The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County has announced the Boone Grove and Portage Compost sites reopen for the season on Monday, March 17, 2025. The Portage and Boone Grove Compost Sites will open for the 2025 season March 17 with regular hours of 8am-4pm. The Valparaiso Compost Site will extend its...

Spring bloom timing is mainly influenced by temperature, a news release from The Morton Arboretum said, but some early-blooming and hardier plants that can withstand a higher risk of being exposed to a deep freeze, like common witch-hazel shrubs and the skunk cabbage plant, rely on their internal clocks instead and hav...

Region residents are invited to a special gardening webinar on growing food. The Lake County Master Gardeners says the free webinar called "The Art of Growing Food" is presented by kitchen garden designer and author Ellen Ecker Ogden. The lecture "brings art to the vegetable garden through plants, struct...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County is inviting organizations and non-profits to the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Reuse Fair. It's meant to keep items out of landfills by encouraging the donation of reusable items to organizations in need and it's an opportunity for non-profits and schools to rec...

In Valparaiso, local leaders, educators, and environmental advocates will gather to discuss strategies for reducing plastic waste at a symposium Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 5:30 pm to pm at Valparaiso University's Harre Union, Ballroom A. The event is open to the public. Hosted by the Plastic Reduction Alliance ...

Humane Indiana Wildlife announces a new opportunity to help local wildlife in need this Groundhog Day, February 2, 2025. "This inaugural event isn't just about a shadow-it's about shining a light on the importance of every animal and the critical work of wildlife conservation," said Nicole Harmon, Wildlife Re...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County and the Art Barn come together for a workshop on making valentines out of recycled and upcycled materials. "Using various containers, papers, and other materials that might otherwise end up in the landfill, we'll use some holiday magic to transform our tr...

Region residents are invited to join the Lake County Master Gardeners on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 6 pm CST, as they present a free webinar with renowned author Doug Tallamy, on "Next Steps for Nature: Questions (and answers) for How to Save Nature in our Yard." His books include "Bringing Nature Ho...

In Valparaiso, the Porter County Master Gardeners Association 19th Annual Gardening Show is scheduled for January 25, 2025, at the Porter County Expo Center, State Road 49 and Division Road. The event features a seed and bulb exchange, presentations, demonstrations, numerous vendors, and more. Here is a link for detail...

In Valparaiso, the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County is starting the new year with a way to get some old items fixed and keep them from being thrown away. The district says its first Fix-It Fair of 2025 is Saturday January 11, 10am-1pm, at the Porter County Public Library Valparaiso Branch. Free r...