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Citizens saving a ~ 4,700 year old dune woodland from destruction. When it's gone, it's gone forever!

Sign our petition, watch our documentary, use our mass email form, and learn more here: www.savebriareastwoods.com

11/01/2026

Happy Halloween Hessville!

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween!!! 👻👻👻👻

10/28/2026

Mark your calendars for the next Mayor's Night in Hammond's 6th District!

🗓 Date: October 28th, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Hess Elementary School Cafeteria - 3640 Orchard Dr., Hammond, IN

Mayor’s Night Out is an open public forum where residents can meet directly with Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and representatives from each city department to discuss Hammond’s current events and community concerns.

This informative program is free and open to the public—be sure to attend when it visits your district!

📞 For more information, please contact:
Mayor’s Office: 219-853-6301
Special Events: 219-853-6378

10/08/2026

Last year Hessville residents in the sixth district were not allowed to comment or ask a question. A Highland resident was allowed to ask four questions, a person from Indianapolis got to ask two while local residents were ignored by the mayor's staff. This is not free speech. We pay for these events. Everyone should be allowed to speak.

09/09/2026

Green EC will be hosting a W**d Wrangle with the Lake County CISMA October 10th at Kosciuszko park.
Join us to learn about invasive plants and how to effectively remove them. We will be tackling the woody invasives by the bike path to make room for native flowers that can feed our pollinators and butterflies.
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Sign up here!

08/20/2026

The region was hit hard last week. We hope everyone is okay and recovering as best as possible. It's more important than ever to pause and think about how to manage Indiana's inevitable future of severe storms.

We must conserve our wetlands - including Briar East Woods - which protect us from flooding better than any manmade flood control.

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Indiana once had natural sponges that soaked up floodwater for free. We drained them, and we keep developing our remaining wetlands.

08/19/2026

A visit into the Briar East Woods showed that these trees protected each other through the storm. Few trees fell. Those that did were either dead or rotted. This event shows the ever increasing need to preserve these woods. They very well might have also protected the neighborhood next door. They most certainly sucked up millions of gallons of water that would end up in houses if they are destroyed.

08/06/2026

📢 TJ and Anne joined Rabbit Hole of Research the Podcast to discuss Briar East Woods, ecology, nature and neurobiology, and Poison Ivy. 🎧

Listen here! 👂https://jothamaustin.substack.com/p/briar-east-woods-and-urban-deforestation

07/17/2026

in Hammond!

Visit savebriareastwoods.com to learn more.

07/14/2026

Leah discusses the ecosystem and history of Briar East Woods in Hammond! 🌳

Visit savebriareastwoods.com to learn more about this threatened, 4,700-year-old dune woodland.

Address

7000 Parrish
Hessville, IN
46323

Telephone

+13127319437

Website

http://www.savebriareastwoods.com/

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