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10 September 2026
DNR advises that as of 28 August 2026 Trail #7 at both Turkey Run State Park and Shades State Park are closed. The remaining trails at both properties are open but are still very muddy from recent rainfall. On the other hand, after a 13-month closure due to damage from flooding, the ladder structures have been rebuilt, and Trail 9 at Turkey Run State Park is now open for hiking again.

25 August 2026
Saw today that DNR has taken down the warning advising potential visitors of the closure of Bluffs of Beaver Bend Nature Preserve in Martin County. Presumably the preserve is now open again.

24 August 2026
USFS proposes to close part of Tower Ridge Road, which essentially divides the north and south portions of the Deam Wilderness.

12 Aug 2026
New blog entry on suggested EcoIndiana improvements.

4 August 2026
The Sycamore Land Trust has begun construction on its Carl Ziegler Wetlands and Education Center, near Dolan in Monroe County. The Center will open in the Spring of 2027.

24 July 2026
Article on opposition to solar farms in Indiana. I have many thoughts about this and, time permitting, may get around to sharing them. Too much going on.

23 July 2026
The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports on state funds being used to remove aging underground petroleum storage tanks.

17 July 2026
Someone forwarded me a Facebook post with an image showing a column collapse at the Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa in Miami County. Erosion is implacable.

14 July 2026
I don't often see mention of Clymers, a hamlet in Cass County, but Mother Jones Magazine has an article on a proposal to "store carbon" deep beneath the area.

3 July 2026
Just learned today that the Bluffs of Beaver Bend Nature Preserve in Martin County is closed until further notice. The DNR Announcement doesn't say when it started or when it will end. I'll provide updates if I can find them.

16 June 2026
The Richmond Palladium-Item reports that the Red-tail Land Conservancy has obtained a grant to help it protect Buskirk Falls Preserve, a 39 acre forest in Wayne County.

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