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...

The Lake County Master Gardeners Association announce they are continuing their Grant Program for 2025. The LCMGA will award grants eligible to Lake County, Indiana applicants and organizations with purposeful gardening projects that benefit the community, a news release said. Request a grant application via email or c...

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is proposing protection for the monarch butterfly and urging the public to be part of the insect's recovery. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said in a news release the proposed listing under the Endangered Species Act "invites and builds on unprece...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County has announced winter hours for the compost sites in Porter County. Beginning December 16, 2024, the Portage and Boone Grove Compost Sites will be closed for the season, making December 14 the final day for drop off. The Valparaiso Compost Site is open year-rou...

In northern Indiana, Shirley Heinze Land Trust announced 19 recipients across Lake, Porter, La Porte, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties in its Bringing Nature Home program for 2024. Each year the nonprofit recognizes individuals, businesses, and organizations' efforts to create native plant gardens. Applications will b...

The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, is encouraging people to save and repurpose falling leaves to nourish their gardens this autumn. According to the Arboretum's Plant Clinic advisers, leaves make great insulation, compost and enrichment for garden soil. "Decomposing leaves enrich the soil by releasing nutrie...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County says it will be celebrating America Recycles Day on Friday, November 15, 2024 at the following Strack & Van Til locations in Porter County: • Valparaiso Strack & Van Til on Calumet Avenue • Chesterton Strack & Van Til on Pioneer Trail &bu...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will host their final Household Hazardous Waste and tire collection of the season on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at the Porter County Expo Center on East Division Road, Valparaiso, IN from 9am to 2pm CST. Participants are asked to enter at Gate 3. Common househ...