Hundreds enjoy Earth Day at WACF

Text and Photos
By Deb Patterson
Staff Writer

Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Education Center was alive was activity Saturday morning, April 21, as hundreds of people from the area arrived to participate in the third annual Earth Day Festival.

The tops of white tents placed throughout the front portion of the WACF property could be viewed approaching the property on SR 13. Twenty different organizations participated in the event.

Those arriving were given free tote bags and a coupon for a free hot dog, chips and water. Participants could also participate in an Earth Day scavenger hunt.

Adults as well as families strolled around the ground, visiting each of the vendors, learning about the watershed, how to make duck calls, taking nature photographs, plant trees, make seed balls, learn about the trails around the lake, see various duck and spear fishing decoys, learn about fly tying and even trying their hand at archery.

: PLANTING A TREE — Celia Delagrange, leader of Syracuse Junior Girl Scout Troop 00084, helps Brantley Heckaman plant a tree on the WACF property.

: SEED BALLS — Autumn and Cole Christner have some fun playing in the wet potting soil before making their seed ball. The creation of seed balls was hosted by the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club.

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Hundreds enjoy Earth Day at WACF

2021
Apr 24 – Gardening in the Face of a Changing Climate – 1-4 pm Syracuse Community Center
May 1 - Earth Day Festival at the WACF Center 11AM – 3PM FREE
May 8 – Birding Walk at WACF 8AM
May 8 – WPOA Board Meeting at WACF Center 9 AM
May 20 – Historical Lake Wawasee Cruise – 1-3PM Chautauqua Wawasee
May 30 – Sundays Memorial Day through Labor Day – Boat In worship at Oakwood 8:30 AM
May 30 – Sundays Memorial Day through Labor Day – Thunder Run 10 AM
May 30 – Taps Across the Water at Twilight – Chautauqua Wawasee
June 5 – WACF Lake Talk and Eats 9-11 AM at the WACF Center – Native Plant Talk and Sale
June 8 - Nature Play Day 9 – 11 AM at WACF register pam@wacf.com
June 10 – Nature Play Day 6-8 PM at WACF register pam@wacf.com
June – WPOA Board Meeting TBD
June 12 – WPOA/SLA Annual Breakfast at Oakwood Resort 7:30 – 10 AM
June 12 - Chautauqua-Wawasee Fine Arts Festival at Oakwood 9AM – 4PM
June 12 – Wooden Boat Show at Oakwood piers
June 12 – Car Show Syracuse/Wawasee Trails at Oakwood
June 19 – MudTastic – at WACF Center Register through Syracuse Parks & Rec
June 21 – Pollinator Workshop – Registration required! pam@wacf.com 7 – 8 PM
June 25 – The EVENT at WACF
June 26 – Aug 8 – Waterways Exhibit at North Webster Library
June 27 – Chautauqua-Wawasee Patriot’s Day at Oakwood Resort 4:30-5:30 Abraham Lincoln talk
June 27 – Chautauqua-Wawasee Patriotic Pops Concert at Oakwood 7:30 – 8:30 PM
July 3 – Lake Talk & Eats Bug Catch at WACF Center 9 – 11 AM
July 3 – Wawasee Flotilla 11:30 AM
July 3 –Wawasee Fireworks 10:15 PM
July 4 – Syracuse Lake Fireworks
July 7 – Fish with the DNR at WACF Between the Lakes. FREE 9 – 11 AM
July 10 – WPOA Board Meeting at WACF Center 9 AM
July 14, 21, 28 – Wetland Adventures at WACF Center. Elementary children and a parent 9 – 11 AM
July 15 – Chautauqua Wawasee Lake Fun (tba)
July 17 – Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Tour Des Lakes
July 31 – WACF Annual Lakes Celebration – WACF Center 10:30 AM
Aug 4 – WACF Agricultural Farm Tour at Anderson Farms 9:30 AM register pam@wacf.com
Aug 6 – Chautauqua Lakes Film Festival
Aug 7 – Syracuse Lake Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
Aug 7 – Lake Talk and Eats Lilly Pad Cruise 11 AM – 1PM register pam@wacf.com
Aug 7 – WPOA Annual dinner/meeting on the LillyPad
Aug 14 – WPOA Board meeting at WACF Center 9AM
Sept 2 – Chautauqua Wawasee – “Native American History of Northern Indiana” – 6:30-7:30 PM
Sept 3 – Chautauqua Wawasee” Kosciusko County: Paleo to Potowatomi” – 6:30 – 7:30 PM