https://www.wfyi.org/tags/central-indiana-land-trust Central Indiana Land Trust en-US Copyright Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2022-11-07/many-indiana-natural-landmarks-just-a-short-drive There are 600 National Natural Landmarks scattered across the United States, but Hoosiers don’t have to travel far to find one: Indiana is home to 30 of these special places. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2022-11-07/many-indiana-natural-landmarks-just-a-short-drive Taylor Bennett https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2022-05-10/are-there-more-trees-in-indiana-than-there-were-a-decade-ago Not much has changed in the past decade — but the answer is still a little surprising. According to the U.S. Forest Service, from 2006 to 2019 the number of forest acres in Indiana went up slightly by 2 percent. But the number of individual trees went down by 6 percent. Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2022-05-10/are-there-more-trees-in-indiana-than-there-were-a-decade-ago Rebecca Thiele https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2022-01-04/1m-donation-to-help-expand-protected-indiana-woodland A conservation group plans to use a $1 million donation to help reforestation work and add property to a 700-acre woodland it protects in central Indiana. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2022-01-04/1m-donation-to-help-expand-protected-indiana-woodland Associated Press https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2020-05-13/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-central-indiana The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has a goal to plant 1 million trees in the state over the next five years. The Central Indiana Land Trust is helping with those efforts by planting more than 10,000 trees this week. Wed, 13 May 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2020-05-13/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-central-indiana Taylor Bennett https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2017-12-01/controlled-burn-scheduled-for-fishers-nature-preserve-monday The burn will be on approximately 28 acres of the Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve at the southwest corner of 116th Street and Eller Road. Fri, 01 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2017-12-01/controlled-burn-scheduled-for-fishers-nature-preserve-monday WFYI News https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2016-07-05/secluded-land-will-be-protected The property surrounds Lacywood, the famous estate built in the 1930s by the Lacy family. The property includes trees that pre-date the settlement of Indiana. Tue, 05 Jul 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2016-07-05/secluded-land-will-be-protected Taylor Bennett https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2016-05-18/new-nature-preserve-near-shelbyville-has-old-growth-forest Meltzer Woods near Shelbyville will open Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. and be open seven days a week from dawn to dusk. Wed, 18 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2016-05-18/new-nature-preserve-near-shelbyville-has-old-growth-forest Associated Press