Eastern Pulaski School’s Winamac Warriors Junior and Senior High cross-country teams attended the Caston Schools’ Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 5, 2015 in Fulton, Indiana. The Warriors compete in this early season invitational every year, giving the team and its individual members a chance to evaluate their skills and plan a course of action…
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Did you know the story of Smokey Bear really happened? In 1950, an American black bear cub was found after a particularly bad wildfire in a national forest. A few years later, this bear became the “poster bear” for a campaign to bring awareness of fire safety. His slogan “Only you can prevent forest fires”…
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Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) has a mission to “champion, promote, and provide information on technologies and sustainable agricultural systems that conserve and enhance soil, water, air and wildlife recourses and [that] are productive and profitable.” PROJECT DIRECTOR CHAD WATTS Chad Watts is a Project Director with CTIC. Chad graduated from Purdue Universities Ag School…
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August 10, 2015, was Jake Shapley’s first day at Tippecanoe River State Park as the new assistant property manager. His major duties for now will be managing the property for the public, including the Poker Paddle on September 13, 2015, and the popular Halloween Trick-or-Treat on October 31, 2015. Educational programs are also in the…
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Indiana has many recreational opportunities throughout the state, many of which can be found in the 2015 Indiana Recreation Guide. The guide splits the state into three regions, Northern, Central, and Southern. The Northern region offers the most Nature Preserves of the three regions listed in the guide. According to the Indiana Department of…
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Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources has a wonderful website chocked full of information about the department as well as the details concerning the properties they manage. From places to go and things to do, to permits and news, can be found on their website. Every year, the department publishes a free Indiana Recreation…
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Two of Indiana’s oldest State Parks, McCormick’s Creek and Turkey Run, turn 100 years old next summer. Not only will there be centennial festivities throughout the parks, the state will celebrate its bicentennial in 2016 as well. The celebrations will happen most of the year, and will range from small events to large extravaganzas. …
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Jeanne Newman, Tippecanoe River State Park’s Naturalist Interpreter, brings fun, knowledge, and inspiration to local residents and campers through guest speaker visits she organizes and the programs she offers every weekend and Tuesdays. So, what is a Naturalist Interpreter? According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources website, “We use the title interpretive naturalist because…
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