Visit the Paul H. Douglas Center for a day of family friendly fun. Enjoy the free nature themed craft set up in the art room, visit the live animal room, or build a fort in the Nature Play Zone.

For more information, please contact the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education or call: 219-395-1824.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes supports Nature Play Zone at Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

Appearing together for the first time, regional botanists Nathanael Pilla and Steve Sass will explore the ecology, history, and physiology of some of their favorite Indiana Dunes plants focusing on those species offered by the upcoming Friends of the Indiana Dunes Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 11, 9am-1pm.

For more information, please contact the Indiana Dunes National Park or call: 219-395-1882.

This program is sponsored by Friends of Indiana Dunes.

Visit the Paul H. Douglas Center for a day of family friendly fun. Enjoy the free nature themed craft set up in the art room, visit the live animal room, or build a fort in the Nature Play Zone.

For more information, please contact the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education or call: 219-395-1824.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes supports Nature Play Zone at Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

Meet at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center and join our Indiana Master Naturalists and park volunteers in helping to remove invasive garlic mustard from our park’s habitats. Long pants and garden gloves are recommended for this service project.

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes will provide snacks and water for all participants.

Two opportunities to view the Solar Eclipse!

Join Indiana Dunes National Park Interpretive staff at the West Beach Visitor Contact Station from 10:00am to 4:00pm to enjoy this astronomical event. Please come prepared with your own Eclipse Safety Glasses as only a Limited quantity will be available. There will be a special Jr. Ranger booklet at the event for the eclipse.

Plan ahead and get a pair of Eclipse Safety Glasses at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center for a small donation to the FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes. While supplies lasts!

For more information, please contact the Indiana Dunes National Park or call: 219-395-1882.

OR

At the Indiana Dunes State Park from 11:30am to 3:00pm, enjoy this opportunity to see an ALMOST (96%) total solar eclipse on the beach. Volunteers, FRIENDS’ members and naturalists will be setup in tents on the east side of our Beach Pavilion selling stellar snacks, answering questions and guiding you through safe viewing of this amazing phenomenon.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes will be offering an “Eclipse Themed” Snack Booth. Your donation will support future special events at Indiana Dunes State Park.

For more information, please call the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center at: 219-926-1390.

NOTE: The eclipse will start at 12:51pm and reach its maximum at 2:08pm. The eclipse will be done at 3:22pm.

Stop by the historic Chellberg Farm to tour the farmhouse and visit the animals. Rangers and volunteers will be on hand to share the area’s history.

For more information, please contact the Indiana Dunes National Park or call: 219-395-1882.

Many of the supplies and materials need for this program are made available by Friends of Indiana Dunes.

Visit the Paul H. Douglas Center for a day of family friendly fun. Enjoy the free nature themed craft set up in the art room, visit the live animal room, or build a fort in the Nature Play Zone.

For more information, please contact the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education or call: 219-395-1824.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes supports Nature Play Zone at Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

Spend the morning helping the Chellberg Farm Garden get off to a great start.

For more information, please contact the Indiana Dunes National Park or call: 219-395-1882.

The historic, heirloom seeds needed for the Chellbrg Farm Garden are supplied by Friends of Indiana Dunes.

Turtle trot on over to the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center to meet some of our dunes native turtles and learn more about their amazing adaptations.

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes support all nutritional and health needs of the ambassador animals at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center.

Indiana will have its very own solar eclipse on April 8th! A total solar eclipse is one of the most awesome sights in all of nature. Find out more about what an eclipse is, safe viewing, and what to expect in this informative program.

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes sponsor needed supplies for this program.

Visit the Paul H. Douglas Center for a day of family friendly fun. Enjoy the free nature themed craft set up in the art room, visit the live animal room, or build a fort in the Nature Play Zone.

For more information, please contact the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education or call: 219-395-1824.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes supports Nature Play Zone at Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

Learn about the mysssssterious snakessss speciesss that call the Indiana Dunes home and meet the reptiles that live in the Paul H. Douglas Center Critter Room year-round.

For more information, please contact the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education or call: 219-395-1824.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes support all nutritional and health needs of the ambassador animals at the Indiana Dunes National Park’s Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

Visit the resident turtles at the Paul H. Douglas Center! Learn about the lives and habits of the different types of turtles that live throughout the park while watching them stretch their legs as they stroll around the center.

For more information, please contact the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education or call: 219-395-1824.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes support all nutritional and health needs of the ambassador animals at the Indiana Dunes National Park’s Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

Slither over to the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center to see some of our snakes up-close and learn more about these often-misunderstood creatures.

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes support all nutritional and health needs of the ambassador animals at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center.

Stop in the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center for a spring list with a photo twist. Prizes will be awarded!

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes sponsor the prizes awarded for this family fun event.

Indiana will have its very own solar eclipse on April 8th! A total solar eclipse is one of the most awesome sights in all of nature. Find out more about what an eclipse is, safe viewing, and what to expect in this informative program.

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes sponsor needed supplies for this program.

Enjoy a sweet taste of spring during the 48th annual Maple Sugar Time Festival. Take a self-guided tour of the sugaring operation at the historic Chellberg Farm which will be bustling with maple sugaring activities. Learn how Miami and Potawatomi Tribes first boiled maple sap into sugar and how early settlers used large iron kettles to make syrup. While walking along the maple trail you will pass by the sugar shack where sap is still boiled down the way the Chellberg family did it back in the 1930s. You can even learn how to make maple syrup at home as well as how modern maple sugar farmers use advanced technology to make syrup today. Kids can learn how to tap a tree at the Maple Fun Zone and meet some of the farm animals. Before heading home, stop by the farmhouse to purchase Indiana-produced maple syrup.

For more information, please contact the Indiana Dunes National Park or call: 219-395-1882.

This family friendly and educational event is sponsored by FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes.

Learn the art of wire-wrapping and make your own beach glass jewelry during this workshop. This is a great way to make a handmade gift for Easter Baskets. Space is limited. There is a $7/person workshop fee.  Registration is required.

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes sponsor the supplies needed for this family fun event.

Enjoy a sweet taste of spring during the 48th annual Maple Sugar Time Festival. Take a self-guided tour of the sugaring operation at the historic Chellberg Farm which will be bustling with maple sugaring activities. Learn how Miami and Potawatomi Tribes first boiled maple sap into sugar and how early settlers used large iron kettles to make syrup. While walking along the maple trail you will pass by the sugar shack where sap is still boiled down the way the Chellberg family did it back in the 1930s. You can even learn how to make maple syrup at home as well as how modern maple sugar farmers use advanced technology to make syrup today. Kids can learn how to tap a tree at the Maple Fun Zone and meet some of the farm animals. Before heading home, stop by the farmhouse to purchase Indiana-produced maple syrup.

For more information, please contact the Indiana Dunes National Park or call: 219-395-1882.

This family friendly and educational event is sponsored by FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes.

Stop in the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center for a spring list with a photo twist. Prizes will be awarded!

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes sponsor the prizes awarded for this family fun event.

Stop by the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center’s Auditorium and watch the resident ambassador reptiles and amphibians eat their live meals!

For more information, call the Nature Center at: 219-926-1390.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes support all nutritional and health needs of the wildlife ambassadors at Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center.

In observance of the holiday season, our office will be closed today.

FRIENDS of Indiana Dunes wish you all the holidays can bring you!

GPS: 41.629814, -87.087099.

CONTACT US:
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 166, Beverly Shores, IN, 46301

Phone: 219-707-3617

Face Book: friendsofindianadunes

Instagram: indianadunesfriends

Stop by our office located at 1000 W. Oakhill Rd., Porter, IN 46304 (NW Corner – Oakhill and Mineral Springs Rds.) for a visit and learn how we "enhance and foster understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Indiana Dunes through financial and volunteer support of the Indiana Dunes National and State Parks and the Dunes Learning Center."

GPS: 41.629814, -87.087099.

CONTACT US:
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 166, Beverly Shores, IN, 46301

Phone: 219-707-3617

Face Book: friendsofindianadunes

Instagram: indianadunesfriends

Come out for a night of music and song. The Save the Tunes Council is a group of local musicians devoted to preserving and passing on folk songs using a variety of traditional musical instruments.

For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park you can call (219) 395-1882. Please visit our website, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page.

Stop by our office located at 1000 W. Oakhill Rd., Porter, IN 46304 (NW Corner – Oakhill and Mineral Springs Rds.) for a visit and learn how we "enhance and foster understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Indiana Dunes through financial and volunteer support of the Indiana Dunes National and State Parks and the Dunes Learning Center."

GPS: 41.629814, -87.087099.

CONTACT US:
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 166, Beverly Shores, IN, 46301

Phone: 219-707-3617

Face Book: friendsofindianadunes

Instagram: indianadunesfriends