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FEMA Joins the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership to Support Climate Resilience and Military Readiness

Today, the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership announces the addition of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to its Federal Coordinating Committee (FCC). The FEMA Office of...

Gary officials, environmental group react to Fulcrum Bioenergy bankruptcy filing

Fulcrum Bioenergy has declared bankruptcy, and a Gary environmental group is pleased by the news. The California-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sept. 9,...

Funding Available to Protect Forestland Through the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Project

State Conservationist Damarys Mortenson announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making funding available to help landowners protect and restore key...

Midwest Resilience Specialist

Raenah Bailey is the Midwest Resilience Specialist for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape and the Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape....

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...

Gary resident sues Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission over alleged statutory violations

A Gary resident is suing the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission over alleged violations of transparency rules, the eligibility of two of the body's...

Commission Violates Transparency Laws in Little Calumet River Projects

Gary Lee v. Little Calumet River Development Commission...
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Save the Dunes

In 1952, Save the Dunes was founded to protect the remaining untouched dunes of Northwest Indiana.In the early 1900’s, a group of walkers based out...

Company behind planned trash-to fuel plant in Gary reportedly facing bankruptcy

California-based Fulcrum Bioenergy, the company behind controversial plans for a jet fuel making facility in Gary, is facing bankruptcy, according to a report by Bloomberg...
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Green EC

This is a small, newly organized group of residents trying to improve the natural environment of East Chicago. Founded by a group of Student Conservation...

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Urban League Block Clubs

Block Clubs are an important component of the Urban League Movement. It is by organizing and mobilizing the community block-by-block that citizens have a more...

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Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership

NLCEP is a group of university professors from schools in or near the northwest Indiana Region who specialize in a variety of scientific disciplines and...

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Gary Advocates for Responsible Development

GARD is a group of Gary residents organized in 2021 to fight two plastic garbage burning operations who are trying to construct sites in Gary....

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Central Hardwoods Joint Venture

The Central Hardwoods Joint Venture (CHJV) is a partnership of state, federal, and non-profit wildlife conservation agencies and organizations that work together to ensure the...

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Indiana Corn Marketing Council

Founded in 2007, the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) is a statewide organization that serves Indiana corn farmers through checkoff programs that help create demand...

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Indiana Soybean Alliance 

The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA), recognized by the Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Qualified State Soybean Board, is a statewide organization that...

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Friends of Lake Monroe

Freshwater ecosystems are a vital component of life and require both protection and appreciation.Friends of Lake Monroe (FLM) was created in 2016 by Sherry Mitchell-Bruker...

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IU Environmental Resilience Institute

Our mission: To co-create environmental resilience and climate solutions by integrating research, education, and community. How do we co-create environmental resilience at ERI?

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Indiana Prescribed Fire Council

The Indiana Prescribed Fire Council is a collection of prescribed fire practitioners from across Indiana. We have members from various state and federal agencies, universities,...

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Regional Opportunities Initiative

The mission of ROI is to advance economic and community prosperity in the 11 counties of the Indiana Uplands (Brown, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe,...

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American Bird Conservancy

American Bird Conservancy was launched in 1994 with Founding President George Fenwick at the helm. He steered the organization through its challenging fledgling years and...