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Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape

Strengthening National Security Through Conservation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is putting Farmers First by advancing conservation and working-land stewardship efforts to protect military mission-critical areas through the Sentinel...
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New Tools Help Partners Understand and Protect Southern Indiana Landscapes

CLC’s Dr. Raenah Bailey has completed two related projects that help partners better understand southern Indiana's changing landscapes and make more informed conservation decisions....
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CLC Hosts Site Visit to Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape with Attendees Joining from Across the Nation

Sentinel landscape coordinators, support organizations, partners, and Federal Coordinating Committee representatives came to southern Indiana in early May to showcase partners’ work and highlight ongoing...
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Maurer students draft prescribed burning law, get legal recognition of conservation partnership

Maurer students in the Conservation Law Clinic researched and wrote Senate Resolution 34, to increase awareness of the conservation efforts led by the Southern Indiana...
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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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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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Nearly 4,000-acre Fish & Wildlife Area opens in southern Indiana

Busseron Creek is Indiana DNR’s largest conservation project in 20 years...
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New DNR fish and wildlife area highlights success of partnership with military, conservation groups

Nearly 4,000 acres in Sullivan County will become the new Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources was able to...
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Indiana permanently protects 4,000 acres with new southern Indiana fish and wildlife area

Nature has reclaimed an old coal mine in southern Indiana, and state environmentalists have collaborated to ensure the land will belong to all Hoosiers. Indiana’s...
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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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Historic Partnership Secures Nearly 4,000 Acres for Conservation and Future Public Recreation in Southern Indiana

A 3,950-acre conservation near LGTF, Indiana, ensures biodiversity, recreation, and resilience through partnerships, opening to the public in 2025....
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Conserving Nearly 4,000 Acres in Southern Indiana

Nearly 4,000 acres in Southern Indiana have been permanently conserved in a landmark effort led by the Conservation Law Center’s Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape initiative....
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$426,708 in Federal Funds to Support Clean Water and Indiana Forests

Indiana Forests to Faucets: Native Landscapes for Clean Water project gets new funding...
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Ready-Set-Fire in White Oak Woodlands

This Joint Chiefs' Restoration Project will fund prescribed fire along with numerous forest management projects across 16 counties in southern Indiana....
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700 Acres of Farmland and Forestland Preserved Near Lake Glendora

American Farmland Trust and Navy Partner on First REPI Easements in SISL...
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Supporting the Fight Against Invasive Species

Assisted SICIM with a successful grant application...
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Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Waterfowl conservation is...

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State of Indiana Cooperative Invasive Management

SICIM, formally known as the Southern Indiana Cooperative Weed Management Area (SICWMA), was officially incorporated on August 12, 2008. Several non-profit groups saw a need...

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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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