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Conservation Law Center Files Amicus Brief Urging the Indiana Supreme Court to Embrace the Federal Doctrine of Associational Standing

Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and Vote Solar v. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission...
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Noah Hines

Noah Hines is an Associate Attorney for the Conservation Law Center. Born and raised in Indiana, Noah began learning the importance of conservation early in...

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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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Seagulls fly above beachgoers

Can the Indiana Dunes & heavy industry coexist? It’s complicated

Indiana Dunes reach a turning point as preservation efforts and regional growth pressures shape the future of the lakeshore landscape....
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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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Join the CLC Team!

The Conservation Law Center seeks applications for the position of Associate Attorney to join our team based in the beautiful Midwestern college town of Bloomington,...
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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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212-year-old Family Farm Preserved

Conservation Law Center helps George Rogers Clark Land Trust preserve 212-year-old family farm utilizing USDA Agricultural Conservation Easement Program....
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Town of Ogden Dunes Abandons Plan to Build a Stone Revetment Along Lake Michigan’s Shoreline

After nearly two years of hard-fought litigation brought by Save the Dunes, the Town of Ogden Dunes announced it has “abandoned [its] project” to build...
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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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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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Standing Up for Communities in Zoning and Land Use Decisions

CLC works alongside community partners to influence environmental regulations and promote policies that protect health and the environment in the Region....
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Conservation Law Clinic students help draft new Indiana prescribed burn legislation

A new Indiana law that expands the state’s prescribed burning capacity was signed by Indiana Governor Mike Braun on April 30, in part due to...
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Legislation to Promote Prescribed Burning Signed by Governor Braun

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana A new law to expand Indiana’s prescribed fire capacity was signed by Gov. Mike Braun on April 30. The bill expands a prescribed...

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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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