Indiana State Parks
This state park has some of the states largest waterfalls and a large covered bridge.
What is Cataract Falls, Owen County Indiana
This is the state tree of Indiana
What is the Sycamore Tree?
Once rare in Indiana due to overharvesting but are now abundant, this swimming herbivore is the largest rodent in North America weighing in at 30 - 70 lbs. Hear a slap and you have been seen
What is a beaver
This amphibian lays up to 2000 eggs, is dry skin, brown and shades of gray. He doesn't actually give you warts
What is a toad
This type of sunfish gets its name for its colorful cap on the cheek and gills. The female will lay 20,000 eggs so they can reproduce quickly.
What is a bluegill
This is the oldest State Park in Indiana. Enjoy the hiking, waterfalls and a swimming pool!
What is McCormick's Creek State Park? Spencer Indiana.
A master of disguise, this plant can take the form of a vine, shrub, or ground cover. It can have shiny leaves or dull leaves. The leaf edges can be smooth or notched. So how can you spot it? The phrase "Leaves of three, let it be" will help you keep from itching like crazy.
What is poison ivy?
The only resident native wild cat in Indiana, are common in southern and parts of central Indiana, and increasing in northern Indiana. They are rarely seen because of their ability to blend into their surroundings and move silently.
What is a bobcat
This tree climbing friend will be found in Cypress swamps, sloughs, cattail marshes, lakes, and ponds. It is Bright green, yellowish green, olive green, or lime green, may have gold or white flecking
What is the Green Tree Frog
This skittish carnivore weighs an average 25lbs (ranging from 20-50lbs) and eats primarily small mammals, rabbits, and squirrels. You can hear them howling at night
What is a coyote
A powerful illustration of the link between the natural and cultural worlds. The water flowing from several cave springs led to the founding of an industrial village in the early 1800s. Pioneer entrepreneurs took advantage of a constant water source that never froze, using it to power several gristmills, a wool mill, a saw mill, and a distillery at this now State Park
What is Spring Mill?
Although other trees can be used, this Indiana tree has the highest amount of sugar in its sap, making it great for making that syrup on your pancakes.
What is a sugar maple?
This large-bodied bird has a long neck, legs, and bill but is identified by its grey bodies, red crowns, and white patches on the cheeks. In the fall, you can often find them flying overhead with their distinctive bugling calls. You won't find them building castles on the beach though.
What is a sandhill crane.
Ranging 18-30 inches long, this cold blooded killer will eat anything from mice, to crawfish, to salamanders, to birds. Watch your step. Its no baby toy
What is a
Massasauga Rattlesnake
5-13 young are born and crawl into the female's pouch to develop for this mammal. Although they look like giant white rats, they are good for eating ticks, snakes and other small critters. They like to hang around for a good time
What is an opossum
Nicknamed the “Little Smokies” because of the area’s resemblance to the Great Smoky Mountains, This State Park encompasses nearly 16,000 acres of rugged hills, ridges and fog-shrouded ravines. Glaciers from the most recent ice ages stopped short of the “hills o’ Brown,”
From spring to summer, this plant's shoots offer a nutritious treat. One must simply peel away the outer layers of the base of the common pond plant to reveal a white inner core that is slightly sweet and has a refreshing taste, similar to cucumber or zucchini.
What is a cattail
This nocturnal hunter weighs about 1 -1.5 lbs. Ill-equipped for cold weather, barn owls are much more common in southern Indiana. Fewer than 50 nests are found annually in Indiana. Maybe a farmer knows where to find one.
What is a barn owl?
Slow and steady as she goes, this cold blooded critter is an omnivore. It eats fruits, berries, worms, slugs, insects, mushrooms and deceased animals. Amazon may want to pick it up if its out sunning on a log
What is a Box Turtle
This insects larvae feed exclusively on milkweed. They typically lay 300 to 500 eggs over a two- to five-week period. When they change to a butterfly they migrate to Mexico
What is a Monarch
Protecting land, restoring habitat, and connecting people to nature in southern Indiana since 1990, This wild life preserve protects 10,551 acres and counting. Their mission is to preserve the beauty, health, and diversity of southern Indiana’s natural landscape through strategic land conservation and environmental education.
What is the Sycamore Land Trust, Bloomington IN.
This plant only blooms for a short time in late spring or early summer. They have large blooms with many small petals. It is Indiana's state flower
What is a Peony?
Indiana is at the eastern edge of this mean carnivores geographic range. They prefer an open, prairie-type habitat and are more commonly found in the northern half of Indiana; however, they have now been reported from nearly 80 Indiana counties. They have white stripes on their narrow face.
What is a badger
Small in size but big in voice, this tiny brown or tan critter is only ¾ - 1 3/8” (1.9-3.5cm) In the spring you will hear them calling with a loud chirping noise.
Spring Peeper Frog
Thanks to reintroduction efforts of the DNR and its partners starting in 1995, This animal has a healthy population in several watersheds of northern and southern Indiana. After five years of reintroductions, the population began to expand through natural reproduction and was removed from the state-endangered species list in 2005
What is the River Otter.