Plainfield, In. — Ten Indiana nonprofit environmental organizations will receive $154,577 in grants from the Duke Energy Foundation to enhance and improve Indiana’s environment.
“We understand the importance of maintaining a commitment to environmental responsibility in our communities,” said Melody Birmingham-Byrd, Duke Energy Indiana state president. “That’s why we work with a number of stakeholders to develop initiatives that lessen the impact of energy production on surrounding habitats.”
Grant recipients include:
- Sycamore Land Trust Beanblossom Bottoms nature preserve trail project in Monroe County, $27,500 to make the trail more accessible to visitors with disabilities
- Indiana Forest Alliance in Jackson County, $15,000 to enhance an aquatic salamander habitat in Indian Creek and the Blue River
- Wabash River Enhancement Corporation in Tippecanoe County, $24,077 to purchase supplies for water sampling on the Wabash River
- Blue River Community Foundation in Shelby County, $11,000 to help build two canoe access ramps to the river
- Indiana Natural Resources Foundation in Greene County, $20,000 to help fund interpretive exhibits in the Goose Pond fish and wildlife area
- Jeffersonville Township Public Library in Clark County, $15,000 to help pay for a rain garden landscape project at the library’s Clarksville branch
- Indiana Wildlife Federation in Vigo County, $15,000 to help fund ongoing restoration efforts at Lake Le Fer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Owen County Soil and Water Conservation District in Owen County, $7,500for the MYPath ecological restoration project
- Vermillion Trails Alliance in Vermillion County, $5,000 to help fund the Trail Head Park
- Hamilton County Parks and Recreation in Hamilton County, $14,500 toward a mobile environment and nature education trailer
