The Great Outdoors

20-year Integrated Resource Plan Includes Fourfold Increase in Clean Energy Sources by 2028, Significantly Reduces Reliance on Coal-Fueled Energy, Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, submitted a plan with the Indiana . . . 

The annual Girl Scout Cookie Program has begun. During the sale, which continues through March 14, customers may purchase cookies in these ways:

NEW THIS YEAR: Order from DoorDash (via the app or online) for delivery or pickup. DoorDash will be offered . . . 

Two thousand twenty-two, it’s the new year. Winter is passing, days are getting longer. But the change in day length is only a few minutes per day, not enough to be noticeable. Days aren’t any warmer. There’s snow on the ground, frequent flurries . . . 

Science Central’s next temporary exhibition, Our Weakening Web: The Story of Extinction, is set to be unveiled on Saturday, Jan. 15.
Our Weakening Web helps visitors understand the process of extinction as a natural occurrence over millions of . . . 

With the inevitable upcoming drop in temperatures across the state, Indiana Conservation Officers advise Hoosiers and visitors of the potential hazards of being on frozen lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.

It’s also important to keep a watchful eye . . . 

It’s December. Another year has passed, almost. I’m thinking of previous years, long ago, years when I was a boy, when I lived in a small town in northwest Iowa. December was winter in Iowa. Real winter. A freezing temperature every day, often . . . 

Following a long-standing tradition, the Allen County Commissioners recognized members of the community that have contributed to improving our environment over the past year. Nominations were accepted from the public to find individuals, organizations, . . . 

The monthly Salamonie Senior Luncheon will be held at noon on Monday December 6, at the Salamonie Lake Interpretive Center. Anyone age 50 or older is welcome to attend.

Join Brad Bumgardner, Executive Director Indiana Audubon Society. The program will . . . 

Cross those hard-to-buy-for people off your shopping list in a snap by giving them a holiday gift pack from the DNR.

A gift pack can be used the whole year, whether the recipient enjoys camping or sleeping in the comfort of one of seven Indiana State . . . 

Purdue University’s Carolin Frueh and her team are investigating what causes spacecrafts to become space junk. Their findings are revealing ways to prevent spacecrafts from breaking apart into thousands of pieces of debris that pose a threat to space . . . 

Decorating for the holiday season is a great way to spread cheer, but it can make a costly and hazardous time of year even more expensive and dangerous. Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is providing customers with energy efficient holiday decoration . . . 

Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows.

A multiyear study of commercial-scale fields in the Midwest found . . . 

Allen County has already experienced its first taste of winter weather, and more can be expected in the coming months. But even before the first snowflake fell, the county’s Highway Department was busy preparing for any snow or ice that may settle . . . 

Recently, the Fort Wayne Street Department started collecting leaves in the City’s more than 400 neighborhoods. This year’s leaf pick-up will run through December 17, but weather conditions or the volume of leaves in a particular area may cause . . . 

The days are getting shorter and darker which can make the winter months seem like they drag on forever. Bringing your outdoor plants inside during these months can lift your spirits, boost the energy in a room, and clean the air.

Once nighttime temperatures . . . 

Autumn is here and that means leaves are already beginning to fall! Leaf raking may seem like a simple job for a lot of us, but we know that many of Fort Wayne’s elderly or disabled residents may be burdened by the task. If you need help raking your . . . 

With the deer reduction zone season underway, youth deer season Sept. 25-26, and the statewide archery deer season starting Oct. 1, Indiana Conservation Officers remind hunters to stay safe.

The various deer hunting seasons run through Jan. 31, 2022. . . . 

We were cruisin’, my older daughter and I, my daughter driving, on back roads, country roads, watching the fields we passed, noting how the scenery has changed in just the few weeks. Many of the leaves on the trees have changed from green to yellow . . .