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.
Thanks to a $5,000 donation from Old National Bank, there will be 6 free skate days for children under 14 this season at the Headwaters Park Ice Skating Rink.
Skating admission, which is $4 for children under 14, will be waived on the following 6 free . . .
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 . . .
The DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology honored Camille Fife with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her many contributions to historic preservation in Indiana and beyond.
Hers is a familiar name among history, heritage, and preservation . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
Local conservation organizations and parks are teaming up to bring back native wildlife habitat by removing invasive plants. Weed Wrangle is a nationwide effort to educate homeowners and nature lovers on proper identification and removal of invasive . . .
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. . . .
With the fear of shortages and feelings of food insecurity over the past year and a half, at one point or another, many have asked themselves, “would I be able to fend for myself if society broke down?” It’s a very intriguing question given that . . .
Around 750 residents participated in this year’s Fort Wayne Walk to End Alzheimer’s – both in person at Parkview Field and by watching an online ceremony and walking from home in their own neighborhoods. Participants raised $194,291 – and counting . . .
Conservation Officers encourage Indiana hunters to donate harvested deer to help feed hungry Hoosiers.
The Sportsmen’s Benevolence Fund administered by the DNR Division of Law Enforcement provides grants to Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, the Dubois . . .
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 . . .
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, . . .