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[Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - October](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-october/) - [Homeschool Series #2: Super Spiders (PM)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/homeschool-series-2-super-spiders-pm/) - [Homeschool Series #2: Super Spiders (AM)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/homeschool-series-2-super-spiders-am/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - September](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-september/) - [September Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/tales-trails-september-3/) - [Enchanted Forest (Night 2 of 2)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/enchanted-forest-night-2-of-2-2/) - [Enchanted Forest (Night 1 of 2)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/enchanted-forest-night-1-of-2-2/) - [Homeschool Series #1: Remarkable Reptiles (PM)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/homeschool-series-1-remarkable-reptiles-pm/) - [Homeschool Series #1: Remarkable Reptiles (AM)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/07/07/homeschool-series-1-remarkable-reptiles-am/) - [August Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/06/10/august-tales-trails-2/) - [Nocturnal Nature: Moth 101](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/06/10/nocturnal-nature-moth-101/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - August](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/06/10/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-august/) - [Nature Explorers #3](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/nature-explorers-3-farm-frenzy/) - [Merry Lea Milers Bites & Biodiversity - May](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-may/) - [July Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/july-tales-trails-2/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - July](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-july/) - [Nature Explorers #2: Flower Power](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/nature-explorers-2-flower-power/) - [June Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/june-tales-trails-2/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - June](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-june/) - [Family Canoeing: Quiet Paddles & Wild Wings](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/family-canoeing-quiet-paddles-wild-wings/) - [Nature Explorers #1: Wetlands & Watercolors](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/nature-explorers-1-wetlands-watercolors/) - [Jr/Teen IMN Summer Day Camp](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/04/27/jr-teen-imn-summer-day-camp/) - [Nature Play Day 2026](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/nature-play-day-2026/) - [Winter 2026 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/03/05/winter-2026-leaflet/) - [Conservation Leadership School](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/22/conservation-leadership-school-2/) - [May Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/02/16/may-tales-trails-2/) - [Homeschool Series #7 (PM): Bountiful Biodiversity](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-7-pm-bountiful-biodiversity/) - [Homeschool Series #7 (AM): Bountiful Biodiversity](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-7-am-bountiful-biodiversity/) - [Native & Garden Plant Swap 2026](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/02/16/native-garden-plant-swap-2026/) - [April Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/02/16/april-tales-trails-2/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - April](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/02/16/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-april/) - [March Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/02/16/march-tales-trails-2/) - [Spring Break Day Camp 2026](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2026/02/16/spring-break-day-camp-2026/) - [Master Stewardship Series 2026](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/master-stewardship-series-2026/) - [Cancelled - January Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/january-tales-trails/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - January](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity/) - [8th Annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/8th-annual-michiana-regional-seed-swap/) - [Four Seasons of Transformation: Winter](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/four-seasons-of-transformation-winter/) - [Outdoor Wilderness Learning for Educators](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/12/12/owle/) - [A Year in the Garden #3: Cool Season Crops](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/a-year-in-the-garden-3-cool-season-crops/) - [Merry Lea Milers: Bites & Biodiversity - February](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/merry-lea-milers-bites-biodiversity-february/) - [A Year in the Garden #2: Supplies & Seeds](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/30/a-year-in-the-garden-2-supplies-seeds/) - [Fall 2025 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/10/08/fall-2025-leaflet/) - [November ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/09/08/november-echo-network/) - [Homeschool Co-Op Field Trip (EMLTF)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/09/02/homeschool-co-op-field-trip-emltf/) - [September ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/08/04/september-echo-network-2/) - [A Taste of Tomato - Adult Program](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/18/a-taste-of-tomato-adult-program/) - [October Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/18/october-tales-trails/) - [Homeschool Series #6 (AM): Feathered Frenzy](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-6-am-feathered-frenzy/) - [Homeschool Series #6 (PM): Feathered Frenzy](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-6-pm-feathered-frenzy/) - [December Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/december-tales-trails/) - [Homeschool Series #4 (AM): Winter Nature](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-4am-winter-nature/) - [Homeschool Series #5 (AM): Tracks & Scat](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-5-am-tracks-scat/) - [Homeschool Series #5 (PM): Tracks & Scat](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-5-pm-tracks-scat/) - [Homeschool Series #4 (PM): Winter Nature](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-4-pm-winter-nature/) - [Christmas Chemistry](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/christmas-chemistry/) - [November Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/november-tales-trails/) - [Homeschool Series #3 (PM): Marvelous Mammals](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-3-pm-marvelous-mammals/) - [Homeschool Series #2 (AM): Nature's Recyclers](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-2-am-natures-recyclers/) - [Homeschool Series #2 (PM): Nature's Recyclers](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-2-pm-natures-recyclers/) - [Homeschool Series #3 (AM): Marvelous Mammals](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-3-am-marvelous-mammals/) - [Enchanted Forest (Night 1 of 2)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/enchanted-forest-night-1-of-2/) - [Enchanted Forest (Night 2 of 2)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/enchanted-forest-night-2-of-2/) - [September Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/september-tales-trails/) - [Bat Chat - Family Program](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/bat-chat-family-program/) - [Homeschool Series #1 (PM): Insect Investigation](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-1-pm-insect-investigation/) - [Homeschool Series #1 (AM): Insect Investigation](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/17/homeschool-series-1-am-insect-investigation/) - [Spring 2025 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/06/03/spring-2025-leaflet/) - [July's ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/05/13/julys-echo-network/) - [April Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/03/april-tales-trails/) - [Nature Explorers #3: Powered by Plants (August)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/11/nature-explorers-3-powered-by-plants-august/) - [August Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/13/august-tales-trails/) - [July Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/13/july-tales-trails/) - [May Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/13/may-tales-trails/) - [June Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/13/june-tales-trails/) - [Jr/Teen Indiana Master Naturalist Summer Day Camp](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/13/jr-teen-indiana-master-naturalist-summer-day-camp-2/) - [In The Glow: Discovering Moths' Nighttime Journey](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/11/in-the-glow-discovering-moths-nighttime-journey/) - [Nature Explorers #1: Nature Expedition (June)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/11/nature-explorers-1-nature-expedition-june/) - [Nature Explorers #2: Rock & Mineral Mania (July)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/03/11/nature-explorers-2-rock-mineral-mania-july/) - [Nature Play Day](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/22/nature-play-day-2/) - [Nature Fest Day 2 of 2](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/22/nature-fest-day-2-of-2-2/) - [Nature Fest Day 1 of 2](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/22/nature-fest-day-1-of-2-2/) - [Homeschool Session #6: Pollinator Power](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/01/homeschool-session-6-pollinator-power/) - [Homeschool Session #5: Wonderful Wetlands - AM & PM Sessions](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/01/homeschool-session-5-wonderful-wetlands/) - [Winter 2025 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/02/19/winter-2025-leaflet/) - [Spring Break Day Camp](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/22/spring-break-day-camp-2/) - [Native Plant Series #3: Native Seed Saving & Sowing](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/native-plant-series-3-native-seed-saving-sowing/) - [Native Plant Series #2: Divisible Plants](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/native-plant-series-2-divisible-plants/) - [March Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/march-tales-trails/) - [Native Plant Series #1: Shrub Cuttings and Live Stakes](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/native-plant-series-1-shrub-cuttings-and-live-stakes/) - [March Mudness!](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/march-mudness/) - [March ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/march-echo-network-2/) - [February Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2025/01/15/february-tales-trails/) - [For the Love of Birds! (Great Backyard Bird Count) Family Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/12/12/for-the-love-of-birds-great-backyard-bird-count-family-workshop/) - [Birds, Bagels, & the Great Backyard Bird Count](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/12/12/birds-bagels-the-great-backyard-bird-count/) - [Adult Indiana Master Naturalist](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/12/12/adult-indiana-master-naturalist/) - [7th Annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/7th-annual-michiana-regional-seed-swap/) - [Nature Journaling Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/nature-journaling-family-program/) - [Native Seed Collection Volunteer Day!](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/09/24/native-seed-collection-volunteer-day-4/) - [Native Seed Collection Volunteer Day!](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/09/24/native-seed-collection-volunteer-day-3/) - [Native Seed Collection Volunteer Day!](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/09/23/native-seed-collection-volunteer-day/) - [Native Seed Collection Volunteer Day!](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/09/23/native-seed-collection-volunteer-day-2/) - [Summer 2024 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/09/11/summer-2024-leaflet/) - [September ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/04/03/july-echo-network/) - [ECHO Network - November](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/echo-network-november-2/) - [Home(made) for the Holidays: Adult Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/homemade-for-the-holidays-adult-workshop/) - [Tales & Trails: December](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/tales-trails-december-2/) - [Tales & Trails: November](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/tales-trails-november-2/) - [Tales & Trails: October](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/tales-trails-october-2/) - [Nature Explorers #3: Farm Chemistry (August)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/22/nature-explorers-3-farm-chemistry-august/) - [Enchanted Forest: Day 2 of 2](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/enchanted-forest-day-2-of-2-2/) - [Enchanted Forest: Day 1 of 2](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/enchanted-forest-day-1-of-2-2/) - [Cheese Making: PM Session - Adult Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/cheese-making-pm-session-adult-workshop/) - [Cheese Making: AM Session - Adult Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/cheese-making-am-session-adult-workshop/) - [Tales & Trails: September](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/tales-trails-september-2/) - [Wild About Wetlands - Family Program](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/18/wild-about-wetlands-family-program/) - [Homeschool Session #4: Ice Investigations](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/01/homeschool-session-4-ice-investigations/) - [Homeschool Session #3: Worm Wiggle](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/01/homeschool-session-3-worm-wiggle/) - [Homeschool Session #2: Apple Cider](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/01/homeschool-session-2-apple-cider/) - [Homeschool Session #1: Trees are Terrific](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/07/01/homeschool-session-1-trees-are-terrific/) - [Winter 2024 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/04/12/winter-2024-leaflet/) - [Tales & Trails: August](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/04/03/tales-trails-august-2/) - [Tales & Trails: July](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/04/03/tales-trails-july/) - [Jr/Teen Indiana Master Naturalist Summer Day Camp](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/28/jr-teen-indiana-master-naturalist-summer-day-camp/) - [Family Tea Party (Family Workshop)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/28/family-tea-party-family-workshop/) - [Pickles! Adult Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/28/pickles-adult-workshop/) - [Tales & Trails: June](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/22/tales-trails-june/) - [Nature Explorers #2: Forces in the Forest (July)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/22/nature-explorers-2-forces-in-the-forest-july/) - [Nature Explorers #1: Wetland Wildlife (June)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/03/22/nature-explorers-1-wetland-wildlife-june/) - [May ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/29/may-echo-network/) - [Tales & Trails: May](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/22/tales-trails-may-2/) - [Tales & Trails: April](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/22/tales-trails-april/) - [Tales & Trails: March](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/21/tales-trails-march/) - [Green Work Retreat](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/02/01/greenworkretreat/) - [Tales & Trails: February](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/01/04/tales-trails-january/) - [Spring Break Day Camp](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/01/25/spring-break-day-camp/) - [Homeschool #6: Exploring Nature](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/01/18/homeschool-6-exploring-nature/) - [Growing Shiitake Mushroom Logs](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/01/18/4243/) - [Fermentation Fascination](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/01/fermentation-fascination/) - [Homeschool Session #5: Groundbreaking Geology](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/01/18/homeschool-session-5-groundbreaking-geology/) - [March ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2024/01/18/march-echo-network/) - [6th Annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/01/6th-annual-michiana-regional-seed-swap/) - [Fall 2023 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/12/04/fall-2023-leaflet/) - [Homeschool Session #4: Winter Nature](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/01/homeschool-session-4-winter-nature/) - [January ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/20/january-echo-network/) - [Sublime Slime](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/01/sublime-slime/) - [Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/01/winter-fruit-tree-pruning-workshop/) - [Who Dung It? (Scat, Tracks, & Other Animal Signs](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/11/01/who-dung-it-scat-tracks-other-animal-signs/) - [Family Night Hike: Owl Prowl](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/family-night-hike-owl-prowl/) - [Winter Wreath Making](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/winter-wreath-making/) - [Homeschool Series #3: Owl Pellet Palooza](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/homeschool-series-3-owl-pellet-palooza/) - [Northeast Indiana Workshop: Exploring the Nature of Forest Schools](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/10/24/exploringforestschools/) - [Tales & Trails - December](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/tales-trails-december/) - [Tales & Trails - November](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/tales-trails-november/) - [ECHO Network - November](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/echo-network-november/) - [Family Cider-Making: From Orchard to Jug](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/family-cider-making-from-orchard-to-jug/) - [What Wool We Make?](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/what-wool-we-make/) - [Nature PreK Observation & Professional Development (Introduction- Nov 14)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/nature-prek-observation-professional-development-introduction-nov-14/) - [Nature PreK Observation & Professional Development (Introduction- Nov 8)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/09/29/nature-prek-observation-professional-development-introduction-nov-8/) - [Tales & Trails: October](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/tales-trails-october/) - [Enchanted Forest (Day 1 of 2)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/enchanted-forest-day-1-of-2/) - [Enchanted Forest (Day 2 of 2)](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/enchanted-forest-day-2-of-2/) - [Homeschool Series #1: Autumn Adventures](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/homeschool-series-1-autumn-adventures/) - [Homeschool Series #2: Fabulous Farm](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/homeschool-series-2-fabulous-farm/) - [Tales & Trails: September](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/tales-trails-september/) - [Buried in the Bog](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/buried-in-the-bog/) - [Easy Artisan Cheese Making](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/easy-artisan-cheese-making/) - [September ECHO Network](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/08/08/september-echo-network/) - [Tales & Trails: August](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/06/13/tales-trails-august/) - [Spring 2023 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/07/12/spring-2023-leaflet/) - [Merry Lea Adventure Challenge: Aquatic Agents](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/06/13/merry-lea-adventure-challenge-aquatic-agents/) - [Tales & Trails: June](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/05/12/tales-trails-may/) - [Nature Fest Day 2 of 2](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-fest-day-2-of-2/) - [Nature Fest Day 1 of 2](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-fest-day-1-of-2/) - [Conservation Leadership School](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/conservation-leadership-school/) - [ECHO Network: May](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/04/27/echo-network-may/) - [ECHO Network: July](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/04/27/echo-network-july/) - [Nature PreK Observation & Professional Development - Excursions: Beyond The Classroom](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-prek-observation-professional-development-excursions-beyond-the-classroom/) - [April Tales and Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/28/april-tales-and-trails/) - [Fall 2022 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/fall-2022-leaflet/) - [Winter 2023 Leaflet](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/winter-2023-leaflet/) - [Nature Explorers - August](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-explorers-august/) - [Nature Explorers - July](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-explorers-july/) - [Nature Explorers - June](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-explorers-june/) - [Nature Play Day](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/nature-play-day/) - [Homeschool Series #5: Amphibian Discovery](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/homeschool-series-5-amphibian-discovery/) - [Engineering With Nature Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/engineering-with-nature-workshop/) - [Grafting Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/3408/) - [Spring Break Day Camp 2023](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/spring-break-day-camp-2023/) - [Tales & Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/03/22/tales-trails/) - [Luckey’s Landing: Where the Forest, Grassland and Wetland Come Together](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2022/07/25/luckeys-landing-where-the-forest-grassland-and-wetland-come-together/) - [Professor Joel Pontius: 7 Years of Developing Environmental Leaders at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2022/06/30/professor-joel-pontius-7-years-of-developing-environmental-leaders-at-merry-lea/) - [Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2022/07/29/public-electric-vehicle-charging-station-at-merry-lea/) - [Egg Dyeing With Kitchen Scraps Workshop](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2023/02/22/egg-dyeing-with-kitchen-scraps-workshop/) - 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[Merry Lea Now Offers BABE Coupons for Families with Young Children](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2022/05/09/merry-lea-now-offers-babe-coupons-for-families-with-young-children/) - [Alumni Spotlights from the Sustainability Leadership Semester](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/11/29/alumni-spotlights-from-the-sustainability-leadership-semester/) - [Merry Lea Environmental Educator Good-Elliott Receives State Award](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/11/16/merry-lea-environmental-educator-good-elliott-receives-state-award/) - [Water: A Teacher in Sustainability](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/11/12/water-a-teacher-in-sustainability/) - [Leadership and Transformational Learning in the Sustainability Leadership Semester](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/11/11/leadership-and-transformational-learning-in-the-sustainability-leadership-semester/) - [Watershed Moments: The Sustainability Leadership Semester](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/10/29/watershed-moments-the-sustainability-leadership-semester/) - 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[Immigration lawyer brings new lens to policy course](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/10/02/immigration-lawyer-brings-new-lens-to-policy-course/) - [Merry Lea prepares to host nature preschool](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/23/merry-lea-prepares-to-host-nature-preschool/) - [Olivia Downey, ‘22](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/14/olivia-downey-22/) - [Stephen Lowe, ‘21](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/14/stephen-lowe-21/) - [Cailin Smith, ‘21](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/07/cailin-smith-21/) - [Heather Gabel, ’21](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/07/heather-gabel-21/) - [Lily Kauffman, ’21](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/07/lily-kauffman-21/) - [Georgia Ringle, ’20](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/07/georgia-ringle-20/) - [Ostergren Named Acting Executive Director at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/06/26/ostergren-named-acting-executive-director-at-merry-lea/) - [Gascho Retires from Leadership at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/06/23/gascho-retires-from-leadership-at-merry-lea/) - [Kauffmann uncovers land snails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/05/24/kauffmann-uncovers-land-snails/) - [Hayhoe Offers Hope at Religion and Science Conference](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/04/01/hayhoe-offers-hope-at-religion-and-science-conference/) - [Farm manager reflects on six years](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/03/25/farm-manager-reflects-on-six-years/) - [Andros Island Clinches Career Direction](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/03/04/andros-island-clinches-career-direction/) - [Land Management Webpages Inform Hikers](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/03/01/land-management-webpages-inform-hikers/) - [Bahamas Brightens MAEE Program](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/20/bahamas-brightens-maee-program/) - [Mischler Joins Amish at Grazing Conference](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/18/mischler-joins-amish-at-grazing-conference/) - [Schramm Prepares for May Term in India](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/15/schramm-prepares-for-may-term-in-india/) - [Indiana Educators Visit Southern Forest Schools](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/10/indiana-educators-visit-southern-forest-schools/) - [Nature Journaling: Try This at Home](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/07/nature-journaling-try-this-at-home/) - [Environmental Issues Class Focuses on Hope](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/06/environmental-issues-class-focuses-on-hope/) - [Farm Team Talks Shop with Perennial Farmers](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/01/farm-team-talks-shop-with-perennial-farmers/) - [Merry Lea Supports Regional Food System with Seed Swap](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/01/21/merry-lea-supports-regional-food-system-with-seed-swap/) - [Merry Lea’s Kinderforest Spreads to Goshen](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/01/18/merry-leas-kinderforest-spreads-to-goshen/) - [MAEE Students Visit Wastewater Treatment Plant](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/01/09/maee-students-visit-wastewater-treatment-plant/) - [SLS Draws Student All the Way From Nepal](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/12/05/sls-draws-student-all-the-way-from-nepal/) - [Sustainability Leadership Semester Provides Time Outdoors](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/12/05/sustainability-leadership-semester-provides-time-outdoors/) - [Seminarians Study Sustainability at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/11/30/seminarians-study-sustainability-at-merry-lea/) - [Executive Director Announces Retirement Plans](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/11/14/executive-director-announces-retirement-plans/) - [SLS Student Sees Home from a New Angle](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/11/08/sls-student-sees-home-from-a-new-angle/) - [Enchanted Forest Allows Native Species to Tell Their Stories](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/10/09/enchanted-forest-allows-native-species-to-tell-their-stories/) - [Pontius Tracks Wild Edibles From Indiana to Alaska](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/09/07/pontius-tracks-wild-edibles-from-indiana-to-alaska/) - [MAEE Students Share Their Ecosystem Studies](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/08/20/maee-students-share-their-ecosystem-studies/) - [ASI 2018: Meet Gabe Miller](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/07/17/asi-2018-meet-gabe-miller-2/) - [ASI 2018: Meet Ryan Miller](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/07/17/asi-2018-meet-ryan-miller/) - [ASI 2018: Meet Hannah Wheeler](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/07/17/asi-2018-meet-hannah-wheeler-2/) - [Merry Lea’s Woody Perennial Polyculture Adds New Twist to Pasture Walk](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/08/01/merry-leas-woody-perennial-polyculture-adds-new-twist-to-pasture-walk/) - [Merry Lea Welcomes Largest MAEE Cohort](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/07/25/merry-lea-welcomes-largest-maee-cohort/) - [ASI 2018: Meet Stephan Powless](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/07/17/asi-2018-meet-stephan-powless/) - [ASI 2018: Meet Clayton Wassilak](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/07/15/asi-2018-meet-clayton-wassilak/) - [MAEE Alum Finds Role as Eco-Artis](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/06/19/maee-alum-finds-role-as-eco-artis/) - [Kinderforest in Review](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/05/10/kinderforest-in-review/) - [From Imagination to Reality](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/05/10/from-imagination-to-reality/) - [Merry Lea Participates in National Research](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/04/13/merry-lea-participates-in-national-research/) - [Alumni Profile](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/03/19/alumni-profile/) - [Douglas Graber Joins Merry Lea Team](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/03/07/douglas-graber-joins-merry-lea-team/) - [Summer in the Soil](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/01/05/summer-in-the-soil/) - [50th Anniversary Memories](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/12/11/50th-anniversary-memories/) - [Kinderforest Survives a Rainy Day](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/11/15/kinderforest-survives-a-rainy-day/) - [President Stoltzfus Visits Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/11/14/president-stoltzfus-visits-merry-lea/) - [Campus Farm Enhances Liberal Arts Education](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/10/17/campus-farm-enhances-liberal-arts-education/) - [Walking Stick Commemorates 20 Years of Leadership](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/09/22/walking-stick-commemorates-20-years-of-leadership/) - [Merry Lea Remembers Mark Eisfelder](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/09/20/merry-lea-remembers-mark-eisfelder/) - [A Striking Encounter Rewards Years of Research](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/09/09/a-striking-encounter-rewards-years-of-research/) - [Kinderforest: New Explorers Discover Merry Lea’s Trails](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/08/31/kinderforest-new-explorers-discover-merry-leas-trails/) - [ASI Bids Farewell to Two Long-Term Faculty](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/08/31/asi-bids-farewell-to-two-long-term-faculty/) - [Young Evangelicals Meet at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/08/22/young-evangelicals-meet-at-merry-lea/) - [Ostergren Article on Climate Change Makes NASA website](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/08/08/ostergren-article-on-climate-change-makes-nasa-website/) - [Agroecology Students Share Research–On the Spot](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/08/02/agroecology-students-share-research-on-the-spot/) - [High School Students Get Conservation Leadership Experience at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/08/01/high-school-students-get-conservation-leadership-experience-at-merry-lea/) - [Youth Explore Conservation at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/06/13/youth-explore-conservation-at-merry-lea/) - [West Side Project Nears Completion](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/05/30/west-side-project-nears-completion/) - [Farm Food Reaches Mouths Via CSA](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/05/13/farm-food-reaches-mouths-via-csa/) - [Prairies Burn a Month Early](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/02/21/prairies-burn-a-month-early/) - [Faculty Prepare for New Sustainability Majors](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/02/17/faculty-prepare-for-new-sustainability-majors/) - [Master’s Students Explore Andros Island](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/02/14/masters-students-explore-andros-island/) - [New Agroecology Profs Join Merry Lea’s Team](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/02/06/new-agroecology-profs-join-merry-leas-team/) - [Women’s Spirituality Retreat Makes Earth, Women Visible](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/01/30/womens-spirituality-retreat-makes-earth-women-visible/) - [Master’s Students Meet Green Detroit](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/01/15/masters-students-meet-green-detroit/) - [Environmental Outreach Team Rescues Bird Mounts from Insect Pests](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/01/11/environmental-outreach-team-rescues-bird-mounts-from-insect-pests/) - [Master’s Students Practice Leadership Skills](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/12/22/masters-students-practice-leadership-skills/) - [Team Members Honored for Years of Service](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/12/22/team-members-honored-for-years-of-service/) - [Annual Dinner Honors Volunteers](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/12/05/annual-dinner-honors-volunteers/) - [Fiber Optic Cable Comes to Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/11/29/fiber-optic-cable-comes-to-merry-lea/) - [Enchanted Forest Transforms Volunteers into Native Animals](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/11/02/enchanted-forest-transforms-volunteers-into-native-animals/) - [Children Find Favorite Foods at Merry Lea Sustainable Farm](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/10/31/children-find-favorite-foods-at-merry-lea-sustainable-farm/) - [Puffball Stirs Children’s Imaginations](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/10/19/puffball-stirs-childrens-imaginations/) - [Sustainability Students Hone their Values](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/10/13/sustainability-students-hone-their-values/) - [Merry Lea Farmers Make Sorghum Molasses](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/10/06/merry-lea-farmers-make-sorghum-molasses/) - [Merry Lea Hosts Pastors’ Academy](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/09/22/merry-lea-hosts-pastors-academy/) - [Farm Volunteer Complements Home Gardening](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/09/01/farm-volunteer-complements-home-gardening/) - [Vegetable Santa Courts CSA Customers](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/09/02/vegetable-santa-courts-csa-customers/) - [Agroecology Summer Intensive Students Leave with New Skills](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/08/08/agroecology-summer-intensive-students-leave-with-new-skills/) - [Merry Lea Hosts Poetry Hike](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/07/29/merry-lea-hosts-poetry-hike/) - [Stoltzfus and Stoltzfus Now on Staff Roster](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/07/29/stoltzfus-and-stoltzfus-now-on-staff-roster/) - [Zinn concludes 13 Years at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/07/29/zinn-concludes-13-years-at-merry-lea/) - [Hess Family Holds Committal Service at Merry Lea](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/05/05/hess-family-holds-committal-service-at-merry-lea/) - [Undergrads Explore Elkhart River Watershed](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/09/15/undergrads-explore-elkhart-river-watershed/) - [“Fun Friday” Focuses on Beekeeping](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/09/18/fun-friday-focuses-on-beekeeping/) - [MAEE Program Graduates Eight](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/05/05/maee-program-graduates-eight/) - [Birders Visit Muscatatuck](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/05/05/birders-visit-muscatatuck/) - [Passing of Dale Hess](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/03/02/passing-of-dale-hess/) - [Merry Lea’s Broomball Featured by South Bend Tribune](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/02/12/merry-leas-broomball-featured-by-south-bend-tribune/) - [Sustainability Summit Looks at Economics](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/02/12/sustainability-summit-looks-at-economics/) - [Women Explore Job's Whirlwind](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/02/02/women-explore-jobs-whirlwind/) - [Spring 2022](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2022/06/20/spring-2022/) - This issue of The Merry Leaflet highlights memorable experiences for the graduate students on their journey as environmental educators through their words and reflections. Witness their transformation from first-day nerves to realizing their capability and potential in providing meaningful environmental education to different audiences. - [Winter 2022](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2022/02/28/winter-2022/) - You won't want to miss the newest issue of The Merry Leaflet: our five graduate students wrote amazing reflections for this edition! Experience the wintery world at Merry Lea and beyond as our master's students in environmental education share about teaching winter field trips, personal poetry and their transformed relationships with nature during this season. - [Fall 2021](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/12/02/fall-2021/) - This issue features the Sustainability Leadership Semester, as the program celebrates 10 years this fall! As part of Honoring the Headwaters: 10 Years of SLS, we reflect on its transformational learning, including alumni testimonies. Relive the festivities of Enchanted Forest and stay up to date with the Merry Lea team: including Environmental Educator Carol Good-Elliott celebrating 20 years of service! - [Summer 2021](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/09/14/summer-2021/) - This summer issue of The Merry Leaflet features the agroecology students and their culminating celebration with a farm to table dinner. Learn about the projects our student researchers conducted this summer and the legacy of Mary Linton upon Merry Lea. - [Spring 2021](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/06/04/spring-2021/) - The newest issue of The Merry Leaflet gives an inside look into the fun-filled Nature Fest, a spring celebration where multiple Merry Lea program areas came together to pull off. We honor the master's in environmental education cohort that graduated in May and pay tribute to one of Merry Lea's founders, Mary Jane Rieth. - [Winter 2021](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2021/03/08/winter-2021/) - This newsletter features our very own Kerry Goodrich, who celebrated 40 years of service as Merry Lea's property supervisor this past year. Hear about the many ways our volunteers contribute to Merry Lea, including the experiences of Julie Davidson, who has been with us for 20 years. If you've ever had food from Merry Lea Sustainable Farm, you know how tasty it is - we share a couple recipes that you can make while you learn about the many ways our farm's food enriches our programs and people. - [Fall 2020](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2020/11/25/fall-2020/) - This fall issue features undergraduate students in the Sustainability Leadership Semester, who recently delivered presentations on their proposals for community development in a Fort Wayne neighborhood. Did you know Merry Lea runs an after-school program? Discover PROWL's beginnings and how it's adapted during the pandemic. Learn about one of Merry Lea's new education programs by channeling your inner detective as kindergartners explore living and nonliving things in their schoolyard. - [Summer 2020](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2020/08/31/summer-2020/) - The summer 2020 Merry Leaflet features the Environmental Education Outreach team, whose nature-based programs and trainings provide hope and practical solutions amid the pandemic. Get to know the summer farm crew, who took over projects and helped run the farm during an unconventional summer. Learn how the graduate students have been exploring their new surroundings as they participate in safe, outdoor classes in person. - [Spring 2020](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2020/05/26/spring-2020/) - These are unconventional times, but much has happened at Merry Lea that offers hope and vision for the future. The first cohort of the Sustainability and Environmental Education Department of Goshen College graduated in April. The education team and master's students are creating online learning opportunities. A new executive director was hired. And spring is blooming! - [Winter 2020](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2020/02/11/winter-2020/) - The Winter 2020 Merry Leaflet follows students in last fall's Sustainability Leadership Semester as they explore gravel pits, learn about food councils, talk with government officials and make pizzas in a wood-fired oven. You'll also accompany our nature preschoolers as they encounter a dead deer and watch ibises in flight in the Bahamas. - [Autumn 2019](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/11/26/autumn-2019/) - We asked our Merry Lea alumni what they were up to and over 25 of them responded. See who's got owls in the classroom, who knows how to make cabbage steaks, who married a man whose property she remembers canoeing past with the Sustainability Leadership Semester...and more. Also read about our new nature preschool. - [Summer 2019](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/08/21/summer-2019/) - Six students completed our Agroecology Summer Intensive this year. Learn about the varied interests and career paths that inspire students to study sustainable food systems. Also take a cross-property hike with the master's students or consider signing your child up for the new nature preschool that Merry Lea will host. - [Spring 2019](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/06/03/spring-2019/) - Executive Director Luke Gascho retires after nearly 22 years of service. Read comments from board members, employees and students; find out what he's planning next. Pages 6 and 7 review the month of May, from frogs and snails and eagles to rap. - [Winter 2019](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2019/02/22/winter-2019/) - See what keeps Merry Lea's master's students hopeful despite the state of the world, catch a glimpse of the new strategic plan and meet an array of new dialog partners. Page 7 will coach you on how to get the most out of Merry Lea's land management webpages. - [Autumn 2018](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/11/28/autumn-2018/) - Read about the first seminary students and the first Tanzanian to live at Merry Lea's Rieth Village; see how the Kinderforest program has grown and keep up on staff transitions. Our public programs and our nearest town round out the mix. - [Summer 2018](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/08/21/summer-2018/) - We begin a series looking at Merry Lea's place within its surrounding human community. The Merry Lea Sustainable Farm figures heavily in this issue. Also find out who became a master bird bander and who went to Alaska; who received a gift of honey and who gave time to help with sorghum. - [Spring 2018](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/05/10/spring-2018/) - Luckey's Landing gets a facelift; the master's in environmental education program concludes ten years and Kinderforest has an amazing year. Who got to go to Tanzania and who had to stay home and think about climate change? Who's an expert on pheasant chicks? On blue holes? What about dumpster diving? Read more. - [Winter 2018](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2018/03/01/winter-2018/) - Merry Lea celebrates the inauguration of a new Goshen College president; staff recall what they like best about winter; students learn about themselves--and leadership--at the Sustainability Summit. Also pick up some tips on identifying trees in winter. - [50th Anniversary Edition](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/12/13/50th-anniversary-edition/) - Merry Lea has now been in existence for 50 years. In this issue, we look back on our history of caring for land, educating about the environment and providing a place that re-creates body and spirit. Read about the Sunflower Festival, see old photos, discover how childhood experiences at Merry Lea have left their mark. Also watch our News page and Facebook page for additional photos and memories. Do you have one to share? Email mccn@goshen.edu. - [Autumn 2017](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/09/06/autumn-2017/) - Read about Kinderforest, a gift of goats, alumni adventures, a cornfield encounter and the ways that our history provides us a visionary foundation. See who's coming and going and find a quote from Wendell Berry to ponder. - [Spring 2017](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/05/31/spring-2017/) - Read about the new course Merry Lea's Master's in Environmental Education students take on Andros Island in the Bahamas. Meanwhile, what happens on Merry Lea property on a typical spring day? Find out on page 7. This issue also reports on Land Manager Bill Minter's oak savanna planting. - [Winter 2017](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2017/02/21/winter-2017/) - Goshen College students now have three sustainability majors to choose from. Merry Lea faculty are heavily involved in the Sustainable Food Systems and the Sustainability Studies majors. Also meet Merry Lea's new agroecology professors, learn about the challenges of keeping bird mounts safe from insects, and join the master's students on a visit to green Detroit. - [Autumn 2016](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/11/23/autumn-2016/) - Merry Lea's Environmental Education Outreach team launched a new program this fall. Accompany child scientists as they compare a farm with wild ecosystems and learn where food comes from. Also read about a pastor's academy that enabled Merry Lea to share ecological expertise with the faith community; the volunteers behind Enchanted Forest and some new trail shelters. - [Summer 2016](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/08/26/summer-2016/) - Read about the strategies used for growing food at the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm and the ways it ties into Merry Lea's programs. The farm is running a CSA this summer and fall; the Pre-K to 12 team is gearing up for a new program there and summer researchers are investigating birdlife and grazing. This issue also includes a feature on Volunteer Doug Vendrely. - [Spring 2016](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/06/10/spring-2016/) - This issue of the Merry Leaflet introduces a transition in Pre-K to 12 curriculum from the Farmcraft program to a new experience entitled, Exploring the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm. Staff changes are underway as well, including saying goodbye to Lisa Zinn, who served in many roles for 13 years. In pages 4-6, readers can visit a volunteer training and meet some of our volunteers. - [Winter 2016](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2016/02/29/winter-2016/) - Merry Lea employees participate in a variety of professional organizations and conferences to keep current. Read about their recent travels, including a foray to the Bahamas to work out an intercultural experience for students in the Master's in Environmental Education program. Feature stories on Ryan Minter, Julie Davidson and Rick Bonar round out the issue. These are three of our dedicated volunteers. - [Autumn 2015](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/09/01/autumn-2015/) - Where do Merry Lea's Master's in Environmental Education graduates go after they leave us and what do they do? A Merry Lea education can serve you well in many different locations. Also read about the summer of lightning strikes. - [Spring 2015](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/03/01/spring-2015/) - This Merry Leaflet examines the ways in which sustainability education permeates Merry Lea's offerings. It also features the last of three sets of "Day in the Life" stories by staff members. Lisa Myers, Janie Beck Kreider, Jonathon Schramm and Bill Minter tell about their work. - [Winter 2015](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2015/01/01/winter-2015/) - On March 1, 2015, Dr. Dale Hess passed away. This issue reviews his legacy and shares staff and student memories. - [Autumn 2014](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2014/09/01/autumn-2014/) - In this issue, Merry Lea employees Kerry Goodrich, Jane Litwiller, Dave Ostergren and Jon Zirkle describe their work lives. Also learn what WOOFing is and see a PROWL program in process. - [Summer 2014](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2014/06/01/summer-2014/) - This issue features some of our staff members reflectioning on a typical (or not so typical!) "Day in the Life" in their various roles at Merry Lea. - [Spring 2014](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2014/03/01/spring-2014/) - In this Spring 2014 issue of the Merry Leaflet you will find updates on some of the latest developments at Merry Lea's Sustainable Farm, including a new small animal barn and a woody perennial polyculture project. Also read about a recent visit from youth of the Menominee tribe of northern Wisconsin, and research reflections on Native American traditional ecological knowledge. - [Winter 2014](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2014/01/01/winter-2014/) - This issue focuses on Merry Lea's master's degree in environmental education. Read about the ways leadership, environmental issues and peacemaking play a part in this graduate program. Discover the dangers of unregulated coal ash and the joys that a brutal winter brings to winter sports enthusiasts at a nature center. - [Autumn 2013](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2013/09/01/autumn-2013/) - This issue focuses on the K-12 program's in-school programs in response to busing cuts. Read about a very successful worm program, summer research at Merry Lea and the unseen hikers who populate our trails. - [Spring 2013](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2013/03/01/spring-2013/) - The spring 2013 Merry Leaflet describes the development of the agroecology program as it moves toward becoming a year round sustainable farm, including livestock. Also see photos of Merry Lea's Naturefest and learn about Merry Lea's board members. - [Winter 2013](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2013/01/01/winter-2013/) - The Winter 2013 Leaflet looks at the ways environmental education at Merry Lea begins with our land base but also moves beyond that into the broader community. Articles discuss master's program integrative sessions, activities of former master's grads, a women's spirituality workshop, how-to ideas for environmental education and birding opportunities. - [Autumn 2012](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2012/09/01/autumn-2012/) - This issue showcases Merry Lea's first Sustainability Semester in Residence that began this fall. Read about undergraduate students' hands-on educational experiences, experiments in sustainable lifestyle, and course highlights from SSR professors. Also enjoy articles featuring the Pileated Woodpecker and an afternoon adventure with students participating in our Homeschool Series. - [Summer 2012](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2012/06/01/summer-2012/) - This issue captures the flavor of summer at Merry Lea. Learn how our agroecology program deals with drought, listen in on the birdbanding station, read about restoration monitoring, meet new staff members--and luna moths. - [Winter 2012](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2012/01/01/winter-2012/) - This issue continues our discussions with former students who have passed through Merry Lea. Read about an artist, an environmental lawyer, a zoo educator and a park ranger, among others. - [Autumn 2011](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2011/09/01/autumn-2011/) - Merry Lea alumni: Where are they now? This issue tracks about a dozen former students who passed through Merry Lea in one way or another, to see how they have used their environmental training. Also read about a new volunteer training program and the annual turkey butchering. - [Summer 2011](https://merrylea.goshen.edu/2011/06/01/summer-2011/) - Merry Lea's mission statement includes the desire to provide re-creating experiences for body, mind and spirit. 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