Our Stewardship of the Land

How We Work

The land is our common ground. It is what unites and drives our work. NICHES Land Trust’s stewardship of the land is driven by the belief that the Northern Indiana landscape is home to ecosystems of native plants and animals and should be protected.

We protect, restore, and sustain the land so that future generations can enjoy nature.

Below you can read more about the mission-critical elements of our land stewardship program.

Stewardship worker carrying wire casing to protect young growth.

Updates from The Field

Stewardship News

 

In this blog post, Stewardship Bob Easter shares his report from another site inspection today at Whistler-Hare Woods in Fountain County.

 

One of Stewardship Director Bob Easter's regular responsibilities is to complete annual site inspections at NICHES properties and easements. He recently reflected on a day at one of our Warren County preserves.

Burn unit BR 4 located in the Black Rock area contains about 72 total acres that are part of our prescribed burn rotation. Of those acres, about 18 are owned by NICHES and the rest by our neighbors.

Invasive Species Management News

Invasive species are non-native to the ecosystem in which they reside and are likely to cause harm to the environment or human health. These species have no natural predators or pathogens in their new environment, allowing for rapid growth and expansion, which can displace native species. Invasive s...

With the generous support from the estate Lois Lowe Farris, NICHES was able to contract with EcoLogic to perform an extensive invasive species mapping on our 400-acre restoration project in White County. The property, which was part of Farris' bequest to NICHES in 2021, is a massive undertaking for ...

Members of the Tippecanoe Invasive Cooperative Taskforce (TICT) present information on locally found invasive species and the best way to “knock them out.”

Prescribed Fire News

NICHES Land Trust believes in the power of carefully implemented prescribed fire as part of our integrated management to revive the health of our unique xeric natural areas in West-central Indiana. 

Burn unit BR 4 located in the Black Rock area contains about 72 total acres that are part of our prescribed burn rotation. Of those acres, about 18 are owned by NICHES and the rest by our neighbors.

Reports & Research News

NICHES Land Trust sites in the middle Wabash River region were surveyed for the presence of plains leopard frog, a state endangered species, in the summer of 2020. Two sites, Roy Whistler Wildlife Area and Shawnee Bottoms, were found to be home to these rare frogs, and males were detected calling ne...
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