Indiana Natural Resources Foundation

????? After a long day of exploring, you’ve relaxed into your campsite as dinner cooks over the fire. Accompanying those wonderful sounds and smells is a refreshing can of the current Pints for Parks brew. While you sip on the latest Moontown Brewing masterpiece, you’re reminded that you’re also supporting Indiana’s public lands with each drink... Read more about how Pints for Parks is the perfect partner for your outdoor adventures in our latest impact story:

Run, hike, walk, bike, paddle, or roll. There are many ways to complete the Happy Little 5K, but all of them support tree plantings and healthy forests at Indiana State Parks ???? In our latest impact story, you can learn more about this special event, see how it’s supporting Indiana’s outdoors, and hear from participants just like you. Read more and register below.

With eagles watching from high atop the shoreline trees, Brian Finch, Patoka Lake’s assistant property manager and wildlife specialist, guided the property’s new flat-bottom boat across the water. As he prepared to drop in a few fish structures, he explained the many benefits of the new resource boat. Made possible by a grant from our partners at TC Energy, the boat gives property staff important resources to manage habitat, improve fishing opportunities, increase public access, and much more. Read more about this special project in our latest impact story.

It’s been another fantastic year of celebrating and preserving Indiana’s natural legacy thanks to our generous donors, partners, and the dedicated work of DNR staff! This year we saw: ?? Drastic increases in outdoor education opportunities ?? Tens of thousands of trees added to Indiana’s state forests ?? Public access projects completed ?? So much more Head over to https://lnkd.in/gKq6zY6c to read our Year in Review story and learn about some of the exciting projects and programs that are made possible by supporters of conservation like you.

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to say thanks to our dedicated donors and supporters who join us in celebrating and preserving Indiana’s natural legacy! We’re excited to share our fall newsletter with you. In it you can find stories, photos, and updates that highlight the impact your gifts have on Indiana’s outdoors. Read the newsletter at https://lnkd.in/g3ZbAg5R

More than 4,800 students will venture out to an Indiana State Parks property for a Discover the Outdoors field trip this school year. Those students are participating in a milestone year with a program high of nearly $25,000 expected to be distributed! Thanks to ongoing support from our donors and partners, Discover the Outdoors continues to inspire the next generation of Hoosier conservationists. Read more about the program and the exciting year ahead in our latest impact story.

Indiana DNR’s K-9 officers and their handlers save lives and protect Indiana’s natural resources. In our latest impact story, we join some of the talented officers for a training day and learn more about the nationally renowned program. Read more about the teams, their role in supporting Hoosier conservation, and how you can support them below.

More than $1.6 million raised, 821 acres of public land acquired, and more than 500 acres of habitat created. Since 2012, the Northeast Indiana Conservation Partnership & Preservation group has supported the INRF and DNR in increasing public land and improving outdoor recreation. In May, the group gathered with dozens of friends and conservationists to continue fundraising efforts, ultimately raising more than $200,000. In our latest impact story, we highlight the celebratory evening and the unique projects accomplished in the region.

From engaging with reptiles to learning about the importance of native prairie, students recently had an exciting day exploring Prophetstown State Park as part of the Discover the Outdoors field trip grant program! ???? Read more about their trip and how you can help support outdoor education in our latest impact story.

Our spring newsletter is now available online! Check it out to get exciting updates on: ?? Discover the Outdoors ?? Indiana Tree Project ?? Impactful Partnerships