Events - Save the Dunes

Indiana Dunes: Greenways & Public Access

Public Access and Greenways of Northwest Indiana & the Indiana Dunes A “greenway” is a linear, protected open space that links parks, nature preserves, and populated areas for conservation and recreation! Greenways can be established along natural corridors like river valleys or on repurposed routes such as old railroad tracks. They are used for activities like […]

Save the Dunes Annual Membership Meeting

Annual Membership Meeting Renew or Begin Your Membership RSVP to Attend the Annual Meeting Each year, Save the Dunes invites our members and closest partners to our Annual Membership Meeting, a time to vote on new Board Members, to announce the winners of our environmental awards, and to celebrate our accomplishments. We cordially invite our […]

Jammin with Save the Dunes 2025 Recap

Jammin with Save the Dunes 2025

Dunes Dash 2025 Recap

Dunes Dash 2025

2025 Regional Farmers Market Schedule

Save the Dunes 2025 Northwest Indiana Farmers Market Save the Dunes will be popping up at regional farmers markets across the region this season! We will be tabling at markets across Lake, Porter, and LaPorte County. Throughout the makers season (now through October), we will be at one set location each month, two days during […]

Chicago Wilderness Congress & Bus Tour Recap

Chicago Wilderness Congress & Regional Bus Tour The Chicago Wilderness Alliance is a regional collaborative of hundreds of partner organizations and individuals working to implement landscape-scale approaches to conservation in and around the southern shores of Lake Michigan including members from Southeast Wisconsin, Northeast Illinois, Northwest Indiana, and Southwest Michigan. Chicago Wilderness holds a conference […]

Save the Dunes Winter Wellness Series

Save the Dunes Invites You to Join Us for Our Winter Wellness Series Science shows us that there is a direct correlation between spending time in nature, and our mental and physical health. The Indiana Dunes sits precisely at the intersection of industry and natural spaces, and our community members after often impacted by health […]

Save the Dunes Annual Membership Meeting

Annual Membership Meeting Each year, Save the Dunes invites our members and closest partners to our Annual Membership Meeting, a time to vote on new Board Members, to announce the winners of our environmental awards, and to celebrate our accomplishments. We cordially invite our members to join us at Barker House for this informative and […]

Join the Movement-Plastic Free July

Join the Movement: Plastic Free July When Rebecca Prince-Ruiz visited her local waste sorting facility in 2011, she was appalled by the sheer amount of plastic waste. Rebecca challenged herself to limit her plastic consumption for the month of July, and the initiative Plastic Free July was born. Plastic Free July encourages people around the […]