Last summer, NICHES Land Trust received a $25,000 grant from the Arconic Foundation for its conservation projects and community engagement programs. This generous grant allowed NICHES to perform vital tasks including the removal of non-native invasive species, prescribed fires, and the removal of non-desired tree species to provide more light to native flowers and grasses.
NICHES Land Trust is hiring two Stewardship/Outreach Technicians for Summer 2024!
Application Deadline: March 1st, 2024.
One of the great joys of working for NICHES Land Trust is the opportunity to carry on the legacy of our community members. Especially gratifying is when an estate plan is so well thought out and coordinated as the one left behind by our late friend Lois Lynn (Lowe) Farris. Lois bequeathed generous gifts to Indiana DNR, The Nature Conservancy, and NICHES Land Trust upon her passing in November of 2021.
NICHES Land Trust is excited to announce it is a recipient of a Cargill Cares Community Fund Grant!
A day spent in a wetland involves the sound of woodpeckers, bullfrogs, and the hum of life. Plants are growing in, around, and on the water while turtles are seen on top of every log.
NICHES Land Trust is hiring two Seasonal Stewards for Summer 2023!
NICHES Land Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Shannon Stanis.
Kent Walters shares the benefits of landscaping with native plants and how to get started. Be a friend to our native wildlife by incorporating native plants into your landscaping.
Members of the Tippecanoe Invasive Cooperative Taskforce (TICT) present information on locally found invasive species and the best way to “knock them out.”
Last year we identified and discussed the woodland wildflowers that bloom in the summer with Dan Childs. This year we explore the many beautiful spring ephemerals in this virtual woodland tour. This will be a good refresher for those wildflower seekers as you plan that first spring hike in the woods.
Roxie Easter, NICHES Volunteer, and avid birder shares tips, tricks, tools, and good local locations for getting started with birdwatching.
Sam Cody, NICHES Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, shares an update on our volunteer and outreach programs.
Another transformative project is underway.
With funding support from the Roy Whistler Foundation, we are working to recover several acres of exceedingly rare sand barrens habitat at our Granville Sand Barrens and Roy Whistler Wildlife Area properties.
This project started in the fall of 2019 with Fecon mowing of thick Amur honeysuckle on the west side of the road which splits the Roy Whistler Wildlife Area. The Fecon work was donated by our friends at Arbor America, who have committed to donating 4 days of forestry mowing with their machine each year. They put in 4 days in the fall of 2019, and another 4 days in early 2020.
Join NICHES Stewardship Director Bob Easter on a winter walk/drive with the Midwestoration podcast through NICHES Fountain County properties including Whistler-Hare Woods, Snyder-Marshall Woods, and Shawnee Bottoms.
Join NICHES as we celebrate our 30th birthday with cake, ice cream, and games at the John S. Wright Forestry Center Martell Forest.