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.
If you plan accordingly, you can keep the bright colors going in your garden right up until the first frost. For fall flowers to thrive in your garden you need to plant them in the spring or early summer, so they have time to become established. Now . . .
The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department officially unveiled a new landmark in downtown Fort Wayne on September 15. The Megaflora sculpture is located outside the entrance of the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory and was created by area . . .
The Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana council will join Girl Scouts around the country to mark Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend with activities at two state parks on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Girl Scouts Love State Parks is the organization’s . . .
Solar United Neighbors announced that they will host a free webinar specifically designed to educate local residents about the benefits of going solar as part of a local co-op launched earlier this year and taking advantage of the state’s current . . .
Stop by The Southwest Conservation Club (5703 Bluffton Rd) to see the beautiful rain garden in full bloom and learn about how rain gardens help our ecosystem.
Funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration . . .
Farm to School programs across Northeast Indiana will be able to make big strides forward in the next two years, thanks to a USDA Farm to School Implementation Grant recently awarded to Wells County Revitalization on behalf of the Northeast Indiana . . .
As summer rolls on, your garden may be looking a bit tired from the heat. By giving your garden some extra TLC, it will continue to be abundant into the fall. Here are a few to-do’s to accomplish this August.
Perennials and Annuals:
To Do: There . . .
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced today that Hoosiers in 76 counties across the state can resume feeding birds but asks that residents of the remaining counties keep their feeders down while the investigation into what is killing . . .
The community is invited to enjoy an evening of live music and outdoor fun while supporting an accessible trail at the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve.
ACRES will host a benefit concert featuring Soltre at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, at the . . .
Clean Drains Fort Wayne is an initiative sponsored by Fort Wayne’s non-profit organization, Friends of the Rivers in partnership with Fort Wayne City Utilities. The purpose is to protect Fort Wayne’s three rivers — the St. Marys, St. Joseph and . . .
Traveling over 2,800 miles from Mexican forests to Canada every year, monarch butterflies’ annual migration has been called one of the greatest natural phenomena in the insect world. This long-distance, multigeneration migration—and the part area . . .
On Saturday, July 17, 2021, the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) announced that the Good Food for All program will bring at least 288,000 servings of high-quality fruits and vegetables to nearly 500 families in Fort Wayne with the help of . . .
“I need to decide on a subject for my next article,” I said to my daughter recently, and she responded, “Write about deer.” The next morning, coincidentally, I saw two whitetail deer, an adult followed by a spindly legged fawn in the field . . .
Donate Life Indiana and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have partnered to give Hoosiers the opportunity to save lives as an organ and tissue donor when purchasing their hunting, fishing and trapping licenses. As of July 7, all online hunting . . .
I’ve been on the road, traveling with my older daughter as she drove from our home in Indiana to up state New York, to a family gathering. After a few days of reminiscing and visiting, my daughter drove us back to Indiana. As my daughter drove I . . .
Guaranteed to perk up any part of your garden, flowering plants with their vivid and lush blooms will brighten your garden and your spirit. Enjoy the warmth and beauty of summer flowers by planting a few of our summertime favorites.
Roses
Roses love . . .
The Indiana DNR has received reports of sick and dying songbirds from 15 counties statewide. As the investigation continues, the DNR recommends all Hoosiers remove their birdfeeders statewide.
The 15 counties are Clark, Delaware, Hamilton, Jackson, . . .
As the Indiana weather heats up you may find yourself retreating to the pool or near an A/C unit. But don’t forget your plants are also waiting for a cool drink of water! Here are some June gardening tips to keep your plants happy and healthy all . . .
UDisc has compiled its list of the top rated courses in each state, and Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Mastodon Disc Golf Course is among the best in Indiana. As a matter of fact, it ranks first for free disc golf courses and second overall. This . . .
Indiana residents can fish the state’s public waters without a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6.
The two Free Fishing Days kick off National Fishing and Boating Week, June 5-13, a national celebration . . .
Several clean ups have been held recently on the Bluffton Road Trails & Sidewalks and on the St. Mary’s Pathway between Airport Expressway and Tillman Park. These two areas were adopted by members of the Waynedale Trails and Sidewalks Initiative, . . .
The Southwest Stewards 4-H Club of Allen County officially wrapped up their final meeting of their second year as a new Club – and now looks ahead as they prepare for the 2021 Allen County Fair! This particular meeting hosted their annual Service . . .
Tim Hallman with the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana has been awarded a $4,000 grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) for the project, “Seeds Of Change Project.”
“This . . .
Eco Fest Fort Wayne is excited to be back at Headwaters Park West again this year with its annual event featuring sustainability-focused workshops from noon to 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 16th. This daylong event will include free workshops, local nonprofit . . .
When most people think about trash, they don’t usually consider what they are putting in their recycling bin as part of that category. However, the not-so-secret, secret about recycling is that much of what you are putting into the recycling ends . . .