Blog Posts
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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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Central Chapter Meeting to Focus on Eradicating Invasives
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 26, 2012
- Categories: Chapter News & Events, Upcoming Events
Treatment Methodologies Applicable to a Wide Range of Noxious or Invasive Species Wednesday, April 11th, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, Geist Christian Church North Campus, Promise Rd at 126th Street, Fishers, Indiana As we move into the spring growing season, please join the Central Chapter of INPAWS for a discussion of how to best remove those pesky invasive…
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INPAWS Hike: Spring Ephemerals of Fort Harrison State Park
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 5, 2012
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 14, 2012 10 a.m.—12:30 p.m. – Eastern Daylight Time Fort Harrison State Park, Marion County, Indiana Leader: Perry Scott Trail Conditions: We’ll hike for about 2.5 miles with some hills and stairs and possible muddy spots. Bugs should not be a problem. What To See: A fine display of spring wildflowers in the…
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INPAWS 2012 Plant Sale—Call for Volunteers
- Author: Ross Nelson
- February 24, 2012
- Categories: Native Plant Sale & Auction, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities
Hi past and future volunteers: We’re using VolunteerSpot (an online sign up and reminder tool) to schedule volunteers for the 2012 Plant Sale & Auction, being held on May 12, 2012. Please sign up now. Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps: 1) Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:…
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INPAWS Mourns the Passing of Donovan Miller
- Author: Wendy Ford
- February 3, 2012
- Categories: Uncategorized
Our friend Donovan Miller passed away this afternoon, surrounded by his family and the thoughts and prayers of the many friends he so graciously included in this final chapter of his life. Donovan was a founder of Letha’s Youth Outdoors Fund and Friends of Cold Spring School, the IPS environmental magnet. He loved nurturing plants…
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Volunteers Sought for Urban Flora Research
- Author: Wendy Ford
- January 26, 2012
- Categories: Volunteer Opportunities
Dr. Rebecca Dolan is looking for volunteers to assist in urban flora research project. She writes: “I am looking for volunteers to help me gather data on plant functional traits as part of an international research project investigating what sorts of wild plants are able to survive in cities. “The work involves reference book and…
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Small Grant application deadline coming up February 1, 2012
- Author: Jackie Luzar
- January 24, 2012
- Categories: Uncategorized
The application deadline for the 2012 Small Grants program is coming up quickly on February 1! Funding requests must be for projects that are in line with the mission of INPAWS. Awards of up to $1,000 can be used in conjunction with other sources of funding to promote the appreciation, preservation, conservation, utilization, and scientific…
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Virtual Book Club on Biodiversity—An Invitation
- Author: Wendy Ford
- January 19, 2012
- Categories: Conservation
If you were collecting a library of essential works on conservation, ecology, and biodiversity, what books would you include? My sister Rosemary and I have been talking about this from the standpoint of what a well-read citizen activist’s life list of books would include. We’ve started with a few of our favorite titles: A Sand…
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INCA Legislative Priorities for 2012
- Author: David Jane Savage
- January 16, 2012
- Categories: Conservation
Indiana Conservation Alliance, of which INPAWS is a member, supports these priorities for the 2012 legislative session. Please call or write your legislators in support of these legislative initiatives, or meet them in person at INCA’s Conservation Day at the Statehouse January 24: Legislation to restrict the use of phosphorus in lawn fertilizers. A bill…