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2018

2017

01/17/17 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Acquires 42 Acres along Sand Creek in Chesterton
​06/13/17 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Adds 70 Acres to Meadowbrook Nature Preserve
09/01/17 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Protects 16-Acre Woodland near Rolling Prairie
11/06/17 Shirley Heinze Land Trust acquires 43.5 Acres along the Little Calumet River in Chesterton

2016

02/09/16 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Announces Capital Campaign Success
04/19/16 Heinze Trust acquires 165 acres next to Heron Rookery
06/16/16 Shirley Heinze Land Trust celebrates 35th anniversary at event​
06/27/16 Rare Bog Acquired in St. Joseph County
08/26/16 Lydick Bog Preservation Celebrated

2015

01/16/15 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Announces New Board Members
02/22/15 Bonfire and Workday at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve
11/02/15 Volunteers, native plant gardeners recognized at Shirley Heinze Land Trust event

2014

02/03/14  In tune with nature
02/06/14 Ridge View Mighty Acorns share stewardship experience
03/29/14 Lessons from Extinction: Local researcher uses pigeons as a cautionary tale about the relationship of humans and nature
04/09/14 An Outlet for Those Who Love Nature
04/12/14 Cub Scouts Help Plant the Future 
06/04/14 Ridge View's 5th Grade Mighty Acorns taking advantage of Spring
06/11/14 Shirley Heinze acquires 80 acres next to old Meadowbrook camp
06/19/04 Porter County Community Foundation Nonprofit Staff Member of the Year
07/02/14 ArcelorMittal Funding Helps Grow Mighty Acorns Program in NW Indiana
07/04/14 Spring Benefit Success
10/17/14 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
11/08/14 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Honors Partners
11/30/14 ArcelorMittal Pays Tribute to Local Nonprofits
12/10/14 Barbara Plampin honored with Paul H. Douglas Award
12/11/14 At The Forefront - Restoring Natural Habitats a Priority for Shirley Heinze Land Trust

2013

01/25/13 Volunteer work day to restore Oak Savanna at nature preserve
01/28/2013 The Chesterton Tribune
01/28/2013 Land trust buys former Girl Scouts camp in Liberty Township
01/28/2013 Shirley Heinze Land Trust has new officers, board members
02/03/2013 Land trust buys old Girl Scout camp
02/04/2013 Shirley Heinze Land Trust buys former Girl Scout camp property in Liberty Twp
02/11/2013 Presentation In Cuba
2/16/13 Sale of former Girl Scout camp a win-win
2/16/13 NWI Times - Meadowbrook
2/17/13 Volunteers help Shirley Heinze Land Trust prepare new headquarters
2/17/13 Post-Tribune
2/18/13 The News Dispatch
2/21/13 Electricians union provides volunteer work for Shirley Heinze Land Trust
3/5/13 Volunteer Workday at Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve
3/8/13 Volunteer work day set for Saturday at nature preserve
3/9/13 Greiner Nature Preserve Volunteer Workday
3/13/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust announces new officers and board
3/13/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust announces new officers and board (pdf)
3/13/13 Four conservation groups form alliance
4/2/13 Rosner Land Donation
4/3/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Accepts Land Donation on the Little Calumet River in Chesterton
4/3/13 Shirley Heinze Land Fund acquires 38 acres along Little Calumet River in Chesterton
4/6/13 New Porter County nature preserve named after California attorney
4/7/13 Post-Tribune Keith Richard Walner Nature Preserve
4/16/13 Save the Date for the Shirley Heinze Land Trust Spring Benefit!
4/26/13 11 receive Leaders as Heroes awards at LNI-sponsored event
4/29/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust takes over stewardship of former Girl Scout camp
5/3/13 The Porter County Community Foundation recently awarded over $87,000 in grants to 11 local nonprofit organizations. We were one of those lucky 11!
5/7/13 Wetland preservation lesson sinks in
5/21/13 St Mary environmental club goes on trip
5/30/13 Discover Natural Gems in our Community’s Backyard Shirley Heinze Land Trust (ValpoLife.com)
5/30/13 Discover Natural Gems in our Community’s Backyard Shirley Heinze Land Trust (PortageLife.com)
6/4/13 Discover natural gems in Shirley Heinze Land Trust spring benefit (Chesterton Tribune)
6/4/13 Deadline is July 26 for Heinze fund Bringing Nature Home awards
6/5/13 Bringing Nature Home” Awards
6/19/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust 10th Annual Summer Benefit (Valpolife.com)
6/19/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust 10th Annual Summer Benefit (LaPorteCountyLife.com)
6/21/13 Shirley Heinze Land Trust celebrates 10th summer benefit
6/21/13 Chesterton Tribune - 10th Annual Benefit
6/27/13 Learning in the wild
7/1/13 Benefit helps Shirley Heinze Land Trust preserve nature
7/1/13 Benefit helps Shirley Heinze Land Trust preserve nature (pdf)
7/3/13 Free Community Hike at Meadowbrook Conservation Center and Preserve
7/8/13 Free hike offered at Meadowbrook Conservation Center
7/22/13 Friends of Shirley Heinze Land Trust offer landscape awards
9/27/13 Friends of Shirley Heinze Land Trust present landscape awards
10/10/13 Ridge View Elementary fifth graders in the first stage of Mighty Acorns
10/10/13 Volunteers to  prepare Meadowbrook Conservation Center and Preserve for Dunes Learning Center students displaced by Gov't shutdown
10/28/13 Gary mayor to headline Shirley Heinze Land Trust lunch and awards
11/19/13 HMS students learning about plant species and has aspiration of book
12/09/13 Gary mayor headlines Shirley Heinze Land Trust luncheon
12/10/13  Gary Mayor is keynote speaker at Shirley Heinze annual luncheon

2012

02/25/2012 Hidden Prairie Volunteer Workday
04/10/2012 Ambler Volunteer Workday
05/12/2012 Ambler Workday
06/09/2012 Beverly Shores Workday
07/11/2012 Intern Demonstration Day
07/14/2012 Bur Oak
07/17/2012 Native Plant Competition
07/24/2012 Cressmoor Community Hike
09/07/12 NWI Times: Winners to be honored for Bringing Nature Home
09/11/2012 Bringing Nature Home
09/20/2012 Bringing Nature Home
9/20/12 Award winners know how to bring nature home
10/3/2012 Arcelor Mittal Dedication
10/5/2012 Ridge View's Mighty Acorns
10/5/2012 Ike Prairie
10/11/2012 Peg Mohar Article
11/3/12 Savanna Restoration (Bayless/Miller Dunes Nature Preserve) - Post Tribune
11/3/12 Savanna Restoration pre event
11/4/12 Volunteers clear growth from Miller dunes - Post-Tribune
11/4/12 Land Trust to honor groups for garden projects
11/7/2012 BNH Awards
11/7/12 Winners to be honored for Bringing Nature Home
11/10/12 Krueger Honored for "Bringing Nature Home"
12/3/12 Krueger, Safe Harbor Honored for "Bringing Home Nature"
12/8/12 For love of nature
12/8/12 Volunteer Workday at Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve
12/15/12 BP: Whiting wins award for helping students plant native species
12/17/2012 Ivanhoe South Workday

2011

05/11/2011 South Shore Poster Unveiling 
06/25/2011 Summer Benefit Brief
8/21/11 Shirley Heinze Land Trust celebrates 30th anniversary
8/22/11 City by the Lake
08/22/2011 Westchester Historic Museum Exhibit
08/28/2011 Little Calumet Wetlands Opening
09/15/2011 Ambler Flatwoods Article
10/01/2011 Friends of Shirley Heinze Land Trust announce award recipients
10/11/11 Land trust hands out awards
10/27/2011 Undertones Concert at Memorial Opera House
11/18/2011 Shirley Heinze Birthday Celebration and Luncheon
11/29/11 Heinze Trust marks 30th anniversary
12/05/2011 Bringing Nature Home Awards for Institutions

2010

06/26/2010 Moonlight in Duneland Summer Benefit
05/24/2010 Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve
04/14/2010 Kinship Fellows
02/01/2010 Smooth Jazz Concert Fundraiser
01/11/2010 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Adds 100 Acres to Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve

2009

11/11/2009 2009 Annual Appeal
09/21/2009 AdoptABeach POST Press Release
07/20/2009 Community Hike
07/12/2009 Summer Gala Article in NWI Times
07/02/2009 Summer Gala 2009 Post Event
06/08/2009 Summer Gala 2009 Announcement
05/12/2009 Sustain Our Great Lakes Grant
02/02/2009 Restoring Savanna at Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve
01/05/2009 Volunteer of the Year
01/05/2009 2008 Volunteers

2008

11/04/2008 Coulter Volunteer Workday
11/01/2008 Annual Appeal Press Release
09/24/2008 Workdays Fall and Winter
09/24/2008 Boys and Girls Club Hike
09/15/2008 Efroymson Grant Announcement
09/15/2008 Donor Appreciation Hike at Ambler
09/15/2008 Adopt a Beach
07/01/2008 2008 Summer Gala 2008 Post Event
06/09/2008 2008 Summer Gala Announcement