TERRE HAUTE, Ind – On Tuesday afternoon Duke Energy Foundation handed out checks worth nearly $83,000 to organizations in Clay, Parke, Owen and Knox counties.
The Parke Trails Alliance was given $10,000 to support the Rosedale Phase III project that extends the trail network that runs along an abandoned railroad right-of-way.
The Clay County Soil & Water conservation District received $18,000. The money will be used to further the Clay County Indiana Native Tree Trial, a Native Prairie and Pollinator Planting and a Recycling Day in April 2020.
The town of Edwardsport receives $27,500 to extend walking trails in Edwardsport.
In Owen County, the town of Spencer received $27,465 for the Green’s Bluff nature preserve to further the creation of pollinator-friendly habitat.
Rick Burger of Duke Energy said that the funds did not come from rate payer bills but were from stoke holders.
A complete list of details about each site and project can be found below by clicking the link below.