Indiana Land Protection Alliance

Hoosier Riverwatch is an awesome community science program that tracks an amazing amount of water quality data in the state. Check out their latest newsletter! It includes upcoming workshop dates so you can get involved. Monitoring water quality is a great opportunity for lifelong learners to see nature from a different perspective or pick up a new skill, while collecting critical data!

The Next Level Conservation Trust's infusion of $25 million made a huge difference for Indiana land protection, allowing land trusts an opportunity for matching funds that made conservation projects possible, sometimes after years of looking for grant funding. Read Next Level success stories and more from Indiana land trusts in the 2024 State of the Lands: https://lnkd.in/gdJSv-Rx 📷 : A creek winds through Fern Station Nature Preserve, Putnam County. Protected forever by Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc.

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The 2024 State of the Lands is hot off the press! This collection of stories from the last year celebrates the impact of Indiana's land trusts and highlights the strength of partnerships within the conservation community. Read now: https://lnkd.in/gS_F_xEe

Planning for FOREVER is not an easy task! Fortunately, our alliance has an incredible Board of Directors leading the charge. Last week, ILPA's Board Members, including land trust representatives from across the state, gathered for an intensive two-day strategic planning retreat. Together, we are charting our next five years and laying the foundation for Indiana's land trusts and our many wonderful partners to protect and care for the lands and waters we love (and need) in perpetuity.

Great upcoming workshop with Wesselman Woods! Don't forget to register. Space is limited.

We are thrilled to share that we have been named a recipient of NIPSCO's 2024 Environmental Action Grant! This critical funding will be used to send Indiana land stewardship professionals to a 3-day Safety and Woods Worker Training Course. Thank you, NIPSCO, for this support and for caring about the safety and well-being of our land stewards.

Happy Earth Day! Learn about our efforts to make Earth Day everyday, by checking out this month's e-newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gcppzxqQ We shared an exciting announcement about our Statewide Photo Tour Program. Thanks to generous funding from Cleveland-Cliffs, we're working with six regional photographers to capture the important work being accomplished by Indiana land trusts. These talented individuals were chosen from an pool of nearly 60 exceptional applicants. Visit our website to learn more about the photographers: https://lnkd.in/gtYJ_dtn

We are proud to be a sponsor of Land Trust Alliance's Advocacy Days. We look forward to joining conservationists from across the country in D.C. next week!

Does the beautiful spring weather have you wishing you could spend more time outside? Us too. Sycamore Land Trust is looking for a smart, hardworking individual who cares about nature and the environment to be their next Land Steward. Learn more about this position on their website: https://lnkd.in/g7nTzd4e