<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Little River Wetlands Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our mission at Little River Wetlands Project is to restore and protect the wetlands in the historic watershed of the Little River.]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:15:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lrwp.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing Native Plants ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indiana Native Plant Society offers the Indiana Native Plant Finder, which allows you to use various filters to get suggestions for native plants that may fit your sun, soil and other site conditions. (Screenshot of Indiana Native Plant Society website) April means warmer weather, Earth Day and Arbor Day. What better way to celebrate spring than by planting native trees and shrubs. Not only can they add interesting appeal to your home landscape. They also can clean the air, store carbon...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/choosing-native-plants</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c543701f04cf599d61721f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:34:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_51efcd328ce246fcb26ea388947df8e4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandhill Cranes and Avian Flu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each spring and fall, many of us in Indiana are excited to hear the tell-tale “rattling bugle calls” in the skies.  One might even exclaim the Antigone canadensis  are back!   The sandhill crane’s distinctive call can be heard up to 2.5 miles away.  Then landing in their destination marsh, the community bonding dances are something to behold.  Greek myth described the crane ballets as a “love of joy and a celebration of life.” In migration resting grounds, loud choruses of crane sedges happen...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/avian-flu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c3f3d47a6c583c59a6c1f0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_7c8ae1c60fcc4aa2aa52d665605007a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Fairfield</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature is resilient.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lexi Schmidt, land manager for Little River Wetlands Project, says prescribed burns or physical removal of invasive species can encourage dormant native plant seeds to sprout and grow. (From Lexi Schmidt) Spring inspires hope. It’s not just the sunny yellow of daffodils, the colorful rainbow of crocuses, hyacinths and tulips, or the bright green grass. On our block, it’s seeing the pinkish-white blossoms of spring beauties, a wildflower usually found in wooded areas, sprinkled across our lawn...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/nature-is-resilient</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699dd35b503cecf3ab32d2b0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:40:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_35456bbd0a0f42329a5abc2adc9e3d5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land Trusts: Protecting the Land]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Little River Wetlands Project volunteers pull invasive garlic mustard or share information at a booth at a community event, such as the Monarch Festival, it may not always seem like you’re making a difference in efforts to protect land, plants and wildlife. You are!  Locally, volunteers’ work conserves and encourages the growth of a wide variety of plants and animals at LRWP nature preserves and lands protected by other area conservation organizations. LRWP and its volunteers also are...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/land-trusts-protecting-the-land</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6973e2aa4c5d7ca6b9bbb7d9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:16:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_be92c5dfe9504e5a9c973bbcb0ce9e8a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Kind of World Do I Want to Leave Behind?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all make daily decisions about how we use our limited resources, especially our time, talent, and money. The world around us is a direct result of the ordinary choices we make each day. More than anything else, we will be remembered for the world we create through these choices during our lifetime.   Because they are limited, the things we choose to invest these precious resources in directly reflect our values. Every time we make a choice, we shape the world around us in small but...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/what-kind-of-world-do-i-want-to-leave-behind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694ae9d8aa1a0439102754ba</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_71923ff7f6904dcb8d41ba1cc11a6bc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Keuhl</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walkin' in a Winter Wonder Wetland: Why This Season Matters More Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun rises over bare treetops, casting light across frost-covered seed heads, giving the wetland a quiet, glittery magic. Winter wetlands can feel especially still. After a prescribed burn at Eagle Marsh, the landscape might even look empty at first glance. But looks can be deceiving. These wetlands are far from inactive. The wetlands we currently protect and care for primarily fill from precipitation, rain, and snow. Water only enters during high-water events, which means what falls from...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/walking-in-a-winter-wonder-wet-land-why-this-season-matters-more-than-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694ae92a922cfc95692cb81b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:23:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_820ceda26d19409bb79b1a6788c85394~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aly Munger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire on the Landscape: Why We Do Prescribed Burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[While a school group was walking through the marsh, one student looked at the burnt ground and said, “Whoa! Who set the marsh on fire?” I laughed and said, “We did! It might look bleak and barren now, but this fire actually helps the wetland stay healthy.” If you’ve been by the marsh and have seen the burned areas or maybe even saw the smoke rising from Eagle Marsh last week, you are not alone. Our recent prescribed burn brought a lot of attention, along with questions and misconceptions. In...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/fire-on-the-landscape-why-we-do-prescribed-burns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6924d5729745b3c9f143ca49</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:08:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_94fc0eb09e3e460d8aae6c67040279de~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aly Munger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partnering with the Scouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer, we partnered up with the Anthony Wayne Area Council to bring their scouts out for a service project at Eagle Marsh. Their goal was helping us install a drainage system under Trail 1, in an area which would frequently flood with runoff from the interstate. Previously, scouts had installed boardwalks in this area, but over the years, constant flooding and poor drainage left them completely embedded in the mud. It took a team of 6 scouts heaving and ho’ing to pop them out of the...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/partnering-with-the-scouts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692485c456b819e3fb961dd2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:24:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_8f6f5ab0656d4e85b510114f2c941221~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charles Sifferlen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give a gift to science this holiday season: Take part in the annual Christmas Bird Count]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo taken at Fox Island County Park during a recent winter shows a normal-colored female cardinal and a female cardinal with leucism, a lack of color pigment in some of her feathers. (From Cynthia Powers)   Volunteers go out on a day between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 to count and identify all of the bird species they see and hear. The count has been taking place annually since 1900.   “The data collected by the CBC (Christmas Bird Count) participants over the  past century have become one of...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/give-a-gift-to-science-this-holiday-season-take-part-in-the-annual-christmas-bird-count</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6924736a8c513b4f517d3de1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_9ca1e594e07f4db183b603a0b993faeb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beavers and Wetlands: Nature’s Engineers]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve been through a wetland or even been to Eagle Marsh lately and noticed a pile of sticks in the water, a lodge, or even a dam, you’ve more than likely found yourself some beaver evidence. As North America’s largest rodent, they do much more than chew on trees. Beavers are wetland engineers, create homes for wildlife, and their behavior and activities change throughout the seasons. Beavers Through the Year Spring When the ice melts, the work begins. Starting in the spring, beavers...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/beavers-and-wetlands-nature-s-engineers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690124cab583987b8266db37</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:31:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_634ec2db99b149efb10df9efce0dfe48~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aly Munger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is your Environmental Worldview?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you view the Earth as sacred? Or perhaps you see a relationship between social justice and environmental protection? Are humans morally responsible for taking care of the planet? Is our domination of Earth related to our domination of marginalized groups? How you answer these and similar questions comprises your environmental worldview. Your worldview leads to different perspectives on the solutions that should be pursued to protect wetlands.   Take this quiz and see which worldview best...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/what-is-your-environmental-worldview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6901190715073ecb9430e8cb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:07:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_8cace793e4c04aa1b1a244b19e1138f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Keuhl</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Installing a Wetland at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this residential backyard, a wetland garden manages pooling water following rains while also providing habitat for wildlife. (From Laura Stine Gardens) Frustrated by the destruction of wetlands around Fort Wayne and elsewhere in Indiana? You can do something about it, right in your own backyard. Build a small wetland or rain garden in your home landscaping. Your project may not have the impact of large wetlands, such as those protected by Little River Wetlands Project.  But it  will...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/installing-a-wetland-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6900cebb0644c1e3096f0536</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_6b08ddc90c864a90aa602bcb14c5ab79~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Need To Know About Wetland Regulation and Mitigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eagle Marsh Barn  (Credit: Blue Moon Aerial Solutions) Wetlands grabbed headlines recently due to a developer’s request to fill some...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/what-you-need-to-know-about-wetland-regulation-and-mitigation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e549c32849e99ade10c718</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:59:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_cf8f728c32224622b8945200f224b37c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_911,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a Difference For Monarchs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little River Wetlands Project volunteer Cindy Taylor holds a leaf containing a monarch butterfly caterpillar. Taylor and a few of her...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/making-a-difference-for-monarchs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ac749542d5205183199814</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:43:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_dcd1d7293c4642499e5cbaf990c217e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change Impacts on Eagle Marsh]]></title><description><![CDATA[The floating path at Eagle Marsh lays on the ground July 18 because the water basin it once floated on is dry. With climate change...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/climate-change-impacts-on-eagle-marsh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6887a79bc13f6c0a41d03ebd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_4a6182a86bb349bf84830ba4fbf5f9aa~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Continental MycoBlitz ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coprinellus micaceus mushrooms poke through the lawn in a local backyard. Eagle Marsh just received a BioBlitz inventory of its plant,...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/summer-continental-mycoblitz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686e85c8e3d13fcb0325b77f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_c48280b75bdc47f5a899b032aa6c7d1e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Eagle Marsh BioBlitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BioBlitz inventory of life at Eagle Marsh on May 31 provides a valuable snapshot of plant, animal and insect life at the marsh and how it is doing.]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/2025-eagle-marsh-bioblitz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68596b1030e85986c6c4dec3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_5f66d52d19d64e87945281cff4f2a2f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dads Preserve a Natural Sense of Humor  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer officially arrives June 20. The weekend before, however, we pause to celebrate Dads on Father’s Day. Dads contribute a lot to the life of their family. Sometimes that just means making you laugh, smile — or groan! Yes, we’re talking about Dad jokes. This month’s blog article offers you a sampling of wetlands Dad humor.]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/dads-preserve-a-natural-sense-of-humor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6835cd19271a702f1d21c306</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 14:41:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_effb8681cbae4fcbbdeae9a4329825aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_630,h_381,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother's Day at the Marsh]]></title><description><![CDATA[May brings warmer temperatures, spring wildflowers and a wonderful holiday: Mother’s Day. Observed on May 11 this year, we take time that...]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/mother-s-day-at-the-marsh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680919a4f43f6339194a2bba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:53:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_be5b991cdb664e3cbe7cb459e8a33b33~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_840,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native Plants Can Work Magic In Your Landscaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo shows how a butterfly garden installed by Chapman Lake Nursery filled in around a sculpture in Ker Park in Warsaw, Ind....]]></description><link>https://www.lrwp.org/post/native-plants-can-work-magic-in-your-landscaping</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e1b05f0b278728b5bf6ebb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abbfb4_06f14c323b184999bc90c111d5e60961~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Kilbane</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>