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.
Sunday, April 27, 2025, from 1-5PM, join staff and friends of Little River Wetlands Project (LRWP) at Eagle Marsh, 6801 Engle Road for the annual Earth Day Fort Wayne event.
The Earth Day Fort Wayne festival at Eagle Marsh is an annual celebration of . . .
The School Children’s For the 99th year, plants grown in the Lawton Park Greenhouse will be delivered to Fort Wayne students in kindergarten- 3rd grade as a part of the beloved School Children’s Flower and Vegetable Association (SCFVA) program. . . .
Spring is in full swing, and Fort Wayne is blooming with opportunities to get outside, get creative, and get connected! Whether you’re uncovering fossils like a pint-sized paleontologist, strolling through butterfly-filled conservatories, or . . .
The Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program that Fort Wayne has participated in for nearly 30 years. It’s a time when we can show our community pride by lending a hand to clean up littered roadsides, parks, . . .
The glimpses of spring are here, and that means more pets are outside. For Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control this leads to an increase in incoming stray animals and unwanted litters.
April typically marks the beginning of warmer temperatures, which . . .
Educators interested in taking K-12 students on field trips to an Indiana State Parks property in the 2025-2026 school year can receive financial help through the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation (INRF).
Grants from the Discover the Outdoors field . . .
LC Nature Park invites adventurers of all ages to its annual Antler Round-Up on Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9744 Aboite Rd, Roanoke, IN. This unique outdoor scavenger hunt gives participants a rare opportunity to enter the park’s . . .
Brown Biodegradable Bag Collection Begins March 31
The City of Fort Wayne Street Department will begin collecting brown biodegradable leaf/ lawn/garden bags placed by the curb starting March 31. Only leaves should be placed in the . . .
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Indiana.
The birds were seen on February 27 in Evansville, Indiana by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many throughout the eastern and central . . .
The Fort Wayne Curling Club announced the launch of an initiative to introduce the sport of lawn bowls to the northeast Indiana community. The newly established Fort Wayne Lawn Bowls Club will operate as a division of the Fort Wayne Curling Club, offering . . .
Do you love our natural world and sharing it with others? If you would like to learn more about nature in an indoor/outdoor hands-on setting at a State Park then this Master Naturalist Program is for you.
Ouabache State Park has partnered with Friends . . .
When high winds and ice combine, it can affect power lines in a unique way that causes them to “gallop.”
When ice accumulates on power lines, it forms a teardrop shape. If there are strong winds, the ice that builds up is only on one side of the . . .
It was a brisk 28 degrees amid freezing rain – perfect conditions to take the Polar Plunge into the icy Metea County Park waters.
Fort Wayne FC’s (soccer club) Director of Football Operations, DaMarcus Beasley, and head coach Mike Avery were among . . .
LC Nature Park is inviting artists, designers, and nature lovers to submit their designs for its 2025 T-Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be featured on the official LC Nature Park T-shirt for 2025, which supporters and visitors will wear . . .
To celebrate World Wetlands Day (Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025), Little River Wetlands Project announces “World Wetlands Day Trivia Night” at Hope River Brewing Company and a series of activities hosted by our conservation partners. Join us for a fun night . . .
The City of Fort Wayne’s trail network of 104.7 miles was well utilized in 2024, hitting the milestone of 1 million trips for the year! The trail user count reached 1,008,243. There are 21 infrared trail counters spread across the City’s trail . . .
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident involving two juveniles who fell through thin ice in Allen County in December.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department received call regarding the incident, which happened in the area of 1197 . . .
Join in the fun and celebrate the season at the following events brought to you by the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department:
Holiday Showcase Exhibit: Gnome for the Holidays
Until January 5, public hours at the Foellinger-Freimann . . .
Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, Fort Wayne Park Foundation, elected officials, community leaders and neighborhood representatives dedicated the new McMillen Family Pavilion in Franke Park.
The ribbon cutting . . .
This picture was taken here in our city (Hamilton Park) of people playing the newest “get yourself in shape” game called Pickleball! Pickleball was invented on a badminton court by a gentleman named Joel Pritchard, and his neighbors Bill Bell and . . .
Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, community leaders, funding partners and neighborhood representatives celebrated the first steps of a reconceived master plan with a ground-breaking ceremony for the renovations . . .
A new system that will enhance online customers’ ease of doing business with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Fish & Wildlife (DFW) will launch Dec. 11.
Called the Activity Hub, it replaces the current licensing system . . .
In 2016, the Waynedale Trails and Sidewalks Initiative (WT&SI) “adopted” a two-mile stretch of the St. Mary’s Pathway, running between Airport Expressway and Tillman Park. Originally overseen by the City of Fort Wayne Greenways Department, . . .
The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne Trail Buddies program celebrated giving a record-breaking 261 rides to individuals with diverse abilities during the 2024 season. Established in 2017, Trail Buddies provides free bike rides for those with physical disabilities . . .
What do you think about Indiana State Parks?
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants your feedback on your favorite activities and priorities for management of state parks.
“Indiana State Parks belong to all of us as Hoosiers,” said . . .
A once in a lifetime national event is making its way to Fort Wayne, IN. The 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is making a special appearance in Fort Wayne, IN as part of its 4,000-mile journey from Alaska to Washington, D.C. For more than 50 years, . . .
Veterans and active military personnel are invited to play golf for free at Foster, Shoaff or McMillen Park Golf Courses on Monday, November 11, (electric carts are not included in this special).
Those who wish to play for free are asked to present . . .
The Northeast Indiana Local Food Network will host Nourishing our Community with our Local Food System on Tuesday, October 29 from 8:30am to 1:00pm at the Don Wolf Conference Center at Do it Best headquarters at Electric Works in Fort Wayne. The free . . .
The Fort Wayne Running Club’s 18th Annual Run for Riley 5 Mile & 5k Fitness Walk, presented by ProFed, raised over $32,000 for the Riley Foundation. With 100% of proceeds going to the cause, the event brings the total raised over the years . . .
Beginning October 28, 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 13, but weather conditions or the volume of leaves in a particular area may . . .