INDIANA – The Indiana DNR Community and Urban Forestry program staff has announced a schedule of upcoming fall and winter events, including a Big Tree tour and several Tree Steward workshops across the state.
NWI Big Tree Tour
In a partnership with CommuniTree, DNR will host a Northwest Indiana Big Tree Tour on September 6. This bus and walking tour will visit two state champion trees and a nature preserve. CommuniTree, an alliance dedicated to improving the urban canopy in northwestern Indiana, is a collaborative partnership supported by Great Lakes Urban Forestry and NIPSCO, who are sponsoring the event.
The Indiana Big Tree Register, maintained by the DNR Division of Forestry, is a list of the largest known specimens of each native tree species in Indiana. More information on the re