Rod's got a mule, her name is Belle. Fifteen miles on the Deam Wilderness Trail. Work being done in the Hoosier National Forest could add a few new verses to that old American folk song about a mule ...

Indiana’s only federally protected wilderness, already one of the largest and most unique natural areas in the Midwest to earn the designation, could more than double in size under new legislation now ...

Efforts to double the size of Indiana's only federal wilderness area and establish the state's first national recreation area were unveiled recently by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, during an outing to ...

The area which is now the Charles C. Deam Wilderness was first settled in 1826. It was one of the last areas in Indiana to be settled because the steep hills and narrow ridgetops were hard to clear ...

The Brown County Board of Commissioners will discuss plans to reopen Combs Road after 20 years. Forest advocates say this ...

The first phase of a trail reroute and repair project in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness just south of Lake Monroe was completed recently with the assistance of a Sikorski S61 helicopter and an “all ...

The Charles C. Deam Wilderness is close to 13,000 acres just south of Lake Monroe where people can wander outdoors in relative solitude whether they’re boating, hiking or riding a horse — and ...

Many of the same invasive plants that find their way into yards and gardens are also in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness and efforts are underway to document where they are. For the past two years, ...

The Indiana Forest Alliance and Citizens’ Climate Lobby Indiana strongly support legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun to establish the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Conservation officers located two lost hikers after a long search in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness of Hoosier National Forest, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said ...