Indiana

Thanks to the Fund and its partners, more than 1,500 acres of Indiana's vital landscapes are now protected; and our green infrastructure planning in central Indiana is helping communities with flood and water quality management while enhancing the area's recreation opportunities and wildlife habitat.

Greening the Crossroads: The Green Infrastructure Plan for Central Indiana

Good green infrastructure planning can have a major impact on the quality of life for residents of a region. After central Indiana was hit by severe flooding in 2008, The Central Indiana Land Trust became interested in developing a regional conservation vision that would help government officials and the public understand the value of planning and implementing green infrastructure. In 2010, the Fund designed a green infrastructure network that highlights more than 300,000 acres of high-quality land in need of protection or continued environmental stewardship by private landowners.

Click here to learn more about the development of the plan as well as the results of its implementation.

Oak Savannah Trail Greenway

Established in 2001 with a generous grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Great Lakes Revolving Fund enables The Conservation Fund to provide technical assistance and bridge financing to local land trusts. A loan enabled the Lake Heritage Parks Foundation to conserve 84 acres of wetlands and remnant oak savannah along the Oak Savannah Trail Greenway. Now managed by Lake County Parks and Recreation, the new public corridor connects to a popular eight-mile hiking and biking path.