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The Hoosier National Forest is adding over 100 acres to its protected land. The US Forest Service purchased 114 acres of mostly deciduous woodland on the south side of Lake Monroe, in late June. The acreage, which was purchased from an area family, was bought for over $450,000. The US Forest Service resubmitted their bid for the purchase several times …

Attorneys representing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill are bringing a defamation lawsuit against Hill’s alleged sexual assault victims; Monroe County signs a memorandum of understanding with the City of Bloomington, outlining mutual commitments to the Monroe County Convention Center expansion; The Hoosier National Forest is adding over 100 acres to its protected land; A new property law allows Indiana landowners to mark their …

The Sycamore Land Trust added over 80 acres to its Bean Blossom Bottoms Nature Preserve, last week. The new land contains wetlands, forests and existing farmland. Abbie Henkel, communication director for the Land Trust, said building Bean Blossom Bottoms has been a continual process since the first acquisition twenty years ago. Bean Blossom Bottoms, and its new land, hosts a …