Tree planting opportunities coming
A Lake Monroe Water Fund project to plant willow stakes and trees along Clay Lick Creek to help prevent erosion. This project is funded by grants from the Duke Energy Foundation and the Smithville Charitable Foundation. Duke Energy volunteers will be providing t-shirts to everyone who volunteers.
Willow stake planting will be Friday, March 24 and 25 to install 600 willow stakes into the banks of Clay Lick Creek to help reduce erosion. Rain dates will be Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1.
Sign up at docs.google.com/forms/d/1bvswlHwD-U_1DZ8CAM5jYffiYcFdvxMqcAvC1NVXp_o/edit?ts=63dc0178.
Tree planting will be Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day) to plant 900 native trees and shrubs along Clay Lick Creek to help reduce erosion. Rain dates will be Friday, April 28 (Arbor Day) and Saturday, April 29.
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Local goat farm open for tours
BELMONT — Visit the Goat Conspiracy farm, 6022 Kent Road, and meet goats, including recent baby goats, and chickens, and see where milk and cheese are made.
Goat Conspiracy offers weekly farm visits and tours every Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1 and 2 p.m. Farm tours and visits are $15 per person and preregistration is required. To register for a farm visit/tour, sign up at thegoatconspiracy.com/visit-the-farm.
If you would like to schedule a visit outside of these available days or times and have a group of at least five people please contact us at [email protected].
Winter hike series ongoing
The Brown County State Park will host its Winter Hike Series through the cold and early months of 2023.
Dog Hike 2, 11 a.m., Saturday, March 11. Hikers and their dogs will meet at the Ogle Lake parking area to hike around the lake. Trail 7 is 1.5 miles and rated as moderate. The section around the lake fairly easy, but does have some smaller staircases and brief patches of uneven ground. The hike will take about one-and-a-half hours to complete. Visitors without dogs are welcome to participate in the hike. Hikers are encouraged to bring a six-foot leash for their dogs.
All hikes meet at the nature center in the state park.
For more information contact Eli Major at 812-988-5240 or email [email protected].
Wilderness first aid training coming
Brown County Bikes will host a SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course and CPR training (SOLO certification) on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St.
This is a 16-hour, 2 day, entry level course geared toward outdoor enthusiasts looking to learn more about wilderness medicine and first aid in the backcountry, and for anyone looking to feel more safe and confident in the outdoors alone or with a group.
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) covers topics ranging from preparation and prevention to assessment and treatment of injuries that may occur in the wilderness. Students will have an opportunity to learn practical skills through hands-on scenarios as well as in a traditional classroom setting.
The cost is $250 includes (upon completing and passing) Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification through SOLO, a 2-year certification, SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course training booklet, accredited teachers from SOLO who also teach WFA at Indiana University, “in the field” practice, real life scene scenarios for training. The course is both classroom and outdoors and very interactive.
The Wilderness First Aid Certification course will be held Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 19 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and includes a 30-minute lunch both days
A two-hour SOLO CPR Certification costs $55.
To sign up or for more information visit: browncountybikes.com/product/brown-county-bikes-wilderness-first-aid-course-solo-5139.htm
Brown County Bikes hosting first event
Join Brown County Bikes for the first annual Brown County Enduro Bike Fest Clinics on May 13 and 14 in Brown County State Park.
Buy and save $100 for the whole weekend of clinics or pick and choose what clinics interest you.
Saturday, May 13 will include:
Fundamentals Clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, co-ed, $100
Fundamentals Clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, women only, $100
Mini-Jump Clinic, 1 to 4 p.m., co-ed, $150
Mini-Jump Clinic 1 to 4 p.m., women’s only, $150
Sunday, May 14 will include:
Intermediate/Advanced Skills Clinic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., lunch break from noon to 1 p.m., co-ed, $300
The cost for the full weekend clinic is $450.
Coaches are certified and professionally trained from Bicycle Instructors Certification Program (BICP) and/or Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association (PMBIA).
There will be have free demo bikes from Transition and KONA all weekend long at Hesitation Point in Brown County State Park.
Free demo bikes cannot be used for clinics. The bikes are only for test rides on the trails for the weekend. Call Brown County Bikes to reserve or rent a bike from Brown County Bikes at 812-200-1115.
To register or for more information visit: browncountybikes.com/product/brown-county-bikes-co-ed-and-womens-clinics-enduro-bike-fest-5080.htm.
