Articles tagged as: logging
October 2, 2019
No Action Taken On Logging At Committee, But Forest Management Debate Rages On
Activists and outdoor recreation businesses want Indiana to set aside 10 percent of state forests for old growth trees. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the state forests are one of the few places where it can create important wildlife habitat
Read MoreAugust 31, 2019
Survey: Indiana Approaches Forestry Like Other Professionals In North America
While activists say the state cuts down too many trees in state forests, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources says its foresters are following good management practices.
Read MoreMay 21, 2019
State To Study Logging, Forest Management Over The Summer
The idea came from a failed House motion by Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) that would have set up a task force to look at practices like logging and make recommendations to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Read MoreMay 16, 2019
Indiana Appeals Court Won't Rehear Lake Monroe Logging Case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has declined to rehear a couple's lawsuit seeking to stop a neighbor's logging of his private property along Lake Monroe.
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 MoreApril 24, 2019
Neighbors, Advocates Concerned About Logging Activity Along Lake Monroe
As a dispute between neighbors over logging on private property near Lake Monroe makes its way through the court system, some are alarmed by how the action is changing the lakefront's landscape.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2019
Democrats Fail At Attempt To Change Logging, Forest Management In Indiana
House Democrats tried to pass two amendments this week that could have changed the way Indiana manages its forests.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2018
Plan Calls For Logging To Help Restore Native Hardwood Trees
The plan calls for logging to concentrate on removing stagnated and dying pine trees to create better growing conditions for healthy trees, including black walnut, cherry, oaks, hickory, poplar and maple.
Read MoreMay 11, 2018
Judge Blocks Routes For Logging Along Lake Monroe
Neighbors sued to block the logging, saying the logging equipment would damage a private roadway. Officials also have raised concerns about possible impact to Bloomington's water supply.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018
Bill To Limit Local Regulation Of Private Property Logging Dead
Despite a number of last ditch efforts, language that would have stripped local governments from having regulatory authority on natural resource extraction did not make it to the floor.
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