UWIN - Upper Wabash Invasives Network

09/25/2026

Fresh off the press!! Purdue Extension is hosting the 3rd annual, in-person, 2026 Rooted & Resilient Homesteading Conference!!
Check out the flier for more information or click the link below.

Date:
Friday, November 6 & Saturday, November 7
Location:
Community Learning Center
401 East Diamond Street
Kendallville, IN 46755
Price:
$50 per person for 1 or 2 Days!
Registration Link:
https://cvent.me/Vgk2oY

08/12/2026

🌳 August 13 — IDNR & State Parks
Explore the work happening across Indiana’s state parks with Interpretative Naturalist Teresa Rody. Learn how natural resources are managed and protected for future generations.
🕛 12–1 PM EST | Free & virtual
🔗 https://bit.ly/ExtHotTopics2026

🌳 August 13 — IDNR & State Parks

Explore the work happening across Indiana’s state parks with Interpretative Naturalist Teresa Rody. Learn how natural resources are managed and protected for future generations.

🕛 12–1 PM EST | Free & virtual

🔗 https://bit.ly/ExtHotTopics2026

08/06/2026

Another successful Field Day!! Thank you to all who helped make this happen. We had over 50 attendees representing 17 counties in Indiana! There were excellent speakers on tools of the trade, invasive aquatic plants, drones, controlling invasives, and we even built homemade w**d wands for folks to take home. If you attended and took pictures feel free to share on this post.

07/01/2026

Hot off the press!! Registration is now open for the August 6th Invasives Field Day!! This year we will be at Salamonie Lake!

Link to Register: https://forms.gle/hSUdjXvmFbE1n1ndA

Registration is free to the public and $10.00 for those wishing to get CCHs for their Pesticide License. (available CCHs:
Categories 4, 7A, 7B, 7D, & 8: 1 CCH.
Category 11: 2 CCHs
Categories 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 6, & RT: 4 CCHs
Category 5: 5 CCHs

04/26/2026

The 2026 UWIN Native Plant sale was a blast today at Mississinewa! Thank you to all our volunteers! More photos to come! Make sure to save the date for our August 6th Invasives Field day.

04/25/2026

Native Plant Sale at Mississinewa Lake
11 AM to 1 PM
Miami SRA Beach

Plants are available first come, first served.

Stop by to shop native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and talk with local experts about planting and invasive removal.

Gate fees are waived when you tell the attendant you’re there for the plant sale.

4673 S 625 E, Peru, IN

04/24/2026

Happening tomorrow 🌿

Native Plant Sale at Mississinewa Lake
Saturday, April 25
11 AM to 1 PM
Miami SRA Beach

Shop native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and get advice from local experts on what to plant and how to care for it.

Gate fees are waived when you tell the attendant you’re there for the plant sale.

Come early for the best selection.

04/23/2026

What you’ll find at the Native Plant Sale

Wildflowers from Wyatt Way Landscaping & Nursery:
• Bee Balm
• Butterfly W**d (orange)
• Purple Coneflower
• New England Aster
• Blazing Stars (prairie, rough, dense)
• Great Blue Lobelia
• Coreopsis
• Goldenrods
• False Blue Indigo
• Virginia Strawberry
• Clematis (Virgin’s Bower)
…and more

Trees & Shrubs:
• Redbud
• Flowering Dogwood
• White, Bur, Pin, Red & Black Oaks
• Kentucky Coffeetree
• Sweetgum
• Buttonbush
• Winterberry
• Spicebush
• Elderberry
• Sumac
…and more

All native. All suited for this area. Better for pollinators, lower maintenance, and strong seasonal color.

04/23/2026

Native Tree & Plant Sale 🌿

Join Upper Wabash Invasives Network (UWIN) at Mississinewa Lake for a wide selection of native plants, trees, and wildflowers.

Saturday, April 25
11 AM to 1 PM
Miami SRA Beach
4673 S 625 E, Peru, IN

Trees and plants will be available on site, first come, first served. Native wildflowers will be sold by Wyatt Way Landscapes and Nursery.

Talk with local experts about planting natives, improving your landscape, and removing invasive species. Ask about the native tree swap while you’re there.

State gate fees are waived when you’re coming to shop the sale.

Arrive early for the best selection.