Before it fully took to bloom, she served as one of its many supporting roots. Now a member of the board [...]

By |2025-07-09T14:31:56+00:00July 9, 2025|Betley Woods, Properties|Comments Off on How Ellen Jacquart Gardened CILTI

Reta Rutledge: Tales from her White Plastic Rabbit

Second in a series about CILTI’s early supporters, in honor of our 35th anniversary In Arizona, a white plastic rabbit sits beneath some bear grass in Reta Rutledge’s yard. It’s a piece of CILTI that has moved from house to house and now, all the way to the western [...]

By |2025-07-03T17:16:01+00:00July 2, 2025|Burnett Woods, Millard Sutton/Amos Butler Audubon Sanctuary|Comments Off on Reta Rutledge: Tales from her White Plastic Rabbit

Land Trust’s 80-acre Brown County purchase protects forest forever

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acquisition adds to property set aside for wildlife habitat and shielded from development The Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) has closed on the purchase of an 80-acre forested parcel in Brown County, adding to a cluster of protected properties and ensuring habitats endure for several [...]

By |2025-06-26T16:55:46+00:00June 26, 2025|Newsroom, Press Releases, Properties|Comments Off on Land Trust’s 80-acre Brown County purchase protects forest forever

Finding Refuge in the Natural World

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the importance of mental wellbeing and the many ways we can nurture it. One powerful yet often overlooked source of healing is nature. […]

By |2025-05-15T14:23:14+00:00May 15, 2025|Mossy Point, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Finding Refuge in the Natural World

Step Back in Time: Preserving History and Nature in Shelby County

You may have seen a one-room schoolhouse building on your way to Meltzer Woods. But did you know that it houses a Little Free Library?

By |2025-05-08T17:02:38+00:00May 8, 2025|Meltzer Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Step Back in Time: Preserving History and Nature in Shelby County

Grace’s Book Rec: North Woods

Part 5 of our winter “Staff Picks” series  North Woods is a novel written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason. It was easily my favorite read of 2024. The story begins on a plot of land in northern Massachusetts, and remains in the exact same spot for hundreds of [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:55+00:00February 7, 2025|Betley Woods, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Grace’s Book Rec: North Woods
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