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FOREST ALLIANCE CELEBRATES DEMISE OF TRADERS POINT DEVELOPMENT
On Thursday, the commercial real estate developers associated with the proposed “Crossing at Traders Point Development” on the the northwest side of Indianapolis announced their intent to withdraw their rezone and variance petition (Case #
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HISTORIC LEGISLATION WOULD DOUBLE SIZE OF DEAM WILDERNESS
Indiana Forest Alliance (IFA) lauded the introduction of legislation, S. 2990 Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act of 2023 by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun to expand the Charles C Deam Wilderness to
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⌛ COUNTDOWN TO MEMBERFEST ⌛
MemberFest 2023 is in just two days! Have you purchased your tickets yet? Here is the full itinerary for this weekend’s events: Friday, Sept. 29: 1:30 p.m. – “Sea Change” climate art viewing at BackSpace
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YODER TO SPEAK AT FOREST ALLIANCE GALA
INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday, the Indiana Forest Alliance (IFA) announced State Sen. Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) as the featured speaker for their 2023 Forest-Foraged Feast on Sept. 29 at the FAR Arts Center in Bloomington. IFA
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PIKE TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT MEETS FURTHER OPPOSITION BY LOCAL COMMUNITY
On Thursday, Sept. 7, a coalition of organizations concerned about the fate of the Eagle Creek forest hosted an informational meeting and guided hike of the area set to be destroyed by the proposed Crossing
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Save Eagle Creek Forest, Stop Pike Rezone!
Indiana Forest Alliance (IFA) has testified in opposition to the proposed rezone and variance with Case Number 2023-CZN-814/2023-CVR-814 approved by the Marion County Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) on August 16, 2023. This concerns a tract
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TWO FORESTS IN NEED TODAY
EAGLE CREEK FOREST IN PERIL As we told you last week, an incredible tract of open space and natural habitat on Indianapolis’ northwest side is facing the threat of destruction to make way for another
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WILDFIRE SMOKE AND MIRRORS – USFS “SPINS” PLAN TO BURN FORESTS
On Monday, the US Forest Service made comments erroneously asserting the necessity for prescribed burning in Hoosier National Forest and severely understating the impact the USFS Buffalo Springs Project would have on the historical Lick Creek settlement. In response, Indiana Forest Alliance Executive
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WILDFIRE SMOKE SHEDS LIGHT ON INTENTIONAL BURNS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
As wildfire smoke from Canada once again affects air quality in all corners of the Hoosier State, just months after fires intentionally lit by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Forestry wreaked havoc on rural Southern
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CONSERVATION GROUPS HIGHLIGHT HISTORICAL VALUE OF FOREST SET FOR LOGGING
On June 28, Indiana Forest Alliance, Indiana Landmarks, and Saving Historic Orange County led a guided hike of historic Lick Creek African American settlement near the Buffalo Trace in Orange County, Ind., an area is
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