The Hoosier Chapter has more than 10,000 members. Local Sierra Club groups are active in different parts of the state, working on conservation-related issues, sponsoring outdoor activities, and educating members on issues. Indianapolis (Heartlands), southwest Indiana, Greater Columbus (Winding Waters), and northwest Indiana (Dunelands) have active Sierra Club groups. Find your local Indiana group, and be sure to check out our events and outings page for more ways to get involved. Indianapolis, Indiana

These are trying times for the environment. With climate change upon us, as well as a host of other concerns, such as population growth, aquatic invasive species, contaminated waters, and loss of natural habitat, the southern Lake Michigan region faces many challenges. Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG), with its unique mandate to bring the latest science to those who can best use the information, serves a critical role in empowering people to solve problems in sustainable ways. One of 33 Sea Grant Programs in the U.S., IISG is focused on the southern Lake Michigan region--104 miles of heavily urbanized and industrialized shoreline in Illinois and Indiana. Urbana, Illinois

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM) mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial, and governmental activities vital to a prosperous economy.

The Indiana Natural Resources Commission is an autonomous board that addresses issues pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources.

The goal of the Whitewater Canal Trail, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit corporation, is to foster activities along the Whitewater Canal corridor that focus on historical preservation and interpretation, outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation while promoting sustainable development and improved quality of life in connected communities. The history of the Whitewater Canal began early in the 1800’s when the pioneers of Indiana needed a way to transport their surplus goods from this rich and fertile valley. The canal was completed between Brookville and Lawrenceburg in 1839, to Laurel in 1843, to Connersville in 1845 and to Cambridge City in 1846. The final canal went to Cincinnati through a tunnel in Cleves and extended to Hagerstown in Indiana, for a total of 101 miles. The first canal boat arrived in Brookville in 1839. Canal boats transported people, lumber, livestock and grain until the early 1860's. Brookville, Indiana