Ogden Dunes, IN

CLC is helping the National Park Service defend its lawful jurisdiction over the lakefront.

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Issues: Land, Water

Michigan City, IN

In 2019, the US Supreme Court preserved our unanimous victory in the Indiana case of Gunderson v. State. That case ensured the public’s right to access and enjoy the lakeshore and confirmed that the State of Indiana owns that land in trust for Indiana’s citizens. The fight didn’t end there. Out-of-state interest groups have again challenged the state’s ownership of the shore in their latest attempt to privatize this amazing public resource. We remain committed to protecting the public’s rights to use the beach.

Issues: Public Trust, Land

South Bend, IN

CLC is collaborating with partners to address the impacts of climate
change and to find natural solutions to Indiana’s increasing drought
and flood cycles.

Issues: Water, Land

Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN

CLC continues to advocate for Indiana’s water quality, including updates to our 65 year-old drainage code and alarmingly high levels of failing septic systems across the state.

Issues: Water, Land

Indianapolis, IN

CLC helped clear defunct mineral leases on properties in the Wabash River bottoms, enabling permanent protection under the federal Wetland Reserve Easement Program.

Indianapolis, IN

CLC updated the conservation easement template it has made available to dozens of land trusts in Indiana and nationwide to ensure compliance with current case law and best practice.

Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN

CLC is working with scientists and conservationists across the globe to address extinction challenges.

Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change

Indianapolis, IN

CLC advised on land conservation projects, including Indiana bat habitat protection areas.

Indianapolis & Crawfordsville, IN

As co-counsel, CLC forced the US Army Corps of Engineers to revisit its wetlands determination for a confined animal feeding operation next to the state’s largest wetlands restoration area at Kankakee Sands.

Linton, IN

CLC advised on a proposed partnership agreement with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, protecting both organizations’ mission objectives.

Issues: Nonprofit Support

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Thanks to generous donations we are adding two additional staff to our organization, the Nancy C. Ralston Conservation Law Fellowship, and the Constance and Terry Marbach Conservation Attorney. We grow to meet the challenges.

Issues: Water, Land, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Public Trust, Environmental Justice

Bloomington, IN

Thanks to funding from the Duke Energy Foundation, CLC is partnering with the IU Limnology Lab at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs to monitor inputs to the Lake Monroe watershed, Indiana’s largest lake and an important habitat area.

Issues: Water, Biodiversity, Climate Change

Bloomington, IN

CLC advised Sycamore Land Trust on a potential timber theft on one of their nature preserves in Southern Indiana.

Issues: Land, Environmental Justice

Southern Indiana

CLC partnered with the US Navy and other state leaders seeking federal recognition for a landscape-scale conservation program that would prioritize federal conservation efforts in Southern Indiana.

Issues: Water, Land, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Justice,