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August 2021


3
Tuesday
Family Night Hike
8:00 pm, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

11
Wednesday
Merry Lea Nature Explorers: Fabulous Farm
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

31
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Luckey's Landing

September


15
Wednesday
Risky Play Webinar
4:00 pm, Virtual

18
Saturday
Water Bath Canning and Live Ferments: Food Preservation Workshop
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm
Soil to Stomach Family Workshop: Make-and-Take Garden Recipes
1:00 pm, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

28
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

October


11
Monday
Nature PreK Observation and Professional Development
11:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

14
Thursday
Connecting Your Outdoor Program to Academic Standards: Virtual Workshop
4:00 pm, Virtual

22
Friday
Enchanted Forest
Merry Lea - Farmstead Site   through October 23, 2021

23
Saturday
Enchanted Forest
Merry Lea - Farmstead Site   through October 23, 2021

26
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center

28
Thursday
Nature PreK Observation and Professional Development
11:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

November


6
Saturday
Festive Fall Flower Arranging
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm
Buried in the Bog
1:30 pm, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center

9
Tuesday
Cold Weather Clothing Management Webinar
4:00 pm, Virtual

30
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

December


21
Tuesday
Tales &Trails
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

January 2022


8
Saturday
Ice Investigation
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

17
Monday
Nature PreK Observation and Professional Development
11:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

20
Thursday
Nature PreK Observation and Professional Development
11:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

25
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

February


1
Tuesday
Cold Weather Play Webinar
4:00 pm, Virtual

4
Friday
How to make a robot fall like a cat, Vince Kurtz, Science Speakers
10:00 am, Science Building, room 106

19
Saturday
Michiana Regional Seed Swap
10:00 am, Church Chapel, Fellowship Hall
Sustainability Summit
1:00 pm, Virtual

22
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Glacial Retreat Center

March


19
Saturday
Beeswax Wraps
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site
Merry Lea Adventure Challenge: Vernal Liberation
1:30 pm, Merry Lea - Learning Center

20
Sunday
"Friendship Quilts and Family Registers" Exhibit
Good Library Gallery   through August 27, 2022

27
Sunday
"Friendship Quilts and Family Registers" Exhibit Opening Public Reception
2:00 pm, Good Library Gallery

29
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

April


14
Thursday
Standards Alignment: Nature PreK Observation & Professional Development
11:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

18
Monday
Nature PreK Observation and Professional Development
11:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

23
Saturday
Amphibian Discovery
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

26
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site
Sit Spot Webinar
4:00 pm, Virtual

May


6
Friday
Goat Cheesemaking Workshop
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

13
Friday
Nature Fest
6:00 pm, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

14
Saturday
Nature Fest
8:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

31
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

June


6
Monday
Conservation Leadership School
Merry Lea - Farmstead Site   through June 10, 2022

9
Thursday
Nature Play Day
1:00 pm, Merry Lea - Learning Center

16
Thursday
Merry Lea Nature Explorers: Animal Adventures
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

23
Thursday
Nature-Based Education Professional Development
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

28
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Luckey's Landing

30
Thursday
Orchard Workshop: Summer Pruning
9:00 am, Merry Lea Sustainable Farm

July


14
Thursday
Merry Lea Nature Explorers: Trekkin' in the Forest
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

16
Saturday
Bird Banding Family Workshop
8:30 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

18
Monday
Junior & Teen Indiana Master Naturalist Summer Day Camp
Merry Lea & Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site   through July 22, 2022

26
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Learning Center

August


4
Thursday
Merry Lea Nature Explorers: Little Mouse on the Prairie
9:00 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site

19
Friday
South Central Elkhart History Tour
Prairie Street Church in Elkhart
Luckey's Landing Community Picnic
5:30 pm, Merry Lea - Luckey's Landing

23
Tuesday
Academic Standards and Connections to Curriculum in Outdoor Programs
4:00 pm, Virtual

30
Tuesday
Tales & Trails
10:00 am, Merry Lea - Farmstead Site