INDIANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION INC
708 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) is a statewide, nonprofit conservation organization, with the mission to promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of Indianas wildlife and wildlife habitat through education, advocacy, and action. Guided by the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, we are committed to continuing Teddy Roosevelts idea of wisely using our countrys natural resources: to use but not abuse. IWF promotes hunting, fishing, wildlife watching and other outdoor activities, helping Hoosiers enjoy and benefit from nature while enhancing habitat and using wildlife management techniques that will maintain a healthy and sustainable environment. Our policies and programs are science based. IWF membership comprises individuals, businesses, conservation clubs and organizations dedicated to the wise use of Indianas natural resources. IWF is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and has 600+ members and over 30 affiliate conservation clubs and orga

The Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) is a statewide, nonprofit conservation organization, with the mission to promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of Indianas wildlife and wildlife habitat through education, advocacy, and action.

Education and advocacy for wildlife and wildlife habitat: Protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat through education and advocacy, forums on current top priorities and threats to natural resource, and habitat certification and workshops for private landowners, college and university campuses, businesses and other organizations. The Landscaping the Sustainable Campus program encourages sustainable and ecologically friendly practices at colleges and universities across Indiana. Three Indiana institutions are certified as a Sustainable Campus under this program to date: Purdue University West Lafayette, Butler University, and Indiana State University. Campuses receive guidance, ideas, and helpful resources from IWF regarding how to care for turf grass in a sustainable fashion and transform areas into wildlife friendly habitats. Landscaping the Sustainable Campus demonstrates schools do not need to sacrifice aesthetics for sustainability when designing and maintaining campus grounds. Environmental stewardship can reduce campuses impacts on Indianas ecosystems while enhancing their visual appeal and reducing maintenance costs. Habitat workshops and certification programs resulted in increased wildlife habitat in urban and suburban areas. IWF developed and launched the new Whats in Your WILD Backyard? backyard habitat workshop in partnership with Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation. This new program teaches children and families what they can do in their own yards to enhance habitat and how to attract butterflies, birds and other wildlife. The program was piloted in the fall of 2014. The ongoing Certified Backyard Habitat program in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation continued. IWF offers native plants for sale as part of the backyard habitat programs and to the general public. Connecting young people with nature through educational programs, scholarships, and experiences continued to be a top priority. Each year IWF offers an online Kids Contest called Whats in Your WILD Backyard? for students in grades 1st-8th in Indiana. The students learn about Indiana wildlife and habitat and have the opportunity to win cool prizes that facilitate enjoyment of nature. In 2014, the contest had submissions from just over 200 students from around the state. The annual $1000 Holt Scholarship to promote young people to pursue careers in natural resources was awarded to an Indiana undergraduate student pursuing a degree and career in natural resource or environment education. IWF hosted 4 interns in 2014 focused on habitat programs and conservation education and communication. IWF helped families build bird feeders to bring nature into their own backyard at two large conservation events, Earth Day Indiana, and the Ford Hoosier Outdoor Experience. IWF hosted several forums/conferences including two conservation conferences highlighting current natural resources issues and a banquet to recognize 2014 leaders in conservation. The 2014 state legislative priorities were increased state budget funding for natural resources and stopping the legalization of shooting captive raised deer in pens, aka canned hunting. Through a strong network of partners and affiliates, the attempt to legalize canned hunting was once again defeated. Increased state funding for natural resources and the environment continued to be a challenge. IWF serves on the steering committee of the Indiana Conservation Alliance (INCA), a statewide network of over 25 conservation organizations providing a unified voice for the protection, stewardship, and sustainable use of natural resources to enhance quality of life. IWF participated as a member of the State Wildlife Action Plan steering committee which is developing a statewide conservation plan for wildlife and habitat to protect all fish and wildlife species in the state, with special focus on those species of greatest conservation need. A quality State Wildlife Action Plan is required to obtain federal grants for important habitat work at the state level. Land acquisition: Efforts by IWF and partners yielded half a million dollars for land purchases from American Electric Power (AEP), I&Ms parent company, under a legal settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, eight states, and 13 citizen groups. The settlement resulted in nearly 900 new acres of wildlife habitat open to the public for fishing, hunting, wildlife watching, and other outdoor activities. Through matching grants, the amount of money available for land purchase was nearly quadrupled.

Capacity building: and strategic planning were areas of focus in 2014. A strategic plan was developed and IWF worked with the National Wildlife Federation to increase awareness of IWF, the statewide affiliate, to the NWF members located in Indiana. An IWF membership campaign that reached out to 13,000 National Wildlife Federation members in the state of Indiana was completed. Organizational development work continues and will lead to increased membership and reduced dependence on grant funding to sustain important programs.

Water Resources Initiatives: In partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, IWF, continued to work on the implementation of the Great Lakes Compact in Indiana. IWF partnered with the US Fish & wildlife service to address the threat of Asian carp to our waterways, focusing on the great lakes and the Ohio River watershed. IWF partnered with NWF and others to support a permanent separation of the Great Lakes at the second most critical pathway for Asian Carp to enter the Great Lakes from the Mississippi watershed, Eagle Marsh near Ft. Wayne, Indiana. IWF worked with partners to assess statewide water resources and water resource management strategies. IWF hosted a water resources forum and an Asian carp meeting for Ohio River states.

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