Students walking through woods in a classroom project no longer have to leaf through pages in a book to figure out what type of tree they're looking at. They now can have the resource of a Purdue Extension mobile app at their fingertips to easily...
Parks
4th Annual Kankakee River Sandhill Crane Paddle Set for October 20, 2013
A Rare Opportunity to Explore a Historic Waterway Native Americans and early explorers, called it the hekiki, Huakiki, Aukiki, as well as the Sauwauseebe, but area residents know it simply as “The Kankakee.” On Sunday, October 20, paddlers and...
Learn Outside the Box
Open-air education for all ages inside Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore It's a sunny winter day at Dunes Learning Center, and program participants are giggling as they try to collect enough "food" tokens to make it through winter before being caught...
Munster Parks Department Briefs – September 9, 2013
"Godspell" Lunch & Show Enjoy a catered lunch of Chicago-style deep dish pizza at the Community Park Social Center (Munster) then head to the Center for Visual and Performing Arts for "Godspell," one of the biggest Broadway successes of all time....
September Senior Hikes and Fitness Programs are Sponsored by Porter Regional Hospital
Senior Hike Wed, Sept 4th | 3-4 pm | Sunset Hill Farm | FREE Geology. Is it a sand dune? is it a forest? Is it a wetland? Yes! Learn about the history of Sunset Hills, the affects of the glaciers on Sunset Hill, as well as the affects of colonel...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust to Host a Bus Tour of Preserves
On Saturday, August 24th, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Shirley Heinze Land Trust (SHLT) will be taking participants on a guided tour of its nature preserves from the luxury of a 56 passenger charter bus. SHLT owns and manages over 1,200 acres...
No Texts but Plenty of Fun at Mighty Acorns Summer Camp
It’s just before lunchtime on a Thursday at Mighty Acorns Summer Camp, which means that a group of sixty fourth- through sixth-graders only have one more evening left of their four-night sleepover camp experience at Dunes Learning Center, in...
Munster Parks to Host Annual ‘Pooch’apalooza
The Munster Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting its annual ‘Pooch’apalooza Dog Fair at Centennial Park, Munster, on Sunday, August 18, 2013. This free event will feature dog vendors, demonstrations, splash pools, contests and prizes!...
Thorgren Basin Makeover Shines
The $500,000 project to expand and restore Thorgren Basin in Valparaiso shone after heavy rains late last week. It is seen here Saturday afternoon teeming with waterfowl, including if you look closely a heron perched on the rock just to the left of...
Whiting Lakefront Rehabilitation Progress Photos
There is a big project taking place along the shores of Whiting, IN. The Whiting Lakefront Rehabilitation has been in progress for some time now and they are producing some beautiful results. The project began in 2010 when the city of Whiting...