Students walking through woods in a classroom project no longer have to leaf through pages in a book to figure out what type of tree they're looking at. They now can have the resource of a Purdue Extension mobile app at their fingertips to easily...
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Trees of the Midwest Now Offered in Purdue Extension App
La Porte Greenways and Bicycle Facilities Master Plan
The City of La Porte is undertaking a Trails and Bicycle Facilities Master Plan to guide future development of walking and bicycle facilities. This is in an effort to increase the quality of life, economic development, health benefits, and...
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Open-air education for all ages inside Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore It's a sunny winter day at Dunes Learning Center, and program participants are giggling as they try to collect enough "food" tokens to make it through winter before being caught...
Read MoreAdopt-A-Beach on September 21st
Help celebrate your love of the Great Lakes and by participating in Adopt-a-Beach. Volunteers not only remove trash from our shoreline but they also record their findings. The data collected will be used for pollu-tion prevention and clean water...
Read MoreLocal 4-H Volunteers Recognized at Indiana State Fair
Shelby Fultz – 50 Years and Harold Parker – 25 Years, of La Porte were recognized on Saturday, August 11th for their years of service as a 4-H volunteer in La Porte County. Each year, the Indiana 4-H Foundation and State 4-H Program at Purdue...
Read MoreShirley Heinze Land Trust to Host a Bus Tour of Preserves
On Saturday, August 24th, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Shirley Heinze Land Trust (SHLT) will be taking participants on a guided tour of its nature preserves from the luxury of a 56 passenger charter bus. SHLT owns and manages over 1,200 acres...
Read MoreNo Lifeguards on Duty Friday at Stone Lake Beach
The La Porte Park and Recreation Department will not have lifeguards on duty on Friday at Stone Lake Beach because of set-up for Saturday's La Porte YMCA Triathlon. Lifeguards will be on the beach after the triathlon from noon-4 p.m. Saturday and...
Read MoreLa Porte County Master Gardeners Happenings
Annual Picnic will be held on Thursday, August 1 at Bluhm County Park near Westville to share favorite recipes, visit with other members and donate unneeded items for a good cause. The August picnic and auction has been the Association’s annual...
Read MoreButterflies, Dragonflies, and Damselflies
Come to International Friendship Gardens on Sunday, August 18, 1:00 PM , to learn more about these insects-- butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies--these exquisitely colorful small flying wonders. Unfortunately, butterfly numbers are uncommonly...
Read MoreMonroe Tot Lot Renamed in Honor of Hastings Family
The La Porte Park and Recreation Department would like to thank the Hastings Family for their donation of land into the park system. In 1970, Donald Hastings entered into a "gentleman's agreement" to allow the park department to use a parcel of land...
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