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The Legal Toolkit for Conservation: Talking Conservation with Alex Sienkiewicz

Conservation Law Center hosted its first public lecture of the 2026 Talking Conservation series on March 4 at Upland Wood Shop in Bloomington, Indiana....
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Student Spotlight: Kathryn Buehler

During her brief yet productive time with CLC, Buehler said she greatly enjoyed working in a nonprofit environment for the first time, as well as...
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Freitag Travels to Tanzania for Wildlife Conservation Conference

At the 15th TAWIRI International Scientific Conference in Tanzania, CLC deepened regional partnerships to address human–wildlife conflict through research and legal analysis. The work reflects...
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Indiana Senate Resolution to Recognize the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Partnership

We thank Senator Greg Goode for introducing Senate Resolution 34: “A Senate Resolution recognizing the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Partnership.” This resolution serves to increase...
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Join the CLC Team!

This is an exciting opportunity to join a twenty-year-old public interest law firm working on some of the most important and challenging conservation issues in...
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Becoming Lawyers: Reflections on the Fall 2025 Conservation Law Clinic

Students in the Conservation Law Clinic shared their final presentations with an audience of their peers and professors on November 20, 2025. What stood out...
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Celebrating 20 Years of CLC

On November 6, 2025, the Conservation Law Center celebrated its 20th Anniversary in downtown Indianapolis. Friends old and new gathered over good food, drink, and...
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Professor Robert Keiter, University Distinguished Professor and Wallace Stegner Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Photo Credit: James Boyd.

Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone: Reflections from the Inaugural Talking Conservation Lecture

Professor Robert Keiter, University Distinguished Professor and Wallace Stegner Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Photo Credit: James...

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Data-Driven Impact with Raenah Bailey 

When Dr. Raenah Bailey joined the LegacyWorks Sentinel Landscapes team as the Midwest Resilience Specialist for the Southern Indiana and Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscapes, she...

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CLC’s Michael Spalding Featured on Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring

Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape coordinator Michael Spalding joined the podcast as one of several Indiana-based conservation leaders to discuss the complex history and ongoing debate...
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Legislation to Promote Prescribed Burning Signed by Governor Braun on May 2

A new law to expand Indiana’s prescribed fire capacity was signed by Gov. Mike Braun on April 30. The bill expands a prescribed fire training...
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Evaluation of Existing Regulations Pursuant to Executive Order 25-38

Download PDF HERE The Conservation Law Center, the Environmental Law & Policy Center, the Hoosier Environmental Council, Save the Dunes Conservation Fund, Gary Advocates for...

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Advocates Demand Stricter Oversight for Tradebe’s East Chicago Facility

Tradebe’s operations in East Chicago are under scrutiny as IDEM weighs two key permits: a renewal and expansion of the facility’s hazardous waste permit under...
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A Partnership for Progress: How the Conservation Law Center and The Conservation Fund Secured Busseron Creek’s Future

The Conservation Law Center and The Conservation Fund secured permanent protection of 4,000 acres in Southern Indiana, creating the Busseron Creek Fish & Wildlife Area,...
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RCPP Coordinator Hired

Conservation Law Center is excited to announce the hire of Ben Taylor, our coordinator for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape RCPP....
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Important water policy proposals drafted

CLC has drafted five policy proposals focused on PFAS regulation, wetland protection, and the establishment of an Indiana Water Authority....
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Midwest Resilience Specialist

Raenah Bailey is the Midwest Resilience Specialist for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape and the Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape....
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Staff Spotlight: Michael Spalding

Michael recently returned from a wildland firefighting assignment in California. He originally became certified as a wildland firefighter after completing the basic courses and training...
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Climate and Conservation Summit

SISL Coordinator, Rob McCrea, was invited to attend the Climate and Conservation Summit hosted by the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
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Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Update // Spring 2024

Greetings from the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape. I hope you all are enjoying the good things that come along with spring such as listening to...
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Community Foundation Chooses CLC for Fund-Matching Support

Conservation Law Center is excited to announce that the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County has chosen us as one of 18 local organizations...
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