Indiana’s native bird populations are in trouble. Several species are declining, and US Forest Service proposals to address the issue in the Hoosier National Forest have been met with resistance.
The Hoosier National Forest has been the focus of two lawsuits since 2020 aimed at stopping a controversial federal vegetation management plan that involves the logging and burning of several thousand acres within the forest.
Over the weekend, federal funding for child care that went into effect during the pandemic officially ran out. An estimated 1,000 child care facilities are projected to close in Indiana,
Last week, U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced S. 2990, the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act of 2023. This bill would designate approximately 15,300 acres to expand the wilderness designation in the Hoosier National Forest (HNF) and approximately 29,382 acres for the designation of a National Recreation Area (NRA) to serve as subunits