Category : News Center

By Teena Ligman, President, Friends of Spring Mill State Park The weekends when Civil War reenactments come to Spring Mill State Park are among the most popular…

As a child I was introduced to nature by my father, who was an avid fisherman.  However, even before he kindled that love of nature, I was…

At a special public meeting at Prophetstown State Park on Wednesday, Lilly Endowment announced a grant of $50 million to help develop and grow Indiana’s state parks. …

Last February IPA inaugurated a new concept to help members learn the latest news and developments in state parks and nature preserves. We held a virtual one-on-one session…

By Tom Hohman As McCormick’s Creek State Park recovers from the damage inflicted by a tornado this spring, there will be many needs that state funds cannot…

About 4 years ago water damage was discovered in the historic Bronnenberg home at Mounds State Park, stemming from what was suspected to be a roof leak. Park…

By Mark Young IPA Board Members Lori Kaplan, John Bergman, Jeff Seidenstein and I represented IPA at the Indiana State Fair on Sunday, August 20th.Many fair visitors…

By Stanley BaelzProperty Manager O’Bannon Woods State Park is a 2,294-acre site which was originally established in 1980 and renamed in 2004 to honor the late Gov. Frank O’Bannon. …

By John Bergman This past June I was given the opportunity to attend the first of several statewide meetings on the next State Wildlife Action Plan ( SWAP) for the DNR…

I was saddened during a recent trip to McCormick’s Creek State Park to learn that the March 31st tornado had claimed another victim of which I was not aware.  Winds…