Category: Hikes & Field Trips
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Details of Southwest Chapter April 13th Event
- Author: Davie Sue Wallace
- March 20, 2013
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips
You are invited to a Spring Wildflower Walk Sponsored by the Southwest Chapter of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society (SWINPAWS) Saturday,April 13, 2013 Come enjoy the botanical richness and beauty of Ouabache (Wabash) Trails Park in Knox County, near Vincennes, Indiana. Experience native plants and wildflowers in the variety of habitats preserved in this…
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SW-INPAWS Announces Spring Events
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 18, 2013
- Categories: Chapter News & Events, Hikes & Field Trips
SW Chapter (SWINPAWS), based in Evansville, announces the following events: Saturday, April 13, Wildflower Walk at Ouabache Trails Park, in Knox County, less than 2 miles north of Vincennes. Saturday, May 18, general meeting at Oaklyn Library in Evansville. Meeting starts at 9:30am with program to follow–”Made In The Shade” Woodland Wildflowers by Kathy Eicher…
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Wildflower Programs at Monroe Lake (Bloomington)
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 8, 2013
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Jill Vance, Monroe Lake Interpretive Naturalist, has made us aware of these programs. Additional program information can be found on their Facebook page and website. Salt Creek Wildflower Hike at Salt Creek SRA, April 12 at 6 p.m. Limited to 14 people. Registration required by April 10. Call the Paynetown Activity Center at 812-837-9967 or email…
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INPAWS Hike: Pokagon State Park & Trine State Recreation Area June 8
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 8, 2013
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 8, 2013, 1:15 pm to 3:30 pm – Eastern Daylight Time Pokagon State Park and Trine State Recreation Area, Steuben County, Indiana Leader: Fred Wooley, Pokagon State Park Interpreter Trail Conditions. Gently rolling to flat terrain and some fen-side walking possible. Depending on conditions and group size we may enter a fen for…
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INPAWS Hike: Bendix Woods Nature Preserve May 5
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 8, 2013
- Categories: Chapter News & Events, Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 5 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Eastern Daylight Time (RSVP by May 2, details below) Bendix Woods Nature Preserve, St. Joseph County, Indiana. This is a joint field trip between INPAWS (state) and INPAWS – North Chapter. Leaders: Scott Namestnik, Senior Project Scientist and Botanist, Cardno JFNew. Deb Marr, Associate Professor…
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INPAWS Hike: Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve April 13
- Author: Wendy Ford
- March 8, 2013
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 13, 2013 10:00 am-12:30 pm EDT Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve, Fayette County, Indiana. Leader: Brent Smith, Professor of Biology, Earlham College, Richmond IN. Trail Conditions: An easy 2-mile trail on flat to gently rolling topography What To See: Shrader-Weaver is quite a spectacular place. The total acreage is about 100 acres containing an old-growth…
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INPAWS Hike: Woody Winter Wonderland
- Author: Wendy Ford
- November 20, 2012
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Bundle up and join us to hike a wonderful, woody, winter wonderland of trees and shrubs native to Indiana. When: Saturday, January 12 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Eastern Standard Time. Where: The property of Harmon and Sally Weeks, located approximately 7 miles northeast of Attica, Fountain County, Indiana. Leader: Sally Weeks, dendrologist,…
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INPAWS Hike: Bryoflora of Fern Cliff Preserve
- Author: Wendy Ford
- August 29, 2012
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Saturday, October 6 – 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Eastern Daylight Time Fern Cliff Preserve, Putnam County, Indiana Leader: Bill McKnight, former biology instructor and museum curator and author of Bryophytes of Illinois and Indiana (in prep). Trail Conditions: Some terrain change (up and down and stream bank walking) but pace will be slow…
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August North Chapter Field Trip
- Author: Steve Sass
- August 14, 2012
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips
Everyone is invited to attend the North Chapter’s third field trip. Details are as follows: When: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 1:30-3 p.m. Central Daylight Time Where: Meet at parking lot at Cressmoor Prairie (Directions below) Directions: From I-94, take I-65 south to Ridge Road / E.37th Ave. Drive east on E. 37th Ave. about 2.5…
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INPAWS Hike: Mushrooms of Shades State Park
- Author: Wendy Ford
- August 4, 2012
- Categories: Hikes & Field Trips, Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 8, 2012 – 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Eastern Daylight Time Shades State Park, Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana Leader: Dr. Andrew Methven, Eastern Illinois University Trail Conditions: Moderate to rugged and likely to be muddy in places, approx. 1 mile long. Mosquitoes and other annoying insects possible. What To See:…