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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 …
Seed Cleaning Social
Seed Cleaning Social Indoor Volunteer Event On Tuesday December 6th we will be having a Seed Cleaning Social from 1pm-3pm. 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 …
Indoor Seed Cleaning
Volunteer! Seed Cleaning On November 15 from 3pm-5pm, volunteer INDOORS with our staff as we clean native seeds! 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 the natives …
Spring Into Wildflowers
Support Shirley Heinze Land Trust in preserving natural lands and waters in northwestern Indiana by attending our annual Walks With Shirley and Friends hiking series. These guided hikes are held at a variety of outstanding habitats across northwestern Indiana. Attendees will gain a wealth of knowledge from a variety of expert hike leaders in groups of 15 or fewer.
Get to Know: Lydick Bog
Learn about the bog and all its history with a local expert while getting a firsthand look at the new Lydick Bog boardwalk.
Seeing Red
By the calendar, February 2 marks the half-way point of winter, but here in the Midwest, there’s lots of gray sky left in the season. A winter walk can jolt me out of the doldrums, and in February, it’s fun to hunt for red. I found some on a recent hike at Lydick Bog Nature …
Fall Walk and Talk at Ivanhoe South
Where do frogs go in the winter? Why do leaves change colors and fall off the trees every year? Take a “walk & talk” with Shirley Heinze, Field Museum, and Brown Faces Green Spaces on Friday, November 5, 2021 at 3:30pm CT at Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve to find out! Explore the rare dune and …
Trails, Trees and Trillium in Northwest Indiana
This blog entry was originally posted through Enbridge on October 5, 2021. Some information has been updated from the original post. Shirley Heinze Land Trust uses Meadowbrook Nature Preserve trail system to engage residents in nature and conservation On a guided hike through Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in northwest Indiana, visitors traverse newly expanded trail systems through oak …
Volunteer! World Cleanup Day
Help us “Cleanup” our preserves, parking lots, trails, and borders with 15 minutes of litter pickup to celebrate World Cleanup Day!