The Great Outdoors

While earthworms in the spring are a happy sight for gardeners, an invasive worm species is wreaking havoc for landowners and gardeners in Indiana. ... Read more

Recent storms with high winds have blown trash and debris throughout the community. With heavy rain expected again, City Utilities reminds residents these items get pushed into the storm drains causing blockages that flood streets and yards. ... Read more

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation invites the residents of Fort Wayne to improve neighborhood appeal, cool air temperatures, cleanse pollutants from the air and produce oxygen by planting more trees. All of those benefits and many more are ... Read more

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation has developed an online survey for the paved trail at Foster Park, which is a treasured asset in south Fort Wayne for numerous recreational activities. This survey will help to address thoughts and concerns ... Read more

There will be a free skate day on Sunday, February 19 for everyone from Noon to 6 PM at the Headwaters Park Ice Skating Rink, thanks to a donation by Marcia Crawford and Grant Crawford. ... Read more

To help Indiana schools celebrate Earth Day 2023, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is again offering free hands-on classroom presentations, in addition to virtual webinar presentations, to elementary students ... Read more

A state record that was held for 32 years has been broken twice in two weeks. ... Read more

A Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department manager was honored at the IPRA Awards of Excellence ceremony as a part of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association conference on November 16. ... Read more

Purdue University’s Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) has launched an online interactive Snowfall Climatology Toolbox that provides easy-to-use, visually appealing data on annual snowfall, monthly snowfall, number of snow ... Read more

The spring 2023 Purdue Extension Master Gardener (EMG) basic training program will begin Feb. 7 as a weekly series of live virtual webinars. ... Read more

Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication techniques taken from the buzzing builders. ... Read more

“Thanks to Barrett Realty Investments and the Riverfront at Promenade Apartments and Lofts at Headwaters, we are again in a position to keep the Ice Rink operating this season at low prices for children and families. Barrett Realty Investments ... Read more

KultureCity has partnered with Riverfront Fort Wayne to make Promenade Park and all of the programs and events that the venue hosts to be sensory inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all ... Read more

On-site holiday light shows will shine at five DNR destinations this December. ... Read more

A new report led by St. Paul-based Freshwater Society with collaborators at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Water365, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs ... Read more

The DNR Division of Law Enforcement held graduation ceremonies at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Fifteen new Indiana Conservation Officers officially joined the division during the event. ... Read more

The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced that it will award more than $1.2 million in grants to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants into the Great Lakes and their tributaries through the Great Lakes Sediment and ... Read more

Are you a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer? Are you looking to start a CSA or wanting to increase the success of your existing CSA? If so, Thinking Inside the Box, the 2022 Tri-State CSA Conference is the place to be November 12-13 ... Read more

The monthly Salamonie Senior Monday Luncheon will be held at noon, Nov. 7, at Salamonie Lake’s Interpretive Center. Anyone age 50 or older is welcome to attend. ... Read more

Beginning October 31, the Fort Wayne Street Department will collect leaves in the City’s more than 400 neighborhoods. This year’s leaf pick-up will run through December 16, but weather conditions or the volume of leaves in a particular area ... Read more

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will host a public meeting to gather input on allocating parks funding and recreational programming over a five-year time period to begin in 2023. This is an important step in the process of creating a comprehensive ... Read more

Indiana Conservation Officers encourage citizens to partner with the Turn In a Poacher, Inc. (TIP) program and help put an end to poaching. ... Read more