2023 End of Year Recap
A Letter from our Executive Director As we enter the holiday season, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our past year. We have had a wonderful year at Save the Dunes and have so much to be thankful for. This year we continued our defense of the Public Trust Doctrine so that […]
2023 Dorothy Buell Youth Environmental Award Winners
2023 Dorothy Buell Youth Environmental Award Winners Lake Brothers Lake Brothers work to address specific needs in our local area, and they find nonprofit groups to partner with to make a difference. The brothers work and organize FUNraisers for which their supporters know exactly where money will be donated. Lake Brothers makes a wish every spring, summer, […]
2023 Paul H. Douglas Memorial Award Winner
2023 Paul H. Douglas Memorial Award Winner Dr. Jeffery B. Hyman, JD, PhD Jeff retired from legal practice this past spring, after 16 years with Conservation Law Center. He deftly applied skills and knowledge gained in his previous career as an ecologist to his work defending the ecosystems, waters, communities, and species that needed him […]
Great Lakes Day 2024
Apply today for a chance to join Save the Dunes in Washington D.C. Save the Dunes will travel to Washington D.C. March 5th – March 7th 2024 for The Healing Our Waters- Great Lakes Day! An annual lobbying event for the protection and health of our Great Lakes. For the past few years Save the […]
Get Ready #GivingTuesday is around the corner!
This Giving Tuesday, your donation supports our mission at Save the Dunes! Help us meet our goal of raising $10,000 to support our mission! THANK YOU to our generous matching sponsors who will double the impact of every gift up to $7,500 – Mark J. Mihalo D.D.S. Family Dentistry; CLH, CPA’s & Consultants; and Nancy Moldenhauer […]
November Art Events
Join Save the Dunes for two exciting events featuring local artists! We’re so excited to announce our community engagement programming for November 2023, with two events bringing regional artists to center stage. First we welcome artist Lindsay Olsen, along side The Wetlands Initiative, for the November broadcast of Northwest Indiana Green Drinks! All around the […]
2023 Monarch Music Fest Success!
2023 Monarch Music Fest Success! Our annual fall fundraiser ~ Monarch Music Fest ~ was held on September 9th, 2023 at the beautiful Brewery Lodge and Supper Club, and it was a fantastic success! We couldn’t have asked for a better day to enjoy some tunes and good eats, all to support our mission of […]
Let’s Go Paddle! East Branch of the Little Calumet River
Paddling the East Branch of the Little Calumet River Starts Here! Welcome to our resource for getting out on the East Branch of the Little Calumet River. With significant stretches in both Indiana and Illinois, the Little Calumet River has helped link cities and towns throughout the Chicago region for centuries. The East Branch of the […]
Save the Dunes Embarks on Plastic Recycling Project
NexTrex Bench Recycling Project Starting September 1st, Save the Dunes is engaging in an exciting new recycling program. We will be collecting plastic bags and other soft plastic films at three donation locations, if we meet our goal of keeping 1000lbs of plastic waste out of landfills and out of nature, we will receive a […]
Industry & Conservation
NIPSCO corporate Volunteer day at Indiana Dunes National Park When conservation and industry work together, great things can happen! Save the Dunes organized a volunteer day at Chellberg Farm in the Indiana Dunes National Park for NIPSCO, where participants worked on removing invasive species! Nipsco is a mission level sponsor of Save the Dune, along […]
