Parks

Coming on the heels of President Obama’s budget—which recommended steep cuts to core Great Lakes programs—citizens from Indiana traveled to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 25-26 to urge members of Congress to restore federal support for efforts to...

Dunes Learning Center invites families to explore its summer camp residential facilities within Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore at their upcoming open houses on Wednesday, March 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 11 from 10 to 1 p.m. These free...

Porter County Parks and Recreation will launch registration for the 2015 Camp FUNset season with their annual Registration Open House. The event will be held this Saturday, February 28th from 9am-12pm at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in the...

Spring Break Camp at the FarmMon.-Fri., March 23-27th, 9am-3pm, Sunset Hill Farm, $115 What better way to enjoy spring break than to spend it outdoors at Sunset Hill Farm! We will have visiting animals all week as well as many other fun farmer...

Please mark your calendars for the following Deep River-Portage Burns Waterway Initiative public/steering committee meetings. Agendas will be sent out about one week prior to each meeting. Upcoming Public Meetings Topic: Problems, Causes, &...

For those who live in or spend a good amount of time in Crown Point, you know that big changes are happening in the city, namely on 109th Avenue. A 95-acre athletic campus is being built, the Crown Point Sportsplex, and it will provide tons of...

On Friday, December 5, 2014, at its annual Holiday Open House Save the Dunes proudly announced its recipient of the 2014 Paul H. Douglas Award - our highest honor. The Douglas Award is named for the inestimable Senator Paul Douglas without whom there...

After several months of planning, teacher training and waiting, Calumet Is My Backyard (CIMBY) has launched in Northwest Indiana, thanks to a grant from the NiSource Charitable Foundation. CIMBY students participate in three study trip experiences...

Efforts to improve biodiversity and protect water quality at the Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve in Chesterton are underway the installation of more than 615 trees of various species and sizes before the end of the year -- depending on weather...

With their capes wiping behind them, around 400 people ran “the Midwest’s Most Beautiful Half Marathon Course” in the HERO 10k and Half Marathon that traveled through the Indiana Dunes State Park. This is the second year running for the unique...