Wabash River Enhancement Corporation
@wabashriverec.bsky.social
Working towards a happier Greater Lafayette, IN using nature-based solutions and increasing access to greenspace around the Wabash River!
We had a great workday killing invasive honeysuckle at a local city park with volunteers and partner orgs. We came out muddy and our park came out healthier! Spotted some #nativeplants rue anemone and waterleaf. Hoping they flourish without the invasives!
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We had a great workday killing invasive honeysuckle at a local city park with volunteers and partner orgs. We came out muddy and our park came out healthier! Spotted some #nativeplants rue anemone and waterleaf. Hoping they flourish without the invasives!
We hosted a #nativeplant seed collection workshop last night. We toured several locations in Lafayette, IN to learn about nature-based solutions, and local restoration expert Zach Neff taught us about seed collection and processing techniques. What a great, fall evening!
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We hosted a #nativeplant seed collection workshop last night. We toured several locations in Lafayette, IN to learn about nature-based solutions, and local restoration expert Zach Neff taught us about seed collection and processing techniques. What a great, fall evening!
If you're in the Lafayette, IN area, we're hosting a native plant seed collection workshop next week on Oct 22! Check it out and sign up:
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October 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you're in the Lafayette, IN area, we're hosting a native plant seed collection workshop next week on Oct 22! Check it out and sign up:
wabashriver.net/watershed-pr...
wabashriver.net/watershed-pr...
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Illustrating water quality challenges - this is some of my recent work showing how fire, roads & tracks, and eroding gullies can impact water quality (& how a gully can be repaired!)
These were created for my work with TropWATER & their collab with the Cape York Water Quality Partnership #SciArt
These were created for my work with TropWATER & their collab with the Cape York Water Quality Partnership #SciArt
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Illustrating water quality challenges - this is some of my recent work showing how fire, roads & tracks, and eroding gullies can impact water quality (& how a gully can be repaired!)
These were created for my work with TropWATER & their collab with the Cape York Water Quality Partnership #SciArt
These were created for my work with TropWATER & their collab with the Cape York Water Quality Partnership #SciArt
#nativeplants absolutely buzzing with pollinators
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#nativeplants absolutely buzzing with pollinators
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obligatory sturgeon mention content
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
obligatory sturgeon mention content
Blue mist flower (Conoclinium coelestinum) is looking dreamy in the morning sunlight 😍😘 This blue-purple midwest native flower is usually about 2 feet tall and likes dappled sunlight. It usually prefers medium-wet soils, but these pictures were taken in a bone-dry backyard.
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Blue mist flower (Conoclinium coelestinum) is looking dreamy in the morning sunlight 😍😘 This blue-purple midwest native flower is usually about 2 feet tall and likes dappled sunlight. It usually prefers medium-wet soils, but these pictures were taken in a bone-dry backyard.
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
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As we enter fall, it's so important that we tell everyone to leave those leaves! Mads Torres designed a poster to help us.
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
September 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As we enter fall, it's so important that we tell everyone to leave those leaves! Mads Torres designed a poster to help us.
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
We had an amazing first Float Jam on August 2, 2025! So many thanks to our talented musicians, our intrepid audio service, our chill fishing boat captains, and our enthusiastic audience!
Also, big thanks to our community partners for making this amazing event possible!
Also, big thanks to our community partners for making this amazing event possible!
August 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We had an amazing first Float Jam on August 2, 2025! So many thanks to our talented musicians, our intrepid audio service, our chill fishing boat captains, and our enthusiastic audience!
Also, big thanks to our community partners for making this amazing event possible!
Also, big thanks to our community partners for making this amazing event possible!
Cup plants are in bloom right now! Native to central IN and much of the midwest US, cup plants have unique leaves that form a small basin that captures water. Critters use these tiny basins as a water source.
#bloomscrolling
#nativeplants
#bloomscrolling
#nativeplants
August 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cup plants are in bloom right now! Native to central IN and much of the midwest US, cup plants have unique leaves that form a small basin that captures water. Critters use these tiny basins as a water source.
#bloomscrolling
#nativeplants
#bloomscrolling
#nativeplants
A short clip of Kelsey Patton performing at our first ever Float Jam!
August 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A short clip of Kelsey Patton performing at our first ever Float Jam!
We hosted our first Float Jam this past Saturday, and it was amazing! We had about 170 participants float 4.5 miles of the Wabash River while listening to two local, live musicians perform. Couldn't have asked for a better August afternoon!
August 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We hosted our first Float Jam this past Saturday, and it was amazing! We had about 170 participants float 4.5 miles of the Wabash River while listening to two local, live musicians perform. Couldn't have asked for a better August afternoon!
We are cooking up a new event for Lafayette, IN this Saturday. FLOAT JAM is paddling the Wabash River meets live music. We have a few open spots left, if you're in central IN and want to join us!
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
Float Jam | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation
Float the Wabash and listen to some local folk music.
wabashriver.net
July 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We are cooking up a new event for Lafayette, IN this Saturday. FLOAT JAM is paddling the Wabash River meets live music. We have a few open spots left, if you're in central IN and want to join us!
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
We are kicking off a new, incredible experience on the Wabash River on Aug 2 – FLOAT JAM!
It's a 4.5 mile paddling trip on the Wabash-meets live music.
If you're near Tippecanoe County, IN, learn more and sign up:
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
It's a 4.5 mile paddling trip on the Wabash-meets live music.
If you're near Tippecanoe County, IN, learn more and sign up:
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
July 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We are kicking off a new, incredible experience on the Wabash River on Aug 2 – FLOAT JAM!
It's a 4.5 mile paddling trip on the Wabash-meets live music.
If you're near Tippecanoe County, IN, learn more and sign up:
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
It's a 4.5 mile paddling trip on the Wabash-meets live music.
If you're near Tippecanoe County, IN, learn more and sign up:
wabashriver.net/floatjam/
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Indiana among top states for cover crop adoption
Indiana among top states for cover crop adoption • Indiana Capital Chronicle
New survey reveals Hoosier farmers planted about 1.6 million acres of cover crops this spring, boosting the state to the top.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Indiana among top states for cover crop adoption
If you're near Lafayette, IN, Wabash Riverfest is coming up on July 12! Celebrate the longest free flowing river in the eastern US with canoe races, paddleboarding, conservation education, drawing classes, photography workshops, and live music! Free t-shirt for volunteers!
wabashriverfest.com
wabashriverfest.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If you're near Lafayette, IN, Wabash Riverfest is coming up on July 12! Celebrate the longest free flowing river in the eastern US with canoe races, paddleboarding, conservation education, drawing classes, photography workshops, and live music! Free t-shirt for volunteers!
wabashriverfest.com
wabashriverfest.com
If you're near Lafayette, IN on July 12, check out Wabash Riverfest in Tapawingo Park. Volunteers get a free t-shirt designed by a local artist. Volunteer for 2 or more shifts and get a free river-friendly gift!
wabashriverfest.com
wabashriverfest.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you're near Lafayette, IN on July 12, check out Wabash Riverfest in Tapawingo Park. Volunteers get a free t-shirt designed by a local artist. Volunteer for 2 or more shifts and get a free river-friendly gift!
wabashriverfest.com
wabashriverfest.com
Did you leave 1-2 feet of dead stems behind from last year's plants during your spring garden cleanup? The white, fluffy debris on the leaves in these photos is from the insects burrowing out a hole in the stems. Stem-nesting bees use dead plant stalks to lay their eggs.
May 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Did you leave 1-2 feet of dead stems behind from last year's plants during your spring garden cleanup? The white, fluffy debris on the leaves in these photos is from the insects burrowing out a hole in the stems. Stem-nesting bees use dead plant stalks to lay their eggs.
April 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We had a volunteer workday at Battlefield Memorial in Tippecanoe, IN along the Wabash Heritage Trail yesterday. Purdue student volunteers chipped away at the burning bush infestation along Burnett Creek. We also got to admire the amazing #nativeplants spring ephemerals! So many tiny pants! 🙌
April 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We had a volunteer workday at Battlefield Memorial in Tippecanoe, IN along the Wabash Heritage Trail yesterday. Purdue student volunteers chipped away at the burning bush infestation along Burnett Creek. We also got to admire the amazing #nativeplants spring ephemerals! So many tiny pants! 🙌
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Signs of spring, ranked.
April 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Signs of spring, ranked.
Why do you plant natives? We love seeing LIFE in our urban spaces, and being an active participant in the life on land we manage.
Okay #nativeplant movement on Bluesky, we want to know your WHY? Here at LGS our main reasons for native plant gardening are; supporting wildlife, conserving resources, and enjoying beautiful plants.
March 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Why do you plant natives? We love seeing LIFE in our urban spaces, and being an active participant in the life on land we manage.
Are you noticing anything greening up in your native plant gardens? It's so exciting to go poke around in the dead leaves and find plants that are waking up for spring. 💚
We found hepatica, bluebells, wood poppy , and bloodroot here in central IN. What #nativeplants are you seeing?
We found hepatica, bluebells, wood poppy , and bloodroot here in central IN. What #nativeplants are you seeing?
March 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Are you noticing anything greening up in your native plant gardens? It's so exciting to go poke around in the dead leaves and find plants that are waking up for spring. 💚
We found hepatica, bluebells, wood poppy , and bloodroot here in central IN. What #nativeplants are you seeing?
We found hepatica, bluebells, wood poppy , and bloodroot here in central IN. What #nativeplants are you seeing?
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new track on our great lake greatest hits album 🔊
March 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
new track on our great lake greatest hits album 🔊