Lilly Endowment Inc. announced the approval of a $50 million grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a variety of enhancements at Indiana State Parks. DNR will use the grant to make several improvements within Prophetstown State Park and to fund upgrades across the state parks system that will improve the experience for Hoosiers who visit these treasured places.
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The Town of North Judson was recently awarded a Land and Water Conservation Grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $500,000 to make improvements at the Town Park at the corner of George and Weninger Streets.
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A Knox man was arrested Sunday, February 5 after officers served a warrant at a residence in Knox.
Continue readingConservation Officers from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are investigating a reported drowning at Bass Lake Tuesday afternoon.
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Knox City officials are about to take a major step forward for the planned improvements at Sandy Acres Park.
Mayor Dennis Estok recently informed council members that the Department of Natural Resources has received the grant funding for the project so City officials have been able to get the process started.
Continue readingA petition hearing concerning the establishment of an East Shore Conservancy District in Culver is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 10.
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Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants totaling more than $297,000 were recently distributed to 71 rural and volunteer fire departments around Indiana.
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Funding has been secured to extend the Erie Trail by a little over 2 miles.
The Prairie Trails Club was awarded a grant totaling $390,750 through the Department of Natural Resources’ Next Level Trails grant program.
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Starting today and running through March 22nd, hunters have the ability to apply for a reserved turkey hunt by visiting Hunting.IN.gov. To apply, click on the ‘reserved hunt info’ link that appears on that page.
No late entries will be accepted and applicants must possess a valid hunting license for the species they wish to hunt.
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According to Starke County Surveyor Bill Crase, four breached levees in the Starke County and La Porte County areas have recently been fixed, while work on one site is being postponed due to the current levels of the Kankakee River.
Surveyor Crase explained that while working on the final section of a levee, workers realized that the river wasn’t dropping. He said if they sealed it up, the pressure would have caused the water to burst out elsewhere so they weren’t able to fix it just yet. While they have slowed the breach down a bit, Crase said crews continue to monitor the spot and are waiting for the river to drop before patching it up any further. Continue reading
Thanks to the Discovering the Outdoors Field Trip Grant Program, students at 22 Indiana schools will learn about nature by visiting Indiana state parks and reservoirs this school year. The grants are open to public, private, religious and home-school educators and are administered through the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation, the supporting non-profit of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Continue reading
The Department of Natural Resources had to restrict motorboat traffic from certain public freshwater lakes in Northern Indian due to the abundance of summer storms. The DNR created a web page with boating advisories to keep boating public and lakefront property owners informed of current restrictions or closures. Continue reading
If you’re not already following the DNR Division of State Parks on Twitter or Facebook, you may want to as soon as possible. By doing so you can participate in the sweet ‘S’mores in the Outdoors Adventure’ that will be taking place throughout the entire month of August. Continue reading
Due to the increase in campground operating costs, the Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife must raise their campground fees. The increase in fees will allow operations and maintenance to continue at Glendale, J.E. Roush Lake, and Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Areas. For interested campers, it would also be incredibly beneficial to learn details like what size should a tent footprint be. Continue reading
According to the Department of Natural Resources health officials report that the West Nile Virus is not only present in Indiana, but is actually widespread. The virus was first identified within the state in 2001, the same year it was discovered in Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky, Iowa and Illinois, check this link right here now to find some help with these mosquitoes at home.
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The Department of Natural Resources has issued grant money to local counties to fight invasive aquatic vegetation. Lake and River Enhancement program grants from the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife allow for the completion of projects that would be difficult for local organizations to fund on their own.
River otters are thriving a little too well in Indiana nearly 20 years after their successful reintroduction into the state. Last year biologists with the division of fish and wildlife received 86 complaints of river otters eating fish from private ponds and commercial hatcheries or destroying private property. That’s up from 69 complaints in 2012. Also the number of control permits issued or renewed nearly doubled from 11 in 2012 to 21 in 2013. Continue reading
