Category Archives: Green Zone
Science Fridays Series at Indiana Dunes National Park
In Porter County, Indiana Dunes National Park invites the public to gather with nature enthusiasts in the Region for Science Fridays, and the next installment in the series will be presented by Dunes-...
Laura Waluszko Apr 18, 2024
NWI Earth Day Celebration to Include 'Reuse Fair' and More
In Valparaiso, the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will host its 16th annual Northwest Indiana Earth Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the...
Laura Waluszko Apr 18, 2024
Gibson Woods Wild Ones Chapter Annual Native Plant Sale
In Lake County, the Gibson Woods chapter of Wild Ones announces their 24th Annual Native Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central Time. For the second year, the ...
Laura Waluszko Apr 12, 2024
Crown Point 2024 Arbor Day Ceremony, Spring Clean-Up
In Crown Point, the city will celebrate Arbor Day with a ceremonial tree planting and its annual Spring Clean-Up. The tree planting is 2 pm Friday April 26, 2024, at the historic Maplewood Cemetery ne...
Laura Waluszko Apr 12, 2024
Lake County Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale May 2024
In Crown Point, the Lake County Master Gardeners have announced their 23rd Annual Plant Sale will be Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9am to 3 pm CT in the Fine Arts Building at the Lake County Fairgrounds. A ...
Laura Waluszko Mar 27, 2024
Porter County Compost Sites Reopened for 2024 Season
The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County says as of Monday March 18, 2024, it has reopened its Boone Grove and Portage compost sites for the season, 8 am to 4 pm. The Valparaiso com...
Laura Waluszko Mar 26, 2024
Local Organizations Request Items for Reuse Fair at NWI Earth Day Event
The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will offer a Reuse Fair at the 2024 Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration. The Earth Day event will take place at the Porter County Expo C...
Laura Waluszko Mar 21, 2024
Retired Indiana Dunes National Park Supt to Keynote 2024 Birding Festival
Region residents are invited to celebrate the migration of birdlife through the Indiana Dunes region May 16-19, 2024, at the 10th annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival, organized by Indiana Audubon in...
Laura Waluszko Mar 21, 2024
Nesting Season Begins Along Florida Beaches
In Florida, sea turtle nesting season is getting underway. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says beachgoers can do their part to help protect turtles by giving them space, keeping...
Laura Waluszko Mar 20, 2024
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Spring Benefit Fundraiser, 'Branching into New Waters'
Shirley Heinze Land Trust announces its 2024 Spring Benefit Fundraiser, 'Branching into New Waters'. "Did you know that if you took just the named waterways in the northern six counties of Nort...
Laura Waluszko Mar 14, 2024