The Senate Committee on Public Policy passes Senate Bill Twelve, taking one step closer to passing a Hate Crimes Bill for Indiana; Chick Fil-A in Bloomington sponsors Volunteer day at flood-damaged Mays Greenhouse; Residents of Bloomington’s Waterman neighborhood raise concerns about contaminants in stormwater runoff from JB Salvage; Jackson county man is in the running for the state’s top conservation …
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The Monroe County Council has requested more time for public comment on a logging and controlled burn project planned for the Hoosier National Forest. The project spans parts of Jackson and Lawrence Counties, and could impact water quality at Lake Monroe. Speaking in the council’s meeting yesterday, County Council President Shelli Yoder said she has stressed the importance of adequate …
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The National Forest Service is proposing a forest management project for the Hoosier National Forest. The Forest Service is looking for public comment on their proposal to log 4,000 acres from the Hoosier National Forest. This includes 400 acres just south of the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area in Monroe County. The project is called the Houston South Vegetation Management …
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The US Forest Service is planning on conducting some 18 prescribed burns across Hoosier National Forest. The Forest Service announced today they are planning to burn some 4,500 acres of land in the state’s only national forest, this Fall. The burns will take place in Jackson, Martin, Orange and Perry counties, in South Central Indiana. The exact dates of the …
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