Land

Andrea Lutz now speaking out for the Conservation Law Center

A familiar name from a different email address feels out of context. Upon further investigation it is perfectly in context. Andrea Lutz has been my...

Conservation Law Center announces Andrea Lutz as first Director of Advancement

Conservation Law Center is excited to welcome Andrea Lutz in the newly created position of Director of Advancement. This new role replaces the prior Director...

$60,000 Grant from Simon Family Foundation to Advance Water Quality and Land Conservation in Indiana

Thank you to the Herbert Simon Family Foundation who has awarded the Conservation Law Center a $60,000 grant to further our work in water quality...

Conservation Law Center Clinic at the IU Maurer School of Law

Each school year, second- and third-year law students at the IU Maurer School of Law have the opportunity to enroll for credit as interns in...

The Promise of Protecting Land Forever

Land conservation has always been one of Conservation Law Center’s focus areas. With a combined 60 years of experience, Christian Freitag, our Executive Director, and...

Thank you Herbert Simon Family Foundation

We continue to work on solutions to Indiana’s water quality challenges thanks to a generous gift of $40,000 from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation....

Support for the threatened Great Green Macaw

CLC works to improve condition in Costa Rica, Columbia, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama for the Great Green Macaw...

Center Helps Protect First ACEP Farmland Easement at Indiana Land Trust

George Rogers Clark Land Trust and the Center made history with the closing on Indiana’s first farmland easement under the USDA’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program....

Indiana easement signing a historic event

Harrison County agreement marks the first use of the federal agricultural land easement component in Indiana....

Freitag Represents the Center at Public Affairs Governance Workshop in China

This past June, I accepted an invitation from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and Ocean University of China to...

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hear Lake Michigan Public Trust Case

Is your right to access Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline a national concern? On October 5th, the US Supreme Court was asked to decide if it...

What the Appelate Court’s Ruling Means for The Public Trust

On December 7th, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is held in trust for the public up to the ordinary...

Clear-Cut Victory for White River Corridor

Thanks to the efforts of the Friends of White River (FOWR), the banks along a stretch of riparian corridor in Warfleigh and Broad Ripple will...

CLC Saves 22% of Trees from Extensive Clearing on the White River in Settlement

For a good portion of the year, CLC has been representing Friends of the White River in a Tree Clearing Settlement Agreement with the US...

CLC Saves 22% of Trees from Extensive Clearing on the White River in Settlement

Friends of the White River v. State of Indiana DNR...

CLC Urges Federal Government to Hold Coal Companies Responsible for Clean-Up Costs in Future

Peter Murrey and the CLC recently submitted comments on behalf of the Hoosier Environmental Council encouraging stricter oversight of bankrupt coal companies. We urged the...

Director Bill Weeks Named Chair of American Bar Association Task Force on Conservation Easement Law

Conservation Law Center Director Bill Weeks has been named Chair of an American Bar Association Task Force on Conservation Easement Law. Under the auspices of...

CLC is Assisting The Nature Conservancy with Clearing Mineral Rights Encumbrances

The CLC is assisting The Nature Conservancy in clearing mineral encumbrances from properties in the Wabash River watershed for conservation....

CLC Challenges Indiana DNR’s Authorization to Destroy Mature Hardwood Forest and Habitat Along the White River Levee

On behalf of Friends of the White River, CLC has challenged the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ decision to authorize the permanent destruction of more...

CLC Represents Hoosier Environmental Council as Friend of the Court in Deer Shooting “Preserve” Case

The Indiana Supreme Court has granted CLC's request for leave to file a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Hoosier Environmental Council....

CLC Co-Sponsors Conference on Conservation Easement Law

The CLC believes that conservation easements are essential for conservation, and that they will be more effective if key public officials know how they work....