What lies beneath the prairie? Join us for an educational hike on Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at Cressmoor Prairie and Gordon & Faith Greiner Nature Preserves in Hobart, Indiana. Jonathan Bauer, PhD candidate at...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Shirley Heinze Land Trust is Subject of Beverly Shores Museum Exhibit
The Depot Museum and Art Gallery of Beverly Shores is hosting an exhibit this July and August celebrating the work of Shirley Heinze Land Trust. Shirley Heinze Land Trust's association with the Town of Beverly Shores dates back to its founding in...
New Addition Doubles Size of Meadowbrook Nature Preserve
Shirley Heinze Land Trust has acquired an 80-acre parcel adjacent to the former Meadowbrook Girl Scout Camp it purchased in January 2013. The combined properties, located in Liberty Township, north of Valparaiso, total 154 acres of protected land,...
2014 Shirley Heinze Land Trust Hike Program
This year marks thirty years of guided hikes sponsored by Shirley Heinze Land Trust. The second hike in the 2014 Guided Hike Series sponsored by Shirley Heinze Land Trust will be a Tallgrass Prairie Hike at The Gensburg-Markham Prairie, also known as...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust to Celebrate “The Season for Growing” at Annual Benefit
Shirley Heinze Land Trust will host its 11th Annual Spring Benefit on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at 5:30 pm, at Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton, IN. The public is invited to participate in this celebration which benefits the work of the...
Author Joel Greenberg and Bird Expert Ken Brock to Appear at State Park
Shirley Heinze Land Trust will sponsor an event featuring two outstanding regional naturalists on Sunday, April 6, at 2:00 pm, at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center. Joel Greenberg, a renowned authority on the natural history of the Chicago...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Hosts Volunteer Workday April 12
On Saturday, April 12, 2014, the Shirley Heinze Land Trust will host a volunteer workday at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In honor of Arbor Day (later this month) we will be planting a variety of tree species...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Hosts a Guided Winter Hike at Ivanhoe Nature Preserve
Get rid of that cabin fever this winter and come on a winter hike led by Stewardship Director, Paul Quinlan, at Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve in Gary. The dune and swale habitat at Ivanhoe South represents one of the rarest habitat types on the...
Citizen Science Workshop Offered on Frog Monitoring
Spencer Cortwright, Biology Professor at Indiana University Northwest, along with staff from Shirley Heinze Land Trust will lead a Frog Monitoring Workshop on Wednesday, February 19 from 7:00pm-8:00pm at the Meadowbrook Conservation Center and...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Hosts Volunteer Workday at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve
On Saturday, February 8, 2014, the Shirley Heinze Land Trust will host a volunteer workday at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Warm up on this cold winter day by feeding a bonfire with already cut woody invasive...