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CLC Executive Director Freitag joins Lake Monroe Water Fund Board of Directors

CLC is pleased to announce Executive Director, Christian Freitag, has joined the Board of Directors for the Lake Monroe Water Fund. The Lake Monroe Water...

CLC Announces New Position: the Constance and Terry Marbach Conservation Attorney

Conservation Law Center is excited to announce the creation of a new position for the organization—the Constance and Terry Marbach Conservation Attorney....
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CLC coauthors report on threats to survival of endangered Costa Rican Great Green Macaw

This report, requested by the Macaw Recovery Network (MRN), details the ways in which the rapidly growing pineapple industry in Costa Rica threatens the survival...

Formation of Lake Monroe Water Fund thanks in part to Duke Energy grant

Water is essential for life, and people concerned about the health of Lake Monroe have worked together to form the Lake Monroe Water Fund. On...

$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...

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....

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...

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 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....

CLC Represents Clients in Oral Argument at the Indiana Supreme Court

The CLC's Jeff Hyman represented three Indiana environmental groups in oral arguments before the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday, March 15, in a case that...

CLC Prepared Third Conservation Easement Guide for the Land Trust Alliance

The CLC prepared the third in a series of conservation easement guides for the Land Trust Alliance (LTA)....

Completion of Manual for Landowners in Indiana and Illinois

In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, CLC has developed a manual for landowners in Indiana and Illinois who are interested in preserving their land by...

Litigator of the Year Award Bestowed on CLC Staff Attorney Jeffrey B. Hyman by HEC

CLC Staff Attorney, Jeffrey B. Hyman, has been named the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) "Litigator of the Year" for his talents and dedication, especially in...

CLC Attorneys Present at LTA Rally

In mid-October, CLC attorneys presented workshops at the annual national meeting of the Land Trust Alliance in Portland, Oregon. Bill co-presented the workshop "Conservation Easements...

Incorporating Nonprofits to Support Biodiversity

CLC helped Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge become a nonprofit...

CLC Helps Friends of Patoka River Incorporate

With the legal assistance of CLC attorneys and Clinic interns, Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge incorporated as a not-for-profit organization....