GARDENING DURING QUARANTINE – Green-Thumb Gardener
Amid a global pandemic, we urge you to find peace in your garden. With panic-buying in full force, sometimes it’s difficult to find the basic foods we want or some of us are avoiding going to the
The Great Outdoors
Enjoy outdoors activities like gardening, camping, hiking and more? This section is for you! These articles contain the latest local outdoors news and entertainment from around the Waynedale (Fort Wayne), Indiana area.
RARE VISITOR TO OUR MARSH – Life In The Outdoors
A mink bounded across the road in front of my older daughter and plunged into the marsh at the edge of our pasture a few days ago. My daughter was walking along the side of the road with our dogs when
PROTECT YOUR SKIN WHEN OUTDOORS
May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a busy time for gardening and other outdoor activities. Gardening provides many benefits but like any outdoor activity it’s important to protect yourself from the sun’s damaging rays.
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KEEPING WAYNEDALE TRAILS CLEAN FOR ALL TO ENJOY
It may be true the Great American Clean Up was officially postponed until Saturday, September 19 due to the pandemic. However, a group of local Waynedale volunteers felt compelled to honor the original
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BRING STATE PARKS TO YOUR HOME
Instead of working on the frontline at state parks these days, interpretive naturalists are working online.
As a result, at-home “park visitors” who are unable to enjoy state park features interpreters
WINTERSET HOSTS “VIRTUAL EASTER EGG HUNT”
Over Easter weekend (Sat. 4/11 and 4/12), parents and children of Winterset Addition off Winchester Road scoured the neighborhood in search of Easter Eggs hung in the windows of homes.
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LOOK FOR BIRDS, NOT PEOPLE – Life In The Outdoors
It’s spring. Birds are migrating, have been migrating. Early migrants, robins and bluebirds and red-winged blackbirds to name a few, are now nesting. Woodchucks have waked and come out of their holes after long winter naps. Wildflowers a
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FINDING URBAN WILDLIFE IN “CITY NATURE CHALLENGE”
As community science initiatives build momentum around the world, this year’s fourth annual City Nature Challenge will expand to more than 150 cities across six continents. For the first time, northeast
OUR 5 FAVORITE SPRINGTIME FLOWERS – Green-Thumb Gardener
Winter in Indiana is finally winding down, and little bits of spring are budding everywhere. The best way to banish what remains of the winter blues is to welcome spring with fresh flowers and plants.
SPRING IS HERE: PEREGRINE EGGS SPOTTED ON FALCON CAM
High above Fort Wayne rests a sure sign of spring: The peregrine falcon nest on the roof of the city’s tallest building has new additions.
Two eggs were recently viewed in the nest atop Indiana Michigan
HAVE YOU EVER GROWN A HOYA? – Green-Thumb Gardener
The hoya, or wax plant, has been sold as a house plant for many years but was not familiar to many people. With the current resurgence of interest in house plants, the hoya has become very popular and
FINDING THE RIGHT PLANT CONTAINER – Green-Thumb Gardener
Containers for plants have continued to grow in both choices available and interest shown in them by consumers. They play a very important role in the health of the plant(s) in them as well as becoming
HEADWATERS ICE RINK HONORS 34,000TH SKATER OF SEASON
The Headwaters Park Ice Skating Rink ended another record-breaking season on Sunday March 1 at 8 PM. It was the last day for the rink’s 17th season. The rink is scheduled to be dismantled to prepare for spring and summer festivals. The openin
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PLAYFUL RIVER OTTER – Life In The Outdoors
A friend told me a few days ago that she thought I should write about a mammal. “You’ve written several articles about birds recently,” she said, “and you’ve written about the weather. How
CITIZEN-MATCH TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is inviting citizens to participate in the Citizen Match Tree Planting Program. The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Forestry Team is responsible for maintaining our publicly owned urban ca
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BITS OF WEATHER LORE – Life In The Outdoors
It’s a dark and dreary winter day. The sky is gray. The temperature is below freezing by our thermometer. There’s a cold wind, I found when I went out with our dogs soon after getting up. Snow fell
KEEP SALT LIGHT – Letter To The Editor
While enjoying the beauty of our snow-covered landscape and warmth of family and friends, Allen County Partnership for Water Quality (ACPWQ) would like to challenge residents to make sure that they
EXPAND YOUR EDIBLE GARDEN INDOORS
No matter the season, size of your garden or climate, you can inject homegrown flavor into your meals. Just clear a shelf, countertop or windowsill and get busy planting herbs, greens and even tomatoes
FW PARKS & REC. SENDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY TO CITIZENS
The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is conducting a Community Needs Assessment Survey to gather crucial feedback about parks, facilities and programs offered to Fort Wayne citizens. A randomly selected group of citizens wil
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WHERE ARE THE WINTER BIRDS? – Life In The Outdoors
Dark-eyed juncos and tree sparrows fly back and forth to the bird feeder outside my dining room window every day now, except when the wind is strong and the weather especially wintry. They’re winter
WORLD WETLANDS DAY EVENTS
Wetlands—swamps, marshes and other wet areas—are now thought to be the cradle of life on earth, as scientists are increasingly demonstrating through research. About 40% of all species of wildlife
SAFETY ISSUES ON BLUFFTON RD BRIDGE PROMPT WEIGHT LIMIT
A recent inspection of the Bluffton Road Bridge has found safety issues that forced the city to issue new weight limits for the structure.
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The new boundary sets a 12-ton maximum, as proscribed by Fort Wayne’s City Engineers.
According to a r
AMERICA’S ENVIRONMENTAL PIONEER – Life In The Outdoors
George Bird Grinnell, that’ right, George Bird, has been called “America’s Environmental Pioneer.” He had what was described as a “restless drive to save the West.” Yet he was not a westerner.
INCREASE IN WINTER COYOTE SIGHTINGS IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
It’s that time of year again – coyotes are on the move, and Indiana residents might see them more, but this should not be a cause for alarm.
Coyotes are common everywhere in the state, even in urban
A PLANT THAT BLOOMS THROUGH WINTER – Green-Thumb Gardener
As customers search for those bright spots of color during our gray winter days, they often choose winter-blooming cyclamen plants (Cyclamen persicum). Their heart-shaped, patterned leaves and upswept