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 …
Help us “Cleanup” our preserves, parking lots, trails, and borders with 15 minutes of litter pickup to celebrate World Cleanup Day!
Create your own monotype print at Meadowbrook with Art Barn School of Art!
By Audra Ebling Growing up as a city kid, I regarded any plant that bloomed as beautiful and “good,” a worthy specimen, a garden treasure. I knew better than to pick the flowers my mom cultivated in our backyard borders but the yellow dandelions in the grass were fair game and she kindly received many …
Learn about the best times and places to birdwatch in Lake County!
National Audubon’s Climate Watch Surveys allows birders to contribute their sightings to studies of how birds are responding to climate change.
Join us for a discussion of the various habitats of Northwest Indiana and the reptiles and amphibians that live there.
Learn about how Bringing Nature Home and incorporating native plants in your landscaping can make a difference in supporting our local ecosystem.
Join us to learn about our Adopt-A-Trail (AAT) and Preserve Steward (PS) volunteering opportunities and how you can help Shirley Heinze Land Trust by walking our trails, filling out a log of your visits, and letting us know of any issues at the preserve. Read more…
By: Jim Haniford As I mentioned in my first blog entry, we are in search of the American Mink (Neovison vison). In case you missed it, I wrote about a few random encounters that led to the initiation of a creekside monitoring project, enlisting the use of a trail cam in order to capture this …
