If you missed Valentine’s Day or are looking for ideas to spread the love year-round, here are 11 reasons to develop your relationship with nature...
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Summer Stewardship Internship Open
Summer interns help us steward the land by removing invasive species and planting native trees and shrubs, assist with trail maintenance and repair, learn best conservation practices and skills in nature interpretation....
Leap Year has a Champion. And It’s Slimy.
As you look around leading up to February 29th, you may notice something interesting: our obsession with frogs. While these amphibians are not the animal kingdom’s exclusive jumpers--think grasshoppers, rabbits...
20 Years After the White River Fish Kill
Today, the White River is arguably the best smallmouth fishery in the state. Fishing guides from as far away as Canada bring groups to our river. According to Greg Spencer, Superintendent of ....
Nature of The Season
Everyone has their own unique traditions, but there are always staples that tie every year together; family, friends, and food. But what else tells us it’s the holiday season? The nip in the air? My dad...
Celebrating 20 Years – Did you miss the party?
It is important to take time to celebrate accomplishments. The reflection is important to show gratitude for the many people, business, and foundations who made the work possible. If you couldn’t make the party last month ....
Red-tail Conservation Awards Presented
We gathered at Minnetrista, the original meeting place, last month to celebrate, reflect, and recognize the many people who made the work of Red-tail a reality. Red-tail’s founder and first executive director, Barry Banks, was the ....
INSIGHT: Interview with Julie Borgmann
Julie Borgmann, Executive Director of the Red-Tail Land Conservancy, discusses how land trusts can protect and preserve areas in Indiana and across the country. This interview was produced in collaboration with WIPB – Indiana Public Broadcasting at Ball State University.
Celebrating 20 Years
What were you doing 20 years ago? Perhaps you were preparing for the digital demise as the calendar rolled into the new millennium? Maybe you were thinking, “I remember when Prince first sang 1999, how can it already be 1999?” ....
Fall Colors – feast for the eyes and wildlife
When you think of autumn colors, usually images of blazing yellow, orange, and red leaves come to mind. Its not just the trees that provide the colors of fall outside. While some leaves are starting to turn yellow early, look to the fields and ....
Kids Club Newsletter – Volume 3 Issue 2
What is happening outside now that it’s Summer? You may already be seeing signs
of summer, like butterflies visiting flowers and birds singing....
Reflections on ‘A Sand County Almanac’
What has changed in the 60 years since A Sand County Almanac was published? The world’s population has grown from 2.5 billion to 7 billion. An accumulation of carbon dioxide is causing climate change, glaciers are melting, pollution is spreading....