Click Here to Register!Join the Friends of Lake Monroe & the IU Limnology Lab as a Citizen Scientist collecting water samples from stream sites in the Lake Monroe/Salt Creek watershed on Friday, April 2nd (Rain Date: Friday, April 16th). No experience needed; just enthusiasm! Click HERE to register online. If you enjoy exploring nature and have […]
We are looking for volunteers to help with our monthly Adopt-A-Shoreline Cleanup on Sunday April 18 at 2:00 PM at the Paynetown State Recreation Area on State Road 446. Appropriate clothing for volunteers includes rugged shoes and gloves. Kids under 16 need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. We’ll meet at the campground store. […]
Get inspired to take action at this Earth Day event co-hosted by numerous groups in Bloomington. Choose from a variety of workshops including how to go native with your landscaping, how to manage storm water at home, how to compost, and how to support green infrastructure in Bloomington. Take home free native plants. At 4:15, […]
Hoosier National Forest, Deam Wilderness Event The Friends of Lake Monroe is looking for volunteers to assist Hoosier National Forest staff in various tasks to rehabilitate the Lake Monroe shoreline in the Deam Wilderness Area, including: rehabilitating campsites and disassembling illegal sites; picking up litter around the shoreline; cutting back invasive multi-flora rose along the […]
Join retired Monroe County Parks and Recreation Naturalist Sandy Belth for a 2-hour, moderate walk to look for early spring butterflies and their larval host plants along the Allen’s Creek Peninsula trail. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring water. This member event is limited to 10 people, so RSVP early. Not a member? Join today! Please direct questions […]