News & Events

• New Tippe-Topics (August/September 2010)
• Bird of the month: Brown-headed Cowbird

• August Events

  • Pisgah Marsh and Durham Lake
  • Saturday, August 21st, 9:00 am
  • Pisgah Marsh has a nice elevated boardwalk with views of the marsh, a small lake and a mature hardwood forest. Many waterbirds, including nesting Sandhill Cranes, use the marsh as a migration stopover or breeding site. If time permits, we will visit Durham Lake and look for waterfowl on the lake and early migrants in the forest. (more...)

  August Program

  • Ecology and Conservation of Wetland Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Tuesday, August 24th, 7:30 pm
  • Manchester College Student Union, Hoff Room
  • Dr. Bruce Kingsbury will speak on the importance of wetlands, especially shallow ones, to the ecology and conservation of many of Indiana's amphibians and reptiles. He will review some of his group's research findings, take a look at a variety of regional species using shallow wetlands, and include recommendations on how to properly manage this vital habitat. This presentation will be especially pertinent as TAS proceeds with the restoration of our Flory-Gemmer Marsh. (more...)

• September Events

  Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
  • Sunday July 11, 1:00 pm
  • Saturday, Sept. 18th, (see events page for times)
  • Jasper-Pulaski is best known for its late-fall congregation of migrating Sandhill Cranes. Although we will be too early for the main crane migration, there is plenty of interest in the prairies, wetlands and forests of JP at all times of year. We will stop at the crane-viewing tower and wetland observation tower, which should be good sites for migrants. If hunting schedules permit, we will also visit the Tefft Savannah nature preserve for fall prairie flowers. (directions and more...)

New Photos

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