Friends of Fort Harrison September Newsletter

CONTENTS

Events Calendar
Volunteer Events
Recap Time!
Fort Ben BBQ & Blues Festival
Become a Friends Group Member

MISSION

The purpose of the Friends of Fort Harrison State Park is to collaborate closely with Fort Harrison State Park staff in order to: Support property staff in projects and events that preserve, manage and interpret both the natural and cultural heritage and recreational opportunities of Fort Harrison State Park.

Board Officers:

John Crawford, President

Karen Coleman, Vice President

Lee Ann Kee, Treasurer

Jennifer McQuade, Secretary

DNR Representative:
Dylan Allison

Visit the official Fort Harrison State Park website, the Friends website or the Friends Facebook page to learn of upcoming park and Friends volunteer events. Monthly Friends board meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at the Visitors Center (open to the public, all are welcome).

PARK EVENTS CALENDAR

Date	Time	What?	Where?
September 15	noon - 7:00pm	BBQ and Blues Festival	Cherry Tree Shelter
September 16	8:00am – 10:00am	Sunday Morning Bird Hike	Delaware Lake Parking Area
September 22	9:00am - noon	National Public Lands Day	Sycamore Shelter Parking Area
September 22	2:00pm - 3:00pm	Arts in the Parks: Music in Nature	Sledding Hill
September 23	8:00am – 10:00am	Sunday Morning Bird Hike	Delaware Lake Parking Area
September 23	1:00pm - 2:00pm	Merit Badge Sunday: Forestry	Visitors Center
September 28	11:00am - 2:00pm	Arts in the Parks: Thinking on Your Feet	Cherry Tree Shelter
September 29	8:00am - 4:00pm	Volksmarch Series 2018	Cherry Tree Shelter
September 29	10:00am - 2:00pm	Archaeology Appreciation Day	Visitors Center
September 30	8:00am - 10:00am	Sunday Morning Bird Hike	Delaware Lake Parking Area
September 30	2:00pm - 4:00pm	Cowboy Bob & Wrangler Gail Bark Walk	Reddick Shelter

Date and Time:	Project Description:	Meet At:	Coordinator(s):
Saturday, Sept 22 9:00 AM - Noon	National Public Lands Day: The Friends of Fort Harrison State Park is partnering with REI, INDOT and INPAWS to help with a variety of projects including invasive plant removal, more Tree ID Trail work and bridge repair. Wear closed toe shoes and bring gloves. Long pants, long-sleeved shirts, hats and sunscreen recommended. Friends will provide water.	Sycamore Shelter	Sign up: friendsoffortharrison@gmail.com
Sunday, Sept 30 1:30 - 4:00 PM	Cowboy Bob & Wrangler Gail Bark Walk: Volunteers will be needed to help with the annual Bark Walk: water stations, registration, other activities.	Reddick Shelter	Sign up: friendsoffortharrison@gmail.com

Also coming up in the park: Schneider Corporation employees will be volunteering their time to help perform playground area maintenance on Friday, September 28th. The Friends greatly appreciates Scheider's help and encourages other companies and organizations to put together a group event with us to help improve the park for the community. If you are interested in setting up a group volunteer event, please contact us at friendsoffortharrison@gmail.com

Tree ID Trail!

The Friends and volunteers completed the first round of rehabilitation of the Tree ID Trail at the park. On September 1st overgrowth was trimmed and new tree ID plaques placed on the trail that circles the Millennium Grove picnic area.

Fort Ben BBQ & Blues Festival

Join The Friends of Fort Harrison State Park on September 15th, 2018 for our Inaugural BBQ & BLUES FESTIVAL!

Food will be available for purchase starting at 12 pm. Food vendors include Wild Boar BBQ & The Garrison Restaurant.

Music program begins at 1 pm:

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM -- JOHN FORD
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM -- BILL LANCTON & JIMMY DAVIS
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM -- KING BEE & the STINGERS

The BBQ & Blues Festival will be held at the Cherry Tree Shelter & Parking Area. Parking will be available at Delaware Lake, Reddick and Sycamore Shelters.

Attending the event itself is free but the State Park gate fee still applies ($7.00 in state car load, $9.00 out of state car load). Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Participating Sponsors:

Community Health Network
First Command

Intelligent IT

Program Sponsors:

Anderson Ace Hardware
Axia Urban
Bob & Cathy Berger
Eads Murray & Pugh, P.C.
Fort Harrison Reuse Authority
Indy Salt Cave
McQuade Business Resources LLC
Trace Yates Family
Yeager Office Suites at Fort Harrison

If you are interested in information about joining us in sponsoring this event, please email DAllison@DNR.IN.gov

Friends Membership/Sponsorship - Join Us in Supporting the Park!

Want to improve the trails at Fort Harrison State Park? Want to support nature education for local schools? Want to help improve the amenities and preserve the unique natural resources of this special location? The Friends of Fort Harrison State Park is an all-volunteer non-profit group working to support the amenities and programs of the park.

To view our recent accomplishments, visit http://www.friendsoffortharrison.org

Memberships are an important part of the finances of the group, and allow the Friends to maintain and support the park and its programs. Your membership includes copies of our newsletter, voting privileges at our annual meeting, updates on park and group activities, opportunities to make new friends and most importantly, contribute to building the quality of the park. Memberships are available for students, individual and families, as well as options for corporate sponsorship. Please join us in supporting the park and its positive impact on our community.

GO TO WWW.FRIENDSOFFORTHARRISON.ORG TO JOIN OR DONATE NOW.

	Friends of Fort Harrison State Park
	September 2018 Newsletter