Red-tail Land Conservancy has protected a 50-acre forest along the White River in Anderson, IN, establishing Hidden Canal Nature Preserve. This habitat creates a natural corridor to buffer migratory birds and fish from harmful human interaction and protects remnants of a significant historic canal...
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Invite Nature into Your New Year
Consider all of the ways our lives are intertwined by our experiences in nature. These connections span history and far into the future, from the furthest distance to right outside your door...

Turning off the light reveals dark skies
Night skies are not always dark skies. With light pollution dramatically increasing every year, how can we make the mystery, wonder and beauty of the dark return?...

Zeigler Foundation awards $21,000 for Red-tail Nature Preserve renovations
The Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation has awarded a generous grant to beautify and improve infrastructure that will help visitors to Red-tail Nature Preserve have a safe and enjoyable experience...
I’m grateful for…you!
Your gift to Red-tail Land Conservancy matters to native plants, threatened wildlife and people like the supporters in this video. Their story is one of legacy, hope and gratitude...for you.

4 Ways to Opt Outside in 2020
With the whirlwind year so far, we thought "opting outside" for a single day may not be enough. Here are four activities to get you moving outside on Black Friday and beyond...

Nature Journaling Unleashes Creativity
In an age when sharing innermost thoughts on public platforms seems normal, there is one subject to write about that does not judge your work and always has nuggets of wisdom and inspiration: nature...

Creepy-crawlies that are good for your yard
With Halloween around the corner, it's worth looking a little closer at wildlife with a high "ick"-factor and the benefits they provide to our own personal habitat--our yards...

Nature-Inspired Autumn Reading List
Fall is in the air. Its vibrant colors and earthy aromas are bold reminders of the transformation of seasons. This reading list for adults and children pair imagination and mindfulness, perfect for a dramatic autumnal backdrop.

Hagerstown nature preserve renamed after local conservation hero
With the unveiling of new trailhead signage, Hagerstown Nature Preserve as officially been renamed after Steve Swoveland, a local conservation hero who worked tirelessly to save the wetland from destruction.