Dearborn County Resources
What We Do
We provide research-based educational programming and resources to the residents of Dearborn County. Proudly located in Aurora, Indiana!
Contact Us
Purdue Dearborn County Extension
dearbornces@purdue.edu
229 Main Street
Aurora, IN 47001
(812) 926-1189
Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
Monday-Friday
October Big Day Hike - Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 9:00am
Oxbow, Inc. is partnering with Indiana Audubon and Indiana Land Protection Alliance - ILPA for an October Big Day hike at the Oxbow Nature Conservancy on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
- Spend the morning with us birding and helping to document migrating birds as a group! Our field trip leaders for the event will be Kathy McDonald and Ned Keller - both well-known birders, naturalists and conservationists in our area.
- Registration is $5 per person with no extra fees.
- Interested in joining us? Follow this link to register! https://obd2025.eventbrite.com/
- Location: Oxbow Nature Conservancy - 17160-17278 Reardon Dr., Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Tuesday Night Talks - Those Amazing Monarchs
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 7:30pm
Do you love admiring monarch butterflies as they migrate south? We do too!
- Join monarch expert, John Klein, as he delves into the history, migration, tagging strategies, and conservation of these beautiful creatures.
- Location - Oxbow, Inc. Office located at 301 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, IN. 47025
Meet A Greenspace Hike - Friday, October 24, 2025 at 3:00pm
Join Green Umbrella’s Greenspace Alliance and the Oxbow Nature Conservancy for a Meet A Greenspace Hike on Friday, October 24th, from 3-4:30 pm!
- The hike will be on predominantly flat, unpaved trails and cover 1-1.5 miles. Please dress accordingly, wear proper hiking shoes, and bring plenty of water.
- Registration for this FREE event is encouraged. Scan the QR code or follow the link to register and view details about the event! https://greenumbrella.org/.../meet-a-greenspace-hike.../
- If you have any questions, contact Greenspace Alliance Manager Claire Carlson at claire@greenumbrella.org.
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