wetlands

Forest staff recently monitored and adjusted water levels at the Otter Creek Riparian Restoration area in Crawford County.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to reconsider giving the snake federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.

The Sycamore Land Trust was awarded a grant from the Indianapolis Zoological Society to study the Kirtland’s snake and cypress firefly.

The bill will further reduce wetland protections.

The bill would lower the number of wetlands that could fall into Class 3 — the only class that didn’t lose significant protections when the state changed its wetlands law in 2021.

Representatives from the Indiana Builder’s Association say the bill is a compromise to prevent permitting delays. Environmental groups worry it does more than clarify existing law.

An outgoing state wetlands employee has joined a growing list of stakeholders that say they weren't consulted on a bill that would reduce wetland protections.

Join host Bob Zaltsberg talk with experts about the proposed bills and Indiana’s wetlands.

A bill, HB 1383, that would further reduce protections for wetlands in Indiana passed the state House on Tuesday.

Two bills regarding Indiana’s wetlands are working their way through the state legislature. Because of a state law passed three years ago and the result of a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, few wetlands in Indiana are protected today.