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Meadowbrook Monday – Year-End Letter Party

Meadowbrook Nature Preserve 109 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

We need your help addressing, folding, and stuffing envelopes!  We have lots of letters to send, but it's easy work in the company of your fellow volunteers.  Let's get together and help Shirley Heinze reach out.  It's true that many hands really do make for light work. This will be an indoor event. We will …

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Meadowbrook Monday – Native Plug Planting

Meadowbrook Nature Preserve 109 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

Join us October 16th as we plant the remaining plugs from our Grow One Keep One program. We'll be planting the goldenrod and other native species out in the meadow adjacent to the old Girl Scouts campground. Flats and pots full of native flora from this year's Grow One Keep One program wait to be …

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Meadowbrook Mushrooms & Fluorescent Fungi

Meadowbrook Nature Preserve 109 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

Have fun with fungi as we explore their role in our ecosystem and the fluorescent nature of some local species!

Brats & Brews Volunteer Appreciation Event

Meadowbrook Nature Preserve 109 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

Join us at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve as we recognize YOU and all your hard work this past year.  We'll recognize our hardworking, dedicated volunteers with a cookout and a variety of food and drink options.  You can relax in the rustic former campground and get to know your fellow volunteers.  Save the date:  Thursday, October …

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Lydick Bog Hike

Lydick Bog Nature Preserve 25898 US-20, South Bend, IN, United States

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National Take a Hike Day @ Meadowbrook

Meadowbrook Nature Preserve 109 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

November 17th is National Take a Hike day! While every day at Shirley Heinze Land Trust is a good day to hike, we want to celebrate the fall colors of the moraine forest at Meadowbrook for National Take a Hike day. More information to come. This event is free and great for all ages. Make …

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Ivanhoe South Fall Walk ‘n’ Talk

Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve 750 Colfax St, Gary, IN, United States

Explore your backyard wetlands in the peak of fall. Shirley Heinze Land Trust will guide you through the 0.6-mile hike through some of Indiana's rarest habitat types. Observe the colors of fall,  try your hand at birding (binoculars provided!), and learn the basics of forest bathing. You'll be able to walk at your own pace …

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Black Friday #OptOutside Hike @ Lydick Bog

Lydick Bog Nature Preserve 25898 US-20, South Bend, IN, United States

#OptOutside with Shirley Heinze Land Trust this year. Avoid the long mall lines and coupon clipping, and join Stewardship Ecologist Doug Botka for a scenic hike at Lydick Bog Nature Preserve!

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VOLUNTEER! #OptOutside Seed Sowing

Give the gift of a Green Earth this Black Friday! Skip the crowds, reconnect with nature, and make a difference by sowing native wildflower seeds at the Great Marsh as we continue re-greening and restoring the wetlands in this unique and beautiful habitat. Come out between 1pm-3pm Central Time to assist our Stewardship Staff while …

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