Volunteers sought to prep duck blinds at Monroe Lake, Oct. 2

Bloomington - Monroe Lake is hosting a workday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 2 for volunteers to help clean, repair, and cut brush to camouflage the duck blinds in the Stillwater-Northfork Wildlife Area in preparation for the upcoming waterfowl hunting season. Volunteers do not need to stay the whole day.

Advance registration is requested at bit.ly/camouduck2021 by noon on Oct. 1, but last-minute volunteers are welcome to come on Saturday morning at the Northfork Check Station, which is located east of Bloomington off of State Road 46, about 1/3 mile south of the intersection of Kent Road and McGowan Road. For more detailed directions, call the Monroe Lake office at 812-837-9546.

Volunteers should dress for the weather and bring work gloves, hand tools useful for cutting brush, and a water bottle. If you plan to stay into the afternoon, bring a sack lunch. Youth under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.