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INPAWS Annual Conference

Saturday, November 6, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Schwitzer Student Center, University of Indianapolis

"Conserving Biodiversity with Native Plants"

The conversation about healthy ecosystems and the importance of preserving the diversity of species continues from various perspectives. The United Nations has declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.

Speakers:

Carole Brown (morning keynote) - Conservation Biologist with 20 years experience as a consultant designing, installing, and maintaining wildlife gardens, will speak about "Conservation Gardening and Sustainable Landcaping"

Carolyn Summers (afternoon keynote) - Adjunct professor at Westchester Community College New York, and Technical Assistant at The Native Plant Center (affiliated with Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center), will speak about designing with natives. Her first book "Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East" was released this past April.

Other Lecturers:

Dr. Rebecca Dolan, Director Friesner Herbarium, Butler University

Jennifer Hopwood, Midwest Pollinator Outreach Coordinator for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Dr. John Whitaker, Professor of Mammalogy and Vertebrate Ecology, Author of "National Audobon Society's Field Guide To North American Mammals"

Jim McCormac – Education Specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, Author of "Birds of Ohio"(2004)

• INPAWS Members $50 (early registration before October 16) $60 after October 16
• Non-members $65 (early registration before October 16) $75 after October 16
• Students $35

Additional Details and Registration Brochure/Form will be available early fall

INPAWS 2010 Programs

Below are events where INPAWS will have a presence. Some are INPAWS sponsored, others are fairs or venues where INPAWS will have a booth or distribute brochures. Click on the link for the event for more information. If no link is available, please contact Dan Anderson for info.

September 11 - Nature Daze 2010

Hosted by Bill & Becky Freeman & Brown County Native Woodlands Project

Download flyer with information, directions, and registration form. May also register at www.bcnwp.org/nature-daze

September 18-19 - Hoosier Outdoor Experience

Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis - Free Admission and Free Parking!

Over 100 FREE activities all over Ft. Harrison!  The Hoosier Outdoor Experience is a grassroots-based, hands-on, interactive learning event that teaches outdoor skills and conservation practices to children, families and individuals that would like to try new outdoor recreation activities.

Download flyer for more information, or Visit their website. To amynsmit@imail.iu.edu.

 

Other Programs (non-INPAWS sponsored):

Volunteer work days - 3rd Saturday of every month - EcoLab, Marian University, Indianapolis.

The Marian University EcoLab has volunteer work days the 3rd Saturday of every month from spring through fall. Work days begin at 9 a.m. and continue until noon. For more information, contact Mr. Jody Nicholson, Outreach Ecologist, (317) 224-3383, or jnicholson@marian.edu. Their website is http://wetland.marian.edu

September 18 - Fourth Annual Indiana Bat Festival www.indstate.edu/biology/centers/batfestival.htm

Indiana State University and the Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation will once again be hosting the Indiana Bat Festival. This year's festival will feature live bat and bird programs, talks by leading bat experts, conservation exhibits, inflatable cave for exploration, activities for children, book authors, bat house information, bat merchandise, an evening barbecue, and bat science night.

Contact: Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation
Phone: 812-237-8294
Email: lhohman@indstate.edu

September 25 - Adventures in Gardening, hosted by the Hendricks County Master Gardeners. Download flyer for more information and registration form. May also register at www.hendricksgardeners.com

September 25 - Native Plant Symposium hosted by Gibson Woods Wild Ones. This year's theme is "Native Plants, Past, Present and Future". Download flyer and Agenda

October 4 - The Indianapolis Hosta Society "Spanish Gardens and Patios". Free and open to the public. 6:30 p.m. at Holliday Park Nature Center. Contact Pat Brummer at pwbrummer@sbclobal.net for more information.

October 14 - Indiana Urban Forest Council Fall Conference "Policy, Ecology and Urban Tree Canopy Campaigns", Ft. Harrison State Park. Tim Carter, Director, Center for Urban Ecology, Butler University will be one of the featured speakers. Download flyer with agenda and registration form.

Saturdays thru September - Medicinal Plant Garden Tours - Indiana Medical History Museum offers free public tours of their Medicinal Plant Garden, led by a Purdue Master Gardener. 11:00 a.m., 3045 West Vermont Street, Indianapolis. More info at www.imhm.org or call 317-635-7329.

Shirley Heinze Land Trust Volunteer Workdays, Donor Walks & Beach Cleanups from August thru December - Click here for a list of locations and other information.

2011

January 18-20 - Indiana Arborist Association Annual Confernce.  Eastside Marriott, 21st and Shadeland Avenue, Indianapolis.  For details, as they are finalized, please check their website:  www.indiana-arborist.org/index.htm.