Southern Indiana Trails

Signs of spring.

Presented by Vectren A stroll on the riverfront, a breathtaking sunset over the Ohio River, music, food, desserts and libations… Come experience “Evening on the River”. Seventh Annual Evening on the River Friday, June 4th from 6:30pm - 10:00pm This fundraising event benefiting the Evansville Parks Foundation and Keep Evansville Beautiful will include stage and street performances, horse-drawn carriage rides, a silent auction and a "movable feast" of food, desserts and drinks from area restaurants, wine shops, caterers and grocers, presented at locations along Riverside Drive between Casino Aztar and the Pagoda. Evening on the River drew nearly 1,400 patrons and raised $75,000 in 2009. All proceeds benefit Evansville parks facilities and programs. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $60, or $65 at the door. All entertainment, food and drinks for the evening are included. For tickets call (812) 435-6141 or buy online.

Garden Grab Bag - Gurney's Seed & Nursery

Neighborhood Pools Neighborhood Pools will be open from June 4, 2011 through July 31, 2011. Bathhouse facilities include changing rooms, restrooms, offices and a first aid room. Neighborhood Pools encourage children to learn swim strokes and participate in swim team activities. Daily swim hours allow children to exercise and have a cool place to beat the summer heat. Fees: 3 yrs & under: Free 4 – 12 years: $1.00 13 years & older: $2.00 Private Rental Rate of $100/hour Neighborhood Pools - Opens June 4th to July 31st Anthony Oates Pool 2439 Sunburst Blvd. (off Riverside Drive) Garvin Pool 1600 N. Main Street Lorraine Pool 2399 S. Boeke Avenue Helfrich Pool 2601 W. Maryland Street Operating Hours: Tuesday - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday - 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm Closed on Mondays http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif ___________________________________________________________________ Newburgh , In http://www.newburgh.org/p...

EVANSVILLE — Keep Evansville Beautiful met its $54,000 fundraising goal for renovating the Garvin Park fountain Thursday night. The goal was reached in part thanks to Jeff Bosse, the great-great-nephew of former Evansville Mayor Benjamin Bosse. Bosse attended a dedication ceremony for the renovated fountain held at the Pub on Division Street because of his interest in his great-great-uncle and what he did for the community. "This is a fountain in his honor that he gave to the city in 1915," Bosse said. The Bosse family donated $2,000 toward the fountain restoration project, said Ann Ennis, director of Keep Evansville Beautiful. Thursday evening's dedication including the turning on of its new, multicolored LED lights, added during an approximately two-and-a-half-year planning and renovation process. The celebration also served as a fundraiser. Keep Evansville Beautiful was "a few thousand short" of its $54,000 goal for the project, Ennis said before the event. D...

Due to certain natural conditions, primarily the incredible wet spring, the tick population in southern Indiana is at an all time high. I've gathered some info and product links to help educate people about ticks and the diseases they carry. Woodland Pests http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pccommonticks.htm http://www.ehow.com/how_2257_remove-ticks-pets.html

Some of the new rerouted trails on the Wabash Canal trail in Wesselman Park.

Wabash and Erie Canal trail is now clear of debris. Had to do some trail rerouting around some of the bigger tree fall but everything is passable now. Still needs to be pruned and trimmed up but I ran out of daylike. Hopefully next week I can get everything done.

Volunteers have worked more than three years to create the Eagle Slough Natural Area and make nature more accessible to people, but this spring nature demonstrated it's still the boss. A dedication of the wetlands area, off Water Works Road near Ellis Park, was planned for this weekend. However, the flooding pushed back the dedication until the fall by delaying the finishing touches on fixtures and signage that volunteers hoped to complete. The slough earned its name this spring as flooding from the Ohio River washed across the bottom lands and closed access to the wetlands area near Ellis Park, making it nearly indistinguishable from other surrounding geographic features submerged in backwaters three to four feet deep. "The name Eagle Slough — we didn't just make that up. We looked on old maps and that's what it was called. It was a natural slough," said Greg Meyers, a project volunteer. The area has long been subject to spillover from Eagle Creek, which feeds in...

By Nathan Blackford Evansville Courier & Press Posted May 9, 2011 at 11:15 a.m. The race, planned for May 21, will take runners and walkers through parts of Boonville, beginning and ending at the middle school Nathan Blackford / Courier & Press The start of the Panther Fitness Trail at Boonville Middle School is under water after recent rains. The entire trail has suffered from a lack of use and maintenance in recent years. The way organizers from Boonville Middle School see it, the Fitness is Fun 5K is a way to encourage exercise not just for one day, but all year round. The race, planned for May 21, will take runners and walkers through parts of Boonville, beginning and ending at the middle school. And the proceeds from the event will help fund healthy initiatives at the school and at the Studio Bee community center. "There were a group of people that work here, and we decided to get involved in a project that would better our school and improve the image of the scho...