Author: Troy McCormick

By Tom Hohman As McCormick’s Creek State Park recovers from the damage inflicted by a tornado this spring, there will be many needs that state funds cannot…

About 4 years ago water damage was discovered in the historic Bronnenberg home at Mounds State Park, stemming from what was suspected to be a roof leak. Park…

By Mark Young IPA Board Members Lori Kaplan, John Bergman, Jeff Seidenstein and I represented IPA at the Indiana State Fair on Sunday, August 20th.Many fair visitors…

By Stanley BaelzProperty Manager O’Bannon Woods State Park is a 2,294-acre site which was originally established in 1980 and renamed in 2004 to honor the late Gov. Frank O’Bannon. …

By John Bergman This past June I was given the opportunity to attend the first of several statewide meetings on the next State Wildlife Action Plan ( SWAP) for the DNR…

I was saddened during a recent trip to McCormick’s Creek State Park to learn that the March 31st tornado had claimed another victim of which I was not aware.  Winds…

The Project Assistance Grant Program awarded $5,750 in project grants to four state park friends groups in 2023. Awards included:  Friends of Ouabache State Park – Native Species…

Indiana needs – and deserves – greater investment in our state’s outdoor heritage and our natural resources – our forests, streams, lakes, prairies, wetlands and wildlife habitats.  …

One of IPA’s signature funding priorities is the Project Assistance Program. Through a competitive process, each year IPA awards small grants to the local nonprofit friends groups…

IPA received some great applications from local friends groups for our annual grants program.  After consideration of all applications, the Board at the May meeting approved the…