The IMN program features various nature topics for local youth to discover Indiana's outdoor world through hands-on activities, outdoor investigations, volunteering and learning from local experts across different career paths, interests and organizations.
Join us this month at Tales and Trails as we learn about and create ephemeral nature art! We will be reading Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade Robinson. We’ll explore Luckey’s Landing in search of natural loose parts and use those pieces to create art.
Join us for a day at Merry Lea’s farmstead during August's Insect Instincts program! From the bottom of the food chain, numerous insects rise to feed birds, pollinate food crops, and marvel us with their colorful exoskeletons, wings or silly antics. Let’s hike around the wetland learning about the characteristics of insects.
Bring your own picnic sides and lawn chair, and we’ll provide the dessert - a fabulous s’mores bar and hotdogs! Enjoy a relaxing evening on the lake at Luckey’s Landing with local friends and families that live in our community (Bear Lake, High Lake, and surrounding area). Share stories, make s’mores over a campfire, get to know your neighbors and dip for critters in High Lake.
This month we will explore Merry Lea as a place for spiritual reflection and renewal. We will consider multiple ways ecology connects to spirituality, and engage in simple practices of spiritual attention as we move through the landscape.
So many kinds of insects come out at night! Join us as we use “light lures” (lights on a sheet) to attract a wide variety of winged critters. We will also search for moths and other insects that glow under black lights while learning more about these fascinating creatures!
Let’s rock! Join us for Tales & Trails as we read A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston. Together, we’ll explore the many ways rocks can be examined, discovered and played with as we venture into Merry Lea’s gravel pit. Be sure to wear weather-appropriate clothing for hiking and outdoor play, including sturdy shoes for walking on rocky ground.
Slither, crawl, and explore with us as we search for reptiles at Merry Lea! From sunbathing turtles to secretive snakes, you'll discover the amazing adaptations that help these creatures survive. Bring your curiosity and get ready for a hands-on outdoor adventure.
Slither, crawl, and explore with us as we search for reptiles at Merry Lea! From sunbathing turtles to secretive snakes, you'll discover the amazing adaptations that help these creatures survive. Bring your curiosity and get ready for a hands-on outdoor adventure.
During a Field Day at Merry Lea you will: Explore the Merry Lea Teaching Farm, visit the Reith Village dormatories, canoe on Kesling Wetland, make apple cider & go on a natural history hike!
