Scientists from universities across Indiana will share research on the value of isolated wetlands, which are vital to the health of Indiana’s ecology, water and people. These unique and important ecosystems are currently threatened by Senate Bill 389, which would repeal critical wetland protections in Indiana. Dr. Sara McMillan will moderate a forum with speakers […]
The second event will be hosted by the Hoosier Environmental Council, White River Alliance, and the Indiana Land Protection Alliance. Speakers from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Army Corps of Engineers, and environmental consulting will use a case study project to illustrate how federal and state laws work to protect isolated wetland functions and […]
To create a healthier future for people and wildlife, we must improve our climate resilience and identify disparate and cumulative impacts of pollution. Learn how environmental justice mapping tools can help policymakers chart an equitable path forward: natwild.life/ejmapping
PARTNER EVENT: National Wildlife Federation - Federal policymakers are giving increasing focus to environmental justice mapping tools, recognizing their potential in furthering environmental and climate justice. These tools can reveal what kinds of communities are (and aren’t) at risk from environmental hazards, and the compounded pollution and climate burdens some communities face. These tools can […]
Ohio River Discussion: Understanding Microplastics in the Ohio River Basin
PARTNER EVENT: National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with Outdoor Afro, Black AF in STEM, The Links, Inc., and Patagonia, will be hosting a National Townhall on Creating Safe Spaces to convene Black leaders to recap lessons learned and share best practices from our three-part roundtable series. We seek to build upon what’s happening now in […]
IWF AFFILIATE: New Alsace Conservation Club hosts it's annual Fishing Derby on Saturday May, 8, 2021
WANTED: Honeysuckle and the Gang. Wanted for invading our waterways, gardens and parks all over Indianapolis. Wanted for strangling out important native species, not contributing to the surrounding ecosystem, and breaking chainsaws (and backs). Join KIB for a roundup of these scoundrels and a large-scale removal of invasives from Martin Park this spring! There is […]
IWF and our trail partners--Indy Parks, Land Stewardship, Holliday Park Foundation, and Friends of Marott Park Woods Nature Preserve--work together on some of our Certified Sustainable Trails to remove garlic mustard! Two separate events on the same day will help to thin out this invasive plant species that threatens the quality of the wildlife […]
Tag us with your favorite threatened or endangered #indianawildlife species on National Endangered Species Day.
Join our partners over at KIB! Do you love local food and hidden food forests? Then join KIB for a fun day conducting habitat restoration and sprucing up of the orchard trees at the Fall Creek Orchard. Together, we'll remove harmful invasive species that are choking the creek and orchard trees, remove debris and litter, […]
The Indiana Native Plant Society hosts it's annual silent auction virtually with education events (with one from IWF executive director, Emily Wood!)
