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February 2023
Community Hike @ Meadowbrook
Join us for a hike to learn about the history of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, the Valparaiso Moraine, and the restoration efforts of our stewardship crew. We will meet under the pavilion at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve, just north of the parking lot. Our Programs Coordinator, Mari Patis, will lead you through the many trails that meander through the preserve. This hike is kid- and pet-friendly! Immediately following this hike, be sure to check out our Adopt-a-Trail and Preserve Steward Training,…
Find out more »Adopt-A-Trail & Preserve Steward Training
Adopt-A-Trail AND Preserve Steward Training Join our Adopt-A-Trail and Preserve Steward training session, held on February 15th from 4pm-5pm. Today, more than 3,000 acres across Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, and Marshall counties are permanently protected. With a total of 17 conservation areas in Northwest Indiana, Shirley Heinze is in search for volunteers that are willing to be the eyes and ears of a chosen nature preserve. Program Details: Anyone can become an Adopt-A-Trail OR Preserve Steward. If you…
Find out more »Great Lydick Bird Count
Join us in gathering important information about bird populations with South Bend Elkhart Audubon. Birding is easy as 1, 2, 3!
Find out more »Meadowbrook Monday
Meadowbrook Monday Seed Cleaning Social Indoor Volunteer Event Join on Meadowbrook Monday February 20th we will be having a Seed Cleaning Social from 9pm-12pm. Volunteers will be INDOORS with our staff as we clean native seeds that will be distributed at a Shirley Heinze Preserve! As you can imagine, native plants are vital to the health and long-term viability of an ecosystem. That's why our stewardship team takes great care to cultivate native species and remove invasive ones (to allow…
Find out more »Become a Volunteer Naturalist Hike Leader
Get trained in leading hikes for Shirley Heinze Land Trust!
Find out more »Farmland Legacy: Highlighting Unique Farmland Preservation Stories – VIRTUAL
Chellberg Farmhouse (NPS) Join Shirley Heinze Land Trust for a webinar to hear about unique ways to preserve farmland! We’ll walk through local stories of unique ways that agricultural land owners have preserved the legacy of their land for future generations and highlight a variety of alternative preservation methods for preserving your land. Attendees can expert to hear about the history, preservation, and current efforts at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve (Shirley Heinze Land Trust), Sunset Hill County Park (Porter County Parks),…
Find out more »March 2023
Meadowbrook Monday
This Meadowbrook Monday, March 6th, drop in between 9 am-noon and assist us in prepping for Grow One Keep One program. Drop off translucent water or a milk jug (not opaque). When entering the conference room, there will have multiple stations involving drilling holes, folding newspapers, prepping native wildflower seeds, pouring soil, and getting a first-hand look at how programs are planned! To learn more about Grow One Keep One program, click this link >>> Grow One Keep One This…
Find out more »VIRTUAL: The Mighty Stature and Ecology of Oaks: Their Future Doesn’t Look Bright, But We Can Help!
Join us for a free webinar to learn about the oak crisis in the Eastern United States—and how you can help.
Find out more »Grow One Keep One
Grow One Keep One Want to help our pollinators? Want to improve biodiversity in your yard and help restore Meadowbrook Nature Preserve? Participate in the 2023 Grow One Keep One (GOKO) program! Drop-in on March 13, 2023 8:00am - 7:00pm CT ALL AGES WELCOME It's simple and nearly maintenance-free. Plant two milk jugs of native wildflower seeds - "grow one" for us and "keep one" for yourself. Bring your own clean, translucent water or milk jug (not opaque) or we…
Find out more »Water Quality Monitoring Training
H 2 Oh No! On Saturday March 25th, join our free Water Quality Monitoring Training Program and learn how to test local water quality in the Little Calumet River-Galien watershed. By becoming a water quality volunteer, you will play a crucial role in helping to collect waterway data in Northwestern Indiana. Clean local waterways means cleaner ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and a cleaner Lake Michigan! Get ready to start your volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Training journey with Shirley Heinze. This…
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