Indiana DNR Offers Backyard Feeder Workshop at Paynetown SRA, Dec. 13

Indiana Department of Natural Resources 11.25.13

Participants can learn about the winter food needs of animals and build two wildlife feeders to take home at Monroe Lake’s Backyard Feeder Workshop, Dec. 13.

The workshop is at Paynetown State Recreation Area at 6 p.m. and will last two hours.

During winter food can become difficult for animals to find— particularly when it snows. You can help wildlife by setting out feeders in your backyard.

Each participant will assemble and decorate a platform feeder for birds and a corn feeder for squirrels.

Registration is required by Dec. 9 and is limited to eight people. Cost is $10 per person. Sign up by calling the Paynetown Activity Center at (812) 837-9967.

Paynetown SRA on Monroe Lake is at 4850 South State Road 446, Bloomington, 47401.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining natural areas such as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, etc. There are many divisions within the DNR and each has a specific role. The DNR is not only responsible for maintaining resource areas but also manages Indiana's fish and wildlife, reclaims coal mine ground, manages forested areas, aids in the management of wildlife on private lands, enforces Indiana's conservation laws, and many other duties not named here. According to the department's website, their mission is "to protect, enhance, preserve, and wisely use natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit of Indiana's citizens through professional leadership, management, and education."