Archives: April 2012

• INPAWS Hike: Hemlock Cliffs

  • Author: Wendy Ford
  • April 25, 2012
  • Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events

  Saturday, June 9 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Eastern Daylight Time, Hemlock Cliffs, Crawford County Leader:  Kirk W. Larson, Hoosier National Forest Trail Conditions: The approximately 1-mile trail takes hikers down into the box canyon, through rockshelters and past seasonal waterfalls. Parts of the trail are steep and slippery when wet, especially where the…

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• INPAWS Hike: Kokiwanee and Hathaway Preserves

  • Author: Wendy Ford
  • April 25, 2012
  • Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events

  Saturday, May 5, 2012 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Kokiwanee and Hathaway Preserves, Wabash County, IN Leader: Dave Hicks, Manchester College Trail Conditions:  Mostly level, but with some short, steep sections What To See:  These two sites, owned by the ACRES Land Trust, border the Salamonie and Ross Run gorges, which were cut by the…

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• Purdue Invites INPAWS to Join BioBlitz

  • Author: Wendy Ford
  • April 25, 2012
  • Categories: Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities

  Saturday, May 5, 3:00–5:00 pm (A) and 8:30–11:30 pm (E) Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Graduate Student Council will lead a BioBlitz at Weiler-Leopold Nature Reserve/Black Rock Barrens (NICHES Land Trust). The Task: Help identify species of Fish (A), Herps (A+E), Birds (E), Trees/Plants (A), Mammals (A), and Insects (A+E). The Reward: Understand local…

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• Sign Up for INPAWS’ Spring Garden Tour Now

  • Author: Wendy Ford
  • April 13, 2012
  • Categories: Upcoming Events

  “Spring Landscaping with Native Plants” is the theme for this year’s INPAWS garden tour on Saturday, April 21. You’ll experience spring wildflowers in the natural setting of a wooded parkland, then head off to see how local gardeners incorporate these same spring ephemerals into their landscaping. To participate, email Mary at gardentour@inpaws.org to let her…

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• Central Chapter to remove invasives at Holiday Park

  • Author: Tom Hohman
  • April 8, 2012
  • Categories: Chapter News & Events, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities

  Central Chapter’s Invasives Swat Team is planning a volunteer day to remove invasives at Holliday Park in Indianapolis.  Volunteers will meet at the nature center on Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m., and work until about 5:00 p.m.  Focus will be on common invasives, like garlic mustard, bush honeysuckle, and purple wintercreeper, plus several unique to Holiday…

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• Invasives Swat Team to remove invasives at Glick Nature Preserve

  • Author: Tom Hohman
  • April 2, 2012
  • Categories: Chapter News & Events, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities

  Central Chapter’s Invasives Swat Team is planning a volunteer day to remove invasives at the Gene B. Glick Nature Preserve in northeast Indianapolis.  Volunteers will meet at the Glick NP on April 10 at 10:00, and work until about 1:00.  Focus will be on garlic mustard, bush honeysuckle, English ivy, and a non-native wisteria.  This…

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