About Us
Red-tail
Conservancy preserves, protects, and restores natural areas and farm
land in east central Indiana while increasing awareness of our natural
heritage. Focused on this mission in five counties in east central
Indiana, the not-for-profit land trust has grown steadily since its
inception in 1999 when a public meeting held at Minnetrista Cultural
Center in Muncie attracted 87 people.
Funded entirely by private contributions from individuals, business,
and foundations, RTC hired a full-time Executive Director and recorded
its first conservation easement in July, 2000. In its first decade,
Red-tail Conservancy has provided land conservation options to
individual landowners and partnered with local governments in
restoration projects while engaging students and adult volunteers in
land stewardship activities and education.
As a result, nearly 2000 acres of natural areas and farm land are
permanently protected, and Red-tail Conservancy receives growing
support and recognition for its role in improving east central Indiana.
First Annual Meeting - May, 2000
From left to right: front row--Hunter Banks; middle row--Brian Gordy, Barry Banks, Helen Steussy, Diana Torke; back row--Ron Bonham, Dennis Pickens, Hugh Brown, Amy Kress, Charles Mortensen, Sheryl Myers, Timothy McBride, and Ron Gyure.