Protected Forest Expands with Addition to Callon Hollow

We recently closed on a six-acre addition to Callon Hollow, a nature preserve in Johnson County. Located in one of the most biodiverse forested areas in the state, this nature preserve offers habitat for species like broad-winged hawks, hooded warblers, and Eastern box turtles. […]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:16+00:00May 22, 2024|Callon Hollow, Newsroom, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Protected Forest Expands with Addition to Callon Hollow

Supporting a Prairie Preserve with Fire

With a high plant diversity and stable plant populations, a prairie can provide habitat for a plethora of insects and birds. That’s one thing that makes our Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve so special. Almost 90 species of birds have been found on CILTI’s only prairie habitat nature preserve. [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:20:00+00:00April 4, 2024|Newsroom, Nonie Krauss Nature Preserve, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Supporting a Prairie Preserve with Fire

Founder Shares Early Origins of Central Indiana Land Trust

Ellen Jacquart was CILTI’s founder and first president. Now a board member, she contributed these thoughts on what it was like to pioneer starting a land trust in 1990. After grad school, I moved to Indiana in 1987 to work as an intern at the Indiana DNR Division of [...]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:47+00:00March 25, 2024|Burnett Woods, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Founder Shares Early Origins of Central Indiana Land Trust

Savannas, Prairies, and their “Cousins”

Final in a series by board member John Bacone Note: A version of this series appeared in the Indiana Parks Alliance newsletter and the Indiana Native Plant Society Journal. Savannas, which are natural communities comprised of widely spaced oak trees in a matrix of prairie forbs, once were common in Indiana, especially in [...]

By |2025-02-15T18:21:50+00:00March 21, 2024|Newsroom, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Savannas, Prairies, and their “Cousins”

A Look at Indiana’s Wetland Preserves

Fourth in a series by board member John Bacone Note: A version of this series appeared in the Indiana Parks Alliance newsletter and the Indiana Native Plant Society Journal. Indiana has been blessed with numerous types of wetlands, and excellent examples of many of them are included within nature preserves. […]

By |2025-02-15T18:26:09+00:00March 19, 2024|Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on A Look at Indiana’s Wetland Preserves

Explore Indiana’s Geologic Wonders and Majestic Forests

Third in a series by board member John Bacone Note: A version of this series appeared in the Indiana Parks Alliance newsletter and the Indiana Native Plant Society Journal. Indiana is a place of varied terrain and stunning geologic wonders. Many of our most popular nature preserves are beloved for their geologic [...]

By |2025-02-15T18:24:53+00:00March 13, 2024|Hikes and Events, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Explore Indiana’s Geologic Wonders and Majestic Forests

Indiana’s Nature Preserves Offer Glimpses of the Past

Second in a series by board member John Bacone Note: A version of this series appeared in the Indiana Parks Alliance newsletter and the Indiana Native Plant Society Journal. Indiana’s state-dedicated nature preserves are not only places of natural beauty. They also showcase what our state looked like in a bygone era. [...]

By |2025-02-15T18:27:18+00:00March 5, 2024|Hikes and Events, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Indiana’s Nature Preserves Offer Glimpses of the Past

With 300th Nature Preserve, We Celebrate Indiana’s Conservation History

First of a series by board member John Bacone Note: A version of this series appeared in the Indiana Parks Alliance newsletter and the Indiana Native Plant Society Journal. A major conservation milestone was reached this past October. The Natural Resources Commission dedicated Toothwort Woods as Indiana’s 300th nature [...]

By |2025-02-15T18:28:12+00:00February 27, 2024|Hikes and Events, Homepage, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on With 300th Nature Preserve, We Celebrate Indiana’s Conservation History

Road Trip: Hendricks County

We asked Megan Rhodehamel, a supporter who lives in Hendricks County, to recommend some attractions near Burnett Woods. She offered this guest post. A visit to Burnett Woods on a crisp morning is a perfect way to start the day. Approaching the nature preserve from Dan Jones Road, pull [...]

By |2025-02-15T18:30:49+00:00February 5, 2024|Burnett Woods, Newsroom, Properties|Comments Off on Road Trip: Hendricks County

Join our White River Docent Team

Have you ever attended one of CILTI’s guided hikes and thought that you might enjoy leading a hike yourself? Have you been inspired by a guided hike or program that you’ve participated in? You could join our White River Docent team! […]

By |2025-02-14T00:18:47+00:00January 30, 2024|Homepage, Newsroom, Olivers Woods, Properties, Stewardship|Comments Off on Join our White River Docent Team
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