Date: June 30, 2015
Contact: Julie Larsen, 219-395-1821
World Listening Day is July 18th. Join us at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education for two very special programs to celebrate the day. At 11:00 a.m., meet Dan Godston, co-founder of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s World Listening Project, as he leads a 45-minute “Soundwalk” through Miller Woods. Learn tips on listening to the symphony of sounds of both nature and humans and consider how these sounds relate to wildlife conservation and our appreciation of northwest Indiana’s natural splendor.
If you’re looking for something more visual, join art instructor, Marcia Browne from 1:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. to create your own unique work of art in her “Landscapes of Miller Woods” program. Ms. Browne will use the works of artist Georgia O’Keefe to help inspire your artistic endeavor. Both this art program and the Soundwalk are free.
The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located in the western portion of the national lakeshore at 100 North Lake Street in the Miller section of Gary. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, call 219-395-1821 or check the park’s website at www.nps.gov/indu.
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is part of the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 407 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
