Family Fun Day in Fishers

For the first time, the public is invited to check out one of the Central Indiana Land Trust’s newest properties. Before he died in 2010, Van Eller donated 40 acres of his family farm at the southeast corner of Eller Road and 116th Street so the Land Trust could protect it for future generations.

Though the Eller Farm is located near commercial businesses, residential developments and Riverside Intermediate and Riverside Junior High schools, the property has remained virtually untouched since it was last farmed in the 1990s. It includes varied topography, including some small bluffs, as well as thousands of pine and oak trees and a patch of bald cypress. A creek runs through the property as well.

Visitors to the Sept. 15 Family Fun Day are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and blanket. Published author Kevin McKelvey, an English professor at the University of Indianapolis, will share his nature poetry and then guide participants in making a family field guide, which he says can include drawings, poetry, journaling, outdoor observations and other ways to enjoy family outings through art and writing.
 

WHAT: Family Fun Day, sponsored by the Central Indiana Land Trust

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Eller Farm, on the southeast corner of 116th Street and Eller Road Guests will park in an area off Eller Road just south of 116th – Land Trust Staff will be on hand to direct.

COST: FREE INFO: www.ConservingIndiana.org
RSVP: Contact Stacy at stacyc@conservingindiana.org or 317-631-5263.