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.
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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
The public is invited to celebrate National Bison Day on Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM at LC Nature Park. Entry is free.
Celebrate the mighty bison, with a day full of adventure, food, and fun at LC Nature Park! Explore our scenic trails . . .
With the deer reduction zone hunting season underway and the statewide archery deer season that started on Oct. 1, Indiana Conservation Officers remind hunters to stay safe.
More than 300,000 people are expected to participate in some form of deer hunting . . .
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites you to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Sept. 28 and 29 with events happening around the state.
National Public Lands Day, on Saturday, Sept. 28, is the nation’s largest single day of . . .
Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, community leaders, funding partners and representatives of Mount Vernon Park celebrated the beginning of a new era for the neighborhood with a ground-breaking ceremony for . . .
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) will hold its ninth annual STEM Expo, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Saturday, October 19, in the Walb International Ballroom at Purdue University Fort Wayne. All girls in grades K-12 are invited; Girl Scout . . .
Mayor Sharon Tucker joined by residents, nearby business owners, and representatives from the City of Fort Wayne’s Public Works and Community Development divisions, celebrated the completion of the Liberty Mills Road Trail Project with a ribbon cutting . . .
An early-season outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in deer, which started in the northern region of Indiana this year, has been detected by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Humans are not at risk for contracting EHD.
EHD . . .
The Little River Wetlands Project invites the community to the annual Monarch Festival on September 8th, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve in Fort Wayne. This free family-friendly event features live displays, educational presentations, butterfly tagging, and a plant giveaway, promoting monarch butterfly conservation and community engagement.
On August 15th, Girl Scout Cadette Evah Maloy earned the prestigious Silver Award, the highest honor a Cadette Girl Scout can achieve. She received this award after successfully completing a project that brings awareness and education to visitors of . . .
It has been a long time coming, but mastodon bones discovered on a farm just south of Angola in 1968 have finally found a permanent home at Walb Student Union on the campus of Purdue University Fort Wayne. Work on the impressive glass case where the . . .
Recently, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $2 million clean up grant for the Former OmniSource South Property (now known as the North River site) in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
“By developing this property into a thriving urban center and . . .
The Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services will begin accepting applications for the City of Fort Wayne’s Residential Accessibility Modifications Program on August 14th. This program offers qualified households a grant to make accessibility . . .
The Lifetime Sports Academy successfully wrapped up the 2024 summer season with a fun day and award ceremony at McMillen Park for kids and parents. More than 900 participants in 2024 and over 32,200 since its inception, developed skills in the lifetime . . .
To celebrate summer, camping, and memories made naturally, Indiana State Parks invite you to create your best s’more at any state park property, snap a photo, and share it by emailing SPcontests@dnr.IN.gov by Aug. 31.
S’more entries can be of the . . .
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) is pleased to announce a generous sponsorship from ProFed Credit Union to support two weeks of day camp at Camp Agnes S. McMillen near Huntertown.
ProFed’s $5,000 sponsorship allowed approximately . . .
The Little River Wetlands Project announces its annual fundraiser, Frogapalooza: Wine, Wetlands & Art, set for Thursday, August 15th, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Union 12 (7563 Lincoln Way Rd, Columbia City, IN 46725). This crucial event directly . . .