Allen County Indiana Master Naturalist Alumni

08/21/2026

Thanks to everyone who attended last nights meeting and performance by Kevin Stonerock, the Hoosier Pioneer! I counted over 40 people in attendance.

Our next meetings are held once per quarter on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month. Upcoming months are November 2026, February 2027, and May 2027. We anticipate topics of Metea County Park History, Eastern Bluebirds, and Ft. Wayne Pollution Control Plant tour.

11/15/2024

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07/22/2024

Fox Island Alliance Board of Directors President, Tim Ormiston, was interviewed for the “Perspective” section of the July 22, 2024 addition of the Journal Gazette. Tim answered 5 questions pertaining to the Indiana Master Naturalist program, Fox Island County Park and the Fox Island Alliance. See Tim’s answers included.

02/28/2024

Jodi Heaston teaches the 2024 Allen County IMN class “Hands On Nature” on Tuesday night at Fox Island County Park. Trees, spiders and edible s**t were discussed as “hands-on” activities. The classes started February 20th and will run through May.

05/21/2023

Instructor Ron Divelbiss (far center) leads the 2023 Allen County IMN hike on “Tree Identification” at Metea County Park. Ron taught the classroom part of this 2 part class on the previous Tuesday evening. Two more rescheduled hikes in the coming week will finish the classes for this year!

11/07/2019

On November 5th, 2019 members of the Allen County IMN class of 2018-2019 gathered at Fox Island County Park to receive their certification and pin from IMN IDNR State coordinator Jody Heaston. Allen County hosts Pam George and Jeff Ormiston were present to congratulate the recipients