By Robert Barr. CEES, with support from USDA-NIFA and in partnership with colleagues from the Hendricks County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), hosted a Future Farmers of America (FFA) Career Success Day on October 26 at Starkey Farms in Brownsburg, Indiana.
It has been a busy time for education outreach at CEES, with more than 7300 people participating this past season. CEES activities have included summer weather camps, expansion of the Center’s Discovering the Science of the Environment program, a visit to the state fair, and various other outreach events.
Over 400 IUPUI students and faculty participated in CEES’s service learning program, working to maintain and restore natural areas at Eagle’s Crest, Starling Nature Sanctuary, Holliday Park, Sodalis Park, Oaklandon, Fall Creek, and the Lilly ARBOR. All photographs by V. Schmalhofer.