Join us for a gentle and engaging story time as we read A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long. This beautifully illustrated book will invite participants to explore the secret lives of seeds. We will learn how they rest, sprout, travel, and grow into the plants we see all around us. […]
Join us for the Golden Hour Summer Series at Oliver’s Woods. In August, we’ll be learning about cranes that live in Indiana: the Sandhill Crane and the endangered Whooping Crane. Mary Callaghan […]
Help protect our native plants at Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve during our next Weed Wrangle! We'll hike the trail while pulling and bagging invasive perilla mint, a rapidly spreading plant that can outcompete native vegetation and degrade wildlife habitat. Along the way, you'll learn how to identify this species, why invasive plant management is […]
Help restore natural areas! As NICHES staff and volunteers restore habitats and remove invasive plant species from our preserves, we can help reduce reinvasion and rebuild biodiversity by collecting locally sourced native seeds for habitat restoration. For this year’s effort, we will be hosting seed collection workdays every Friday (1:00 pm -4:00 pm) between July 31st […]
Join Shirley Heinze Land Trust at Meadowbrook Pavilion as we celebrate the grand opening of our new Little Library with an evening of books, community, and fun! Bring a gently used book (or a few!) to swap for a new read, or simply stop by to browse the collection and help us kick off this exciting […]
Join Friends of the Sands and The Nature Conservancy for an all-levels Yoga on the Prairie series focused on the foundations of body alignment and awareness. Your instructor, Colleen Edmonson […]
Join Oxbow, Inc. as Vice President of the Audubon Society of Ohio, Brian Keane, leads the Early Fall Migrant Shorebirds & Waders - Bird Walk at the Oxbow Nature Conservancy! […]
Help restore natural areas! As NICHES staff and volunteers restore habitats and remove invasive plant species from our preserves, we can help reduce reinvasion and rebuild biodiversity by collecting locally sourced native seeds for habitat restoration. For this year’s effort, we will be hosting seed collection workdays every Friday (1:00 pm -4:00 pm) between July 31st […]
Come Discover LC Nature Park! LC Nature Park is open on Saturdays, starting May 9th – October 31st Summer Hours: 8am – 2pm Cost: $7/person, kids 3 and under free | Members get in free | +$5 per person for a safari bus ticket for all visitors including members Guided Hikes: 8:30 am, 11:30 am […]
Forest Bathing is a practice of nature immersion, elevating sensory observations in the present moment. Join us for our first "Land Trust Days" event of 2026! Michelle Morton, Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, will lead us through an introduction to "Forest Bathing". Forest Bathing is a practice of nature immersion, elevating sensory observations in the […]
Help restore natural areas! As NICHES staff and volunteers restore habitats and remove invasive plant species from our preserves, we can help reduce reinvasion and rebuild biodiversity by collecting locally sourced native seeds for habitat restoration. For this year’s effort, we will be hosting seed collection workdays every Friday (1:00 pm -4:00 pm) between July 31st […]
Celebrate our year of water with an evening of music! ACRES has partnered with the City of Warsaw and The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams for a free, lakeside concert! Settle in for an evening of music with the Todd Harold Band as you overlook Pike Lake, one of Warsaw’s natural lakes carved by […]