Indiana Forest Alliance

Indianapolis is home to 59 square miles of forest. About 85% of that land is privately owned, and has little or no protection from being destroyed.

The Indiana Forest Alliance will have a book release event Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at Morgenstern’s Cafe in Bloomington and Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at The Whispering Shelf in Indianapolis.

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.

The Indiana Forest Alliance is calling on Indianapolis city leaders to prioritize forest conservation.

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.

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.

The groups Friends of Salamonie Forest and the Indiana Forest Alliance are seeking to have two state forests designated state parks.

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.

A person looking to preserve the trees bid $150,000 but was turned down because they didn't have a timber license.

Members of Save Yellowwood are camping out in tents on private property, near the area where logging is planned.