Articles tagged as: Indiana Forest Alliance
April 22, 2022
Project spurs controversy between Hoosier National Forest and environmentalists, residents
As part of the Buffalo Springs Restoration Project, the forest service wants to cut down trees, do prescribed fires and use some herbicides on thousands of acres near Patoka Lake.
Read MoreApril 19, 2022
Forest Alliance says Indianapolis at risk of losing its forests
The Indiana Forest Alliance is calling on Indianapolis city leaders to prioritize forest conservation.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2021
Indiana Forest Alliance creates strategy for protecting, maintaining Indianapolis's trees
The Indiana Forest Alliance has come up with a strategy for how to better protect urban forests in Indianapolis. The group said urban forests help cool cities, capture stormwater, improve air quality and trap greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreDecember 12, 2021
Not-for-profit catalogs, rates Indianapolis' urban forests
Indiana Forest Alliance is mapping thousands of private forests in Indianapolis larger than one acre and evaluating them for their environmental, ecological and social benefits.
Read MoreMay 6, 2019
Groups Seeking To Conserve Indiana Forests Make New Push
The groups Friends of Salamonie Forest and the Indiana Forest Alliance are seeking to have two state forests designated state parks.
Read MoreMay 21, 2018
Logging In State Forests Continues To Raise Ire Of Some Environmental Groups
The Indiana Forest Alliance recently set out on a short hike in the Jackson-Washington State Forest to talk about logging practices. And state legislators and representatives from the Department of Natural Resources joined them to see the results first hand.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2017
1,700 Trees Sell For About $108K At Timber Auction In Yellowwood
A person looking to preserve the trees bid $150,000 but was turned down because they didn't have a timber license.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2017
Save Yellowwood Group Camps Out In Protest Of Timber Auction
Members of Save Yellowwood are camping out in tents on private property, near the area where logging is planned.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2017
Hoosiers Ask Governor To Reduce Logging On Public Land
A letter signed by 228 scientists tells Governor Holcomb increased logging rates hurt forest biodiversity.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2017
Crown Hill Project Put On Hold Amid Protests
About 20 protesters huddled in the cold at Crown Hill North Woods, in what became a successful attempt to save a section of old-growth forest in downtown Indianapolis.
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