Blue Heron Ministries, A Land Trust

06/11/2026

Seed collection season is upon us! 🌱

Join us this Sunday, June 14th, from 10-1, at Badger Barrens to collect seed from Sundial Lupine!

The seed collected will go towards our Nasby prairie restoration in Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife area. We will provide gloves and buckets, so all you will need are shoes you don’t mind getting dirty and a water bottle!

We hope to see you there! 😁

06/02/2026

❗️This event is cancelled due to weather❗️

Help us improve Badger Barrens!
An invasive species has invaded one of the recent additions to our Badger Barrens property, and we need your help to remove it! 🌱

Please join us this Saturday, from 10-12, at Badger Barrens Nature Preserve to hand pull hairy vetch from a 3.5 acre area! We will provide gardening gloves, so all you have to bring is yourself, some comfortable shoes, and a smile! 😁

Please comment on this post or message us if you plan on attending.

We hope to see you out there this weekend! ☀️

05/09/2026

📢 We are asking for assistance from someone in our community! 📢

We're thrilled to be welcoming a summer intern, Ellasyn, to our team, and we're reaching out to our community for help with one important piece: finding her a place to stay.

We still have not secured a place for Ellasyn to stay, and she starts at the beginning of June.

If you have a spare room available this summer, or know someone who might, we'd love to hear from you. And if housing isn't an option, please share this post. Message us or drop a comment below to get connected. Thanks!

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05/07/2026

It’s lupine season!! I know many of you in our community have been enjoying the Sundial Lupine at Badger Barrens, and the deer have been too! Last year, a hungry herd of deer ate most of the flower spikes off of the lupine, and they are back at it again. If you want to experience the beauty of a barrens ecosystem in full bloom, please come visit before the native wildlife makes it their dinner!

This is a great activity for Mother’s Day weekend, so hurry out before the blooms are gone!

05/04/2026

The weather is getting warmer, which means it’s time to visit our Badger Barrens Nature Preserve! Sundial Lupine season is headed into full swing, and you do not want to miss this spectacular sight right here in your own community. Peak bloom time will occur around May 9th, just in time for Mother’s Day! These blooms should last about 3 weeks, so make sure you visit before it’s too late.

04/30/2026

🏠 Can You Help House Our Summer Intern?

We're thrilled to be welcoming a summer intern, Ellasyn, to our team, and we're reaching out to our community for help with one important piece: finding her a place to stay.

If you have a spare room available this summer, or know someone who might, we'd love to hear from you. And if housing isn't an option, please share this post. Message us or drop a comment below to get connected. Thanks!

04/15/2026

Join us this Saturday to celebrate Earth Day by removing invasive species! 🌱

Help protect our natural areas by volunteering to remove invasive Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) at Pokagon State Park Nature Center on Saturday, April 18 from 2:00-4:00 PM!

Registration is required -
Call (260) 833-3506 to sign up.

This is a great opportunity to get outside and make a difference. We hope to see you there! 🌿

Pokagon State Park
Blue Heron Ministries, A Land Trust

01/19/2026

We are excited to announce that we are now hiring a summer intern for 2026! Please follow the link below to find the job description and how to apply. This is a fantastic opportunity for any young professionals looking to develop their skills within the field of ecological restoration!

Blue Heron Ministries Field Steward Summer Internship 2026Download

01/05/2026

Please join us for this educational event, and the opportunity to bring some native plants home with you!

LET'S GO NATIVE! SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026 - 2:00 p.m.
Join Eva Curtis of Blue Heron Ministries Land Restoration in the Nature Center Auditorium to learn how to propagate native plant seeds and then get your hands dirty while we sow seeds for spring planting. You will even get to take plant plugs home to begin your own native plant journey. Register by January 10th by calling the Nature Center at (260) 833-3506 or emailing Aimee at [email protected].

For a complete list of upcoming programs and events, please visit on.IN.gov/pokagon.

10/30/2025

We want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended our open house, and to all of the generous donors who helped us exceed our $10,000 goal!

Thanks to our incredibly generous community, we were able to DOUBLE our original $10,000 goal, raising a total of $21,606 during our open house event! We are truly so grateful to our community for coming together to help our humble non-profit during this time of change and growth.

At the start of this journey to build a new office, we owed a whopping $174,100. We have raised over $100,000, leaving us with a $55,000 debt. We cannot thank our donors enough for pulling together to make this happen. We are so humbled by the generosity of our community.

If you have not had the chance to donate yet, and would like to contribute, please click the link below!

https://tinyurl.com/yp4v8k8f