Mission:

"Preserving scenic beauty, wildlifehabitat, open areas, and natural places

for current and future generations."



"NICHES" stands for "Northern Indiana Citizens Helping Ecosystems Survive." It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in 1995 by a diverse group of concerned people acting to protect natural spaces in the face of increasing sprawl. It recognizes that a strong economy and a continued high quality of life in our area of Indiana is ultimately dependent upon and related to the state of our environment.



If you are unfamiliar with land trusts, you may wonder just what a land trust is. Land trusts are non-profit organizations directly involved in the permanent protection of land and its resources for the public benefit. A trust may operate on a local, state, regional, or national level. On the national level, the best known land trust is The Nature Conservancy. A land trust is the private alternative to land preservation by public agencies or park districts.