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:
wabashriver.net/watershed-pr...
wabashriver.net/watershed-pr...
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...
#nativeplants absolutely buzzing with pollinators
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#nativeplants absolutely buzzing with pollinators
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
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 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/
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! 🙌
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?
Round 2 of hauling tires out of the Celery Bog in West Lafayette! There's still more to go, and we'll be back. 😎
@tcpwq.bsky.social
@tcpwq.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Round 2 of hauling tires out of the Celery Bog in West Lafayette! There's still more to go, and we'll be back. 😎
@tcpwq.bsky.social
@tcpwq.bsky.social
Temps are rising, the sun is shining, and our native gardens are starting to wake up. You may be itching to get out and start "spring garden clean-up," but there are still lots of pollinators snoozing soundly in the stems of your #nativeplants. Leave ~24in of stem for this year's larvae! 💚🐝
March 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Temps are rising, the sun is shining, and our native gardens are starting to wake up. You may be itching to get out and start "spring garden clean-up," but there are still lots of pollinators snoozing soundly in the stems of your #nativeplants. Leave ~24in of stem for this year's larvae! 💚🐝
WREC staff had a great time helping NICHES Land Trust burn some land at Fall Creek Gorge, IN. 🔥plays an important role in ecosystems, and Indigenous people have been using 🔥 to manage landscapes for thousands of years. We're always humbled to be able to help bring back good fire to our ecosystems.
March 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
WREC staff had a great time helping NICHES Land Trust burn some land at Fall Creek Gorge, IN. 🔥plays an important role in ecosystems, and Indigenous people have been using 🔥 to manage landscapes for thousands of years. We're always humbled to be able to help bring back good fire to our ecosystems.
It's #blackhistorymonth and we're recognizing black trailblazers in natural history, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Alexis Nikole Nelson, aka Black Forager, makes foraging accessible to everyone, and emphasizes the historical significance of foraging in Black and Indigenous cultures.
Alexis Nikole Nelson, aka Black Forager, makes foraging accessible to everyone, and emphasizes the historical significance of foraging in Black and Indigenous cultures.
February 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It's #blackhistorymonth and we're recognizing black trailblazers in natural history, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Alexis Nikole Nelson, aka Black Forager, makes foraging accessible to everyone, and emphasizes the historical significance of foraging in Black and Indigenous cultures.
Alexis Nikole Nelson, aka Black Forager, makes foraging accessible to everyone, and emphasizes the historical significance of foraging in Black and Indigenous cultures.
It's #blackhistorymonth and we're recognizing black trailblazers in natural history, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Shelton Johnson has worked as a park ranger for the National Parks Service since 1987 and speaks beautifully about the need for all people to access natural spaces.
Shelton Johnson has worked as a park ranger for the National Parks Service since 1987 and speaks beautifully about the need for all people to access natural spaces.
February 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's #blackhistorymonth and we're recognizing black trailblazers in natural history, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Shelton Johnson has worked as a park ranger for the National Parks Service since 1987 and speaks beautifully about the need for all people to access natural spaces.
Shelton Johnson has worked as a park ranger for the National Parks Service since 1987 and speaks beautifully about the need for all people to access natural spaces.
Today is #CommunityEngagementDay and WREC's executive director is spending the day at the Indy State House for Trails Day. We're informing legislators and the public about WREC's efforts to enhance the Wabash River Corridor and build the Wabash River Greenway.
January 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today is #CommunityEngagementDay and WREC's executive director is spending the day at the Indy State House for Trails Day. We're informing legislators and the public about WREC's efforts to enhance the Wabash River Corridor and build the Wabash River Greenway.
A big thank you goes out to all those volunteers who helped us with our invasive brush stacking workday last Friday! We got a lot of work done to prep for #nativeplant seeds to go down. Folks near Lafayette, IN can learn about volunteer events with us at
wabashriver.net/events/
wabashriver.net/events/
January 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A big thank you goes out to all those volunteers who helped us with our invasive brush stacking workday last Friday! We got a lot of work done to prep for #nativeplant seeds to go down. Folks near Lafayette, IN can learn about volunteer events with us at
wabashriver.net/events/
wabashriver.net/events/
We had a great time at the no-till planter clinic hosted by Tippecanoe Soil & Water Conservation District this morning. Thanks to Strasburger Farms for hosting everyone and showing off the equipment modifications they've made to help make no-till and cover crops successful in central IN.
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We had a great time at the no-till planter clinic hosted by Tippecanoe Soil & Water Conservation District this morning. Thanks to Strasburger Farms for hosting everyone and showing off the equipment modifications they've made to help make no-till and cover crops successful in central IN.
We gave a crash course on winter sowing to West Lafayette, IN AmeriCorps members. Collecting native plant seeds and winter sowing in milk jugs is a great way to grow your own hardy native plants for really cheap. You can get 4-6 plugs from one jug easily.
January 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We gave a crash course on winter sowing to West Lafayette, IN AmeriCorps members. Collecting native plant seeds and winter sowing in milk jugs is a great way to grow your own hardy native plants for really cheap. You can get 4-6 plugs from one jug easily.