Indiana's Forests
Are YOUR Forests!
Enjoyment for Hoosiers
Habitat for Indiana’s biodiversity
Carbon Sequestration for the future
Attend IFA's Annual Member Meeting Saturday - October 18th
WHO: Indiana Forest Alliance
WHAT: 2025 Annual Member Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, October 18th. Check in 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Meeting begins at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Old Possum Trot Winer – 5067 Possum Trot Road. Unionville, IN (See map)
WHY: Review of 2024-2025 IFA work. Vote on 2026 Action Plan and other business. Engage with other IFA members and leadership.
Following the business meeting, we are planning on taking a hike in the Morgan-Monroe / Yellowwood Back Country Area. Please bring your own water bottle, lunch or snack, and camp / portable chair. IFA will provide beverages for the meeting.
NOTE: To participate in the IFA Annual Member Meeting, your membership in the organization must be up-to-date. If you would like to check on the status of your membership— or join IFA– please contact Melody Dunn. Email: melody@indianaforestalliance.org. Or telephone the office at 317-602-3692.
Show Your Support for Indiana Forests
Help IFA continue our work to protect forests all across the state.
Support IFA’s forest preservation campaigns by clicking the Donate button at the top of the page. Thank you!
Thank you to the Indianapolis Foundation for their generous support of our Forests For Indy program!
Why Forests Matter
Forests do many things. They provide environmental, ecological and social benefits They serve as a natural habitat for living creatures, both big and small. In addition, forests help clean the air and the water, absorb flood water, and prevent soil erosion by holding stream banks in place. They help protect against natural disasters and serve as a source of food and medicines. They combat climate change by removing carbon from the atmosphere. They cool the air temperature. And they serve as a source of beauty and a natural playground where people can connect with nature and engage in recreational activities which are extremely valuable to both our physical and mental well-being.
Our Work
A legislative effort to create the largest area of protected public forest in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The goal is to expand Indiana’s only wilderness area, The Charles Deam Wilderness, as well a establish a new Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area.
A scientific examination of the natural diversity in Indiana’s hardwood forests.
Establishes a baseline of species to assess the future impacts of climate change and human activities on the natural world in Indiana.
The first comprehensive survey of Indiana’s hardwood forests, examining many taxa over several growing seasons in a systematic way.
Has already uncovered at least 129 species never before recorded in Indiana.
Ongoing monitoring in our public forests for their presence and advocating for the protection of their habitats from destructive activities.
An initiative to establish a network of urban forest preserves in Indianapolis.
Forests provide environmental, ecological, and social services that make our neighborhoods more resilient in the face of an uncertain future.
Forests cool the air, reduce flooding and serve as natural areas that contribute to mental and physical health, as well as improved property values and quality of life.
We continuously monitor water quality in the Blue River, upstream and downstream of the last population of Eastern hellbenders in Indiana, to provide early warning of sediment runoff from logging that will suffocate this salamander’s young.
Advocating for the development of a new Management Plan for the HNF. We took the US Forest Service to federal court to stop a destructive plan to log and burn thousands of acres of wild forest that drain into Monroe Reservoir. Organizing grassroots opposition to a similar plan near Patoka Reservoir and another plan to build the Mid-States Corridor Highway.
Objectives: to protect these wild forests in the HNF for wilderness recreation, wildlife habitat and drinking water they provide to more than 250,000 Hoosiers.
We shine a light on state plans to log old growth stands and show how designation as state parks will provide natural sanctuaries so rare in northern Indiana.
An initiative to protect wild nature in Indiana’s state forests for human enjoyment and creatures that need undisturbed natural habitat.
IFA’S Ecoblitz is a multi-year survey of biological diversity within Indiana’s hardwood forests. Our research is getting published.
IFA seeks bipartisan support to protect Indiana’s forests to preserve more public forest land from logging. Advocate for Indiana’s forests with us!
IFA works for the protection of Indiana’s forests, including urban forests which are crucial to a city’s quality of life.
Join IFA's Campaign to Protect Hoosier National Forest
Take a Hike!
How can you protect something you don’t know? Visit a nearby forest and discover our favorite hikes. Bottom line? Get outside!
Facts About Indiana's State and National Forests
Indiana is home to 158,019.3 acres of state forests and 203,000 acres of national forest.
Within these forests, you can hike, mountain bike, camp, ride horses, watch birds, and so much more!
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State Forests scattered across Indiana
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Organization committed to Indiana’s forests
10,000 +
Hoosiers protecting Indiana’s forests