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Yellowwood, Morgan-Monroe Logging Moratorium Lifted
The moratorium on logging in the 50,000 acres of Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood State Forests (which has been in place since 2018) has been lifted. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Forestry (DoF) announced
HOUCHIN CAN STOP THE LOGGING AND BURNING DESTRUCTION AT HOUSTON SOUTH
As we shared last week, the US Forest Service (USFS) has issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment (FSEA) for the Houston South Vegetation “Management and Restoration” Project. This assessment was accompanied by a Final Decision
Forests for Indy is ready to win in 2024. Save the Date for May 13 and sign up for 1:1 meetings
On May 13th, the Indiana Forest Alliance will officially launch the 2024 Forests for Indy campaign. Demand #1 is for the city council and the Mayor of Indianapolis to place $6M into the upcoming city
INDIANA FOREST ALLIANCE LAUDS END OF LINK 101
On Wednesday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced it would not be moving forward with the proposed Link 101 highway project in southeast Indiana between Markland Dam and U.S. 50. This announcement comes after more
Let’s Save Indianapolis’ Urban Forests!
We can and must save Indianapolis’ urban forests. My name is Mike Oles, and I am the new Forests for Indy Director with the Indiana Forest Alliance. I hope you will get involved with this must-win
IFA UNVEILS ONE OF A KIND ECLIPSE EVENT IN YELLOWWOOD SF AND BUDDHIST MONASTERY
Indiana Forest Alliance is hosting a FREE 2024 Solar Eclipse viewing event in Yellowwood State Forest and Bloomington Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center. Festivities will begin with a warm-up event on Sunday, April 7 at Yellowwood Lake where IFA
Tell Gov. Holcomb to Veto Wetlands Destruction
Last Tuesday, House Bill (HB) 1383, which further deregulates and removes protections from wetlands, officially passed the Indiana Senate in a vote of 32 to 17. Despite bipartisan opposition and allegations of impropriety from an IDEM whistleblower, this bill was fast-tracked
Fate of Indiana Wetlands in the Balance
Two big bills making their way through the Indiana legislature will have a significant impact on Indiana’s wetlands. SB246 is a good bill which will encourage property owners to preserve wetlands on their property by establishing
A UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE OLD GROWTH FOREST OR AN UNSURPASSED EXERCISE IN GREENWASHING?
(Rock formations in near Wesley Chapel Gulf, in Orange County, Ind. portion of Hoosier National Forest. Photo by: Jeff Stant) On December 20, 2023, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Thomas
Limited Time Global Warming Inspired Giclee Print Series
Thanks to a generous partnership with Artists for Environmental Restoration, limited time giclee prints of David J Emerson Young’s “Global Warming Series” paintings are available for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Indiana
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