IN HR0017

Indiana House of Representatives formally recognizes the Indiana Trail Riders Association for volunteer efforts following the May 16, 2025 EF-2 tornado that struck Brown County State Park

Tornado caused millions of dollars in damage to the horsemen's campground, uprooting trees, severing underground electrical wiring, and killing one horse

Indiana Trail Riders Association organized cleanup efforts, contributing thousands of volunteer hours and providing equipment after the initial tornado and subsequent storms

Volunteer work enabled 85 percent of horse trails to reopen by October 2025, despite the campground being closed for part of the summer

Principal Clerk directed to transmit copies of the resolution to State Representative Beau Baird for distribution