The Indiana Wildlife Federation has an online contest going on during the month of April called “What’s in your Wild Backyard? Take the online quiz for your age group (1st – 8th grade) and be entered to win one of three great prizes. Deadline to enter the contest is April 22, 2012.
We’ve had great Indiana weather this Spring! Here are some ideas to get you started exploring and having fun in your own wild backyard:
- Family Fun: Gardening and Nature Crafts
- Make a Terrarium
- PBS: Backyard Naturalist
- Backyard Birds of Indiana
- Northern Indiana: Backyard Gardening
If you want to explore a little further than your own backyard here are some great places right here in Indianapolis to go find some outdoor adventure:
- Indianapolis: Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center (ornithology is the study of birds.)
- Indianapolis: Holliday Park & Nature Center
- The Indianapolis Musuem of Art: 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park
- Indianapolis: White River State Park
- Indianapolis: Fort Harrison State Park
- Indianapolis: White River Gardens
- Indianapolis: Garfield Park Conservatory & Sunken Garden
| Some books you might like about animals, science and nature crafts right in your own backyard: | |||
Find more books with these Catalog Searches:
- Catalog Search: Birdhouses
- Catalog Search: Bird feeders
- Catalog Search: Nature Crafts
- Catalog Search: Urban Animals
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