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Holiday gifts to support Sycamore
Many of us love giving gifts to our family and friends, but we shy away from materialism and unneeded clutter as we turn toward supporting local organizations and making an impact on our community. This holiday giving season, why not connect the folks on your giving list with Sycamore Land Trust? There are lots of […]
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A new milestone: 10,000 acres protected forever
We are overjoyed to announce that Sycamore Land Trust now protects more than 10,000 acres of land in southern Indiana! In October 2019 we closed on the anonymous donation of 188 wooded acres in Owen County, bringing Sycamore’s protected land to 10,000 acres. Since then, we have closed on two more properties, in Monroe and […]
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Holiday gifts to support Sycamore
Many of us love giving gifts to our family and friends, but we shy away from materialism and unneeded clutter as we turn toward supporting local organizations and making an impact on our community. This holiday giving season, why not connect the folks on your giving list with Sycamore Land Trust? There are lots of […]
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New species of firefly seen at Beanblossom Bottoms
We are thrilled to announce that a newly discovered, rare firefly has been found at Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve! The cypress firefly, discovered by biologist Lynn Frierson Faust in Mississippi in 2017, was only known to live in cypress swamps until biologist Max Henschen identified Beanblossom Bottoms as a potential habitat in June 2019. He […]
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From the Land Preservation Director
by Rob McCrea This article originally appeared in the fall 2019 issue of The Twig, our member newsletter. To see more articles and past issues, click here. Many conservationists have a favorite passage from Aldo Leopold. One of mine is about how the outdoor experiences we have as children resonate with us, and how we try […]
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