Yesterday Ellen Jacquart, representing the Indiana Native Plant Society, delivered the petitions with over 5,100 signatures to Governor Holcomb's office. Cliff Chapman (President of the Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. and one of our partners in this initiative) and Ellen met with John Roeder, Senior Operations Director for the DNR, and Jane Jankowski, the governor's deputy chief of staff. We also shared a letter of support signed by 74 different organizations. 

We had a good hour-long discussion about invasive species and this rule amendment and left with the assurance that these concerns would be shared with the Department of Natural Resources and that the hope is that the rule amendment will move forward in 2025. Stay tuned - we'll let you know if more help is needed!