One in every three bites of food is thanks to a pollinator. Their lives are spent helping plants thrive, which makes biological and human communities healthy...
Archive for category: Education & Outreach
Bring Nature Play into Every Day
The joy, fear, laughter, mystery and adventure that nature play brings to childhood has benefits and impacts that last a lifetime...
Reddy Red-tail’s Summer Camp
Discover, explore, and observe our natural world with eight weekly challenges from Reddy Red-tail...
Four Backyard-Friendly Trees to Plant for Earth Month
April is Earth Month and what better time to think about trees? With fragrant flowers and juicy berries, here are four native shrubs to invite into your yard (and heart).
Women Who Have Changed the World
As scientists, activists, adventurers, journalists, and mothers, women have been protecting our air, water, land, and wildlife for centuries. Here are three you may have never heard of, but who have changed our world...
Our Wetlands Are in Danger, Your Voice Matters
Nearly 20 years ago, Hoosier legislators took a far-sighted and important step to protect the vanishing wetlands in Indiana that the federal Clean Water Act doesn’t cover. Monday, the Indiana Senate Natural Resources Committee passed a bill that would strip those protections, Senate Bill 389...
Bizarre and Extraordinary Abilities of (non-flying) Reindeer
Like the songs, reindeer are red-nosed, well traveled and make a clatter. But they have many more amazing adaptations! This classic holiday creature is truly wonderous wildlife...
Leave No Trace
You may not mean to cause any damage to nature when you are outside having fun, but our actions make an impact. The 7 principles of Leave No Trace will help you have a wonderful time outdoors, but leave a habitat as if you were never there...
Nuts for wildlife!
While we are enjoying the colorful leaves in autumn, many wildlife are actively searching for another product of trees-- nuts!...
Nature and literacy go hand in hand
Children can practice some of the most important literacy skills outdoors. Little ones can make real world connections between concepts such as shapes and the world around them, further cementing those in their minds...