Upcoming Events
Sun 19Kunstfest is BACK!!
September 18 @ 8:00 am - September 19 @ 5:00 pmSun 19FWMI Book Sale
September 19 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pmThu 23Black Owenites: Cooperation and the Long Civil Rights Movement
September 23 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tag Archives: Bird Watching
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Harmonie SP Nature Center open
New! Through the winter months you will find the nature center open with limited programming. Stop by and see our resident critters, relax by the bird viewing window and find out which hiking trail suits your best! Find a list … Continue reading
Tagged Bird Watching, Boat Ramp, Camping, dog friendly, Harmonie State Park, Nature
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Grey Estate Cypress Slough
The Grey Estate Cypress Slough is essentially the other side of the Twin Swamp Cypress Slough, and is accessible via a parking area directly across the road from Big Cypress Slough. It has several trails that follow the slough or take the hiker through interesting flat woods. Continue reading
Posted in Activity, Bird Watching, Conservation Area, Cypress Sloughs, Hiking, Hunting, Mount Vernon, Nature Conservancy, Point Township, Sightseeing, Tours and Activities, Wildlife
Tagged Bird Watching, Cypress Slough, Hiking, Hunting, Nature, Nature Conservancy
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Wabash Lowlands Wetland Conservation Area
The Wabash Lowlands is comprised of hardwood forests and several ponds. The area is an important wetland for migrating birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Wading birds such as cranes and herons inhabit the deep ponds and surrounding areas. Native pecan trees and naturally occurring bamboo and cane provide the cover for the wet floodplain forest. Continue reading
Posted in Activity, Bird Watching, Conservation Area, Hovey Lake FWA, Hunting, Mount Vernon, Point Township, Sightseeing, Tours and Activities, Wabash River, Wildlife
Tagged Bird Watching, Hunting, Sightseeing, wildlife
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Weyerbacher Wetland Restoration Area
The Weyerbacher Wetland Restoration Area is a 35-acre moist soil managed wetland that is flooded during fall and winter to provide dependable and manageable water for critical migration and wintering habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds and other wetland wildlife. Continue reading
Posted in Activity, Bird Watching, Hovey Lake FWA, Hunting, Mount Vernon, Point Township, Sightseeing, Tours and Activities, Wildlife
Tagged Bird Watching, Hunting, Ohio River, Sightseeing
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Harmonie State Park Campground
Harmonie State Park campground has 200 sites with electricity and a dump station. It includes a nature center, several playgrounds, a stage, and access to several hiking and biking trails. An Olympic size swimming pool with a water slide is nearby. There is also a youth tent area that hosts groups such as school excursions and rustic cabins available for rent. Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Harmonie State Park, Mount Vernon, New Harmony, Stay
Tagged Bicycling, Bird Watching, Camping, Family, Fishing, Harmonie State Park, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Lodging, Mount Vernon, Mountain Biking, New Harmony, Outdoors, Swimming, Trail, Walking, wildflowers, wildlife
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