Eighth Annual Family Nature Fest Returns This Weekend

The Family Nature Fest will be “Covid friendly” this year. Participants are asked to pre-register by calling Ferdinand State Forest at 812-827-2857 to reserve a spot! Space is limited to 60 people. No face masks will be required outdoors, but feel free to bring one along. 

The 2021 Family Nature Fest features the brand-new Wood on Wheels interactive forestry display. Also planned is a wildlife themed activity, and a walk through the woods with Property Manager Jamie Winner and Ron Rathfon, Purdue Extension Forester. Door prizes will be awarded, and local foresters and other experts will be available all morning to answer your tree, forest management, and invasive species questions. 

Registration begins at 8:30 AM. For more information, contact Ferdinand State Forest at (812) 827-2857, or [email protected], or the Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation District office at (812) 482-1171 Ext. 3446. 

Ferdinand State Forest is located six miles east of Ferdinand, at 6583 E State Road 264, Ferdinand, Indiana. The Family Nature Fest is sponsored by the Four Rivers Forestry Committee and IDNR Division of Forestry, with support from the Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation District and Purdue Extension.