This year's Family Friendly Float Trip is scheduled for Saturday, June 15. We will float from the Sugar Creek Campground to the Sugar Creek Public Fishing area on Offield Monument Rd..

As always, we have set aside 15 free canoes and a few kayaks for participants who don't have their own. We will give a safety talk at the beginning and use designated leaders and sweepers to help make sure that you and your family have a safe and enjoyable trip.

Rain barrels represent a great way reduce runoff and overflow to Sugar Creek while providing a cheap and convenient way to water your garden and flower beds.

We have partnered with Crawfordsville's Sustainable Initiatives organization to participate in a discounted rain barrel ordering program. Those who place an order for rain barrels now (by May 24) will be able to pick them up on June 8.

We had a great turnout for the May 4 clean-up at the Sugar Creek Public Fishing Area and Bachner Nature Reserve. Thank you to all who attended and thank you to NICHES Land Trust and the Montgomery County Community Foundation for co-sponsoring the event.

Our 2013 annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, at 6 pm in the basement of the Crawfordsville Public Library. We hope you'll join us!

• Featured Speaker: Greg Redding - "The Frisz Family and the History of Shades State Park
• Yearly review
• Business meeting
• Potluck dinner
• Meet other conservationists
• Voice your creek concerns
• Review new by-laws

We couldn't have asked for better conditions for the 2012 Family Friendly Float Trip. 59 participants took advantage of perfect weather and good water conditions to enjoy canoeing and kayaking on Sugar Creek.

Click here to see pictures from this year's event, which was co-sponsored by NICHES Land Trust with generous financial support from the Montgomery County Community Foundation.

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.