Category : News Center

Last February IPA inaugurated a new concept to help members learn the latest news and developments in state parks and nature preserves. We held a virtual one-on-one session…

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…

Legislative Update By John Goss The final version of the 2023-25 Indiana budget contained many positives for conservation. Although several items from the budget proposed by Governor…

IPA GRANTS SUPPORT LOCAL FRIENDS GROUPS  By Mark Young The Project Assistance Grant Program awarded $5,750 in project grants to four state park friends groups in 2023.  Awards…

NATURE PRESERVE SPOTLIGHT                                              GLACIAL ESKER…