Friends of Sugar Creek is partnering with NICHES Land Trust to host a day of floating and experiencing Sugar Creek on June 2, 2012. This event is open to the general public; you do not need to be a member of either organization to participate. NICHES and FSC members are encouraged to invite their non-member family and friends.

Canoe rental will be free for the first 20 canoes/kayaks thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Montgomery County Community Foundation. A picnic lunch will also be provided when we stop at the Walnut Fork Wildlife Refuge, a property owned by NICHES Land Trust.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with today's clean-up despite the bad weather. Sugar Creek is now free of 15 more tires, ~200 lbs of trash, and a loveseat!

Indiana Outfitters (click to visit) has posted an excellent guide to access sites and canoe routes on Sugar Creek. Check it out!

Click on the links below to see images from recent FSC events:
Bachner Nature Reserve Workday (May 14)

Thank you to everyone who helped with the Fall Sugar Creek Clean-up. It was a great success! Thank you also to Tom Emerson at Hawg Wild Barbecue for providing lunch and Troy Mitchell from the City of Crawfordsville for helping with logistics.

Read the articles from the Journal Review and The Paper here and here

Nature Park Captures State Honor
Journal Review
9/8/2010
by Barry Lewis

The Crawfordsville Nature Park was the topic of a lot of discussion during Tuesday’s City Council Committee meeting, but that all seemed somewhat moot when Mayor Charlie Coons closed the meeting with an announcement about the park.

Sugar Creek Nature Park Ready for Visitors
Journal Review
9/3/2010
by Barry Lewis

Despite the rain over the past two days workers from the Crawfordsville Park and Recreation department completed the building of the final five stations on the Sugar Creek Nature Park.

Work on the seven outdoor classroom shelters on the east side of the road was completed in late May and early June. The work on the ones on the west side of U.S. 231 were completed Thursday.

On Thursday, June 10, Governor Daniels announced a major land conservation initiative that will ultimately cover 43,000 acres of land on the Wabash River and Sugar Creek.

Read more from Terre Haute's Tribune Star here.

Read the Journal Review article here.

View pictures from the 47th annual Sugar Creek Canoe Race here:

Read the Journal Review article (with results) here.

The spring 2010 newsletter is now available. Get your copy here.