Thank you to everyone who joined us for Daubenspeck Community Nature Park’s 20th Anniversary Open House! We are grateful that Daubenspeck has so many friends—old and new—who care about and support the park and its mission of creating and maintaining a native green space where nature and the human community enhance each other. Thank you for celebrating this milestone with us and for helping us look forward to Daubenspeck’s future. We appreciate each and every one of you!

🦅 ONE WEEK until Daubenspeck’s 20th Anniversary Open House — and we have a special guest! 🦅 Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 27, from 2:00–5:00 p.m. at the North Willow Farms Clubhouse! One of the afternoon’s highlights will be a special raptor visit at 3:45 p.m.! Come get an up-close look at one of these incredible birds and learn more about raptors and their important role in our ecosystem. 🌿🦅 And there’s plenty more to celebrate! At 3:00 p.m., the Board of Dir

🌳 Only TWO WEEKS until Daubenspeck Community Nature Park’s 20th Anniversary Open House! 🌳 Join us Sunday, September 27, from 2:00–5:00 p.m. at the North Willow Farms Clubhouse as we celebrate 20 years of Daubenspeck! At 3:00 p.m., the Board of Directors will share the story behind Daubenspeck — from its beginnings as a grassy field to the 22-acre prairie, forest, and wetland nature park we enjoy today. Come hear how the park came to be, how it has evolved, and the incredibl

Daubenspeck Community Nature Park was honored to receive the Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in the category of Land Use and Conservation! This award recognizes projects that incorporate innovative and effective methods or practices to preserve or improve land use and conservation. Thank you to the Governor’s Award program and Indiana Partners for Sustainability for this great honor! Photo of Board members Greg Gerke, Joanne Sommers, and Rich Hahn

An expansion of our Daubenspeck 20th Anniversary Road Mural has been approved! We hope to add a new photo-op park sign with monarch butterfly wings this fall. We are eligible for The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) fund matching program. Funds donated to their IHCDA CreatINg Places program will close the gap on our funding if we meet our goal. We are so close! Donations made by community members through our fundraiser, Indianapolis Department of Pu

Congratulations to Julia Eynon, recipient of the 2026 Deb Ellman Daubenspeck Park Environmental Scholarship! We are proud to support students who share a dedication to conservation, environmental stewardship, and lifelong learning. Please join us in congratulating Julia on this well-deserved achievement, and we wish her the very best as she begins this exciting next chapter.

Each year, the Daubenspeck Community Nature Park Board of Directors selects a North Central High School senior to receive the Deb Ellman...

The Daubenspeck Community Nature Park Board of Directors was thrilled to host 150 middle school students from Pike Township for their...

Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Daubenspeck Community Nature Park fall work day today! As a result of an amazing group of...

Join DCNP Board member Brian Cunningham for an evening woodcock, a great spot to view displaying American Woodcocks. Woodcocks have a...

Join leader and Board Member, Brian Cunningham, in partnership with Wild Birds Unlimited, as he leads a bird walk in honor of the Great...

Join us on October 8th, 2022 for our annual Fall Volunteer Work Day! We have some great projects that we are hoping to accomplish this...

Our bird walk for October is scheduled to align perfectly with the peak of Fall migration! Be sure to join us to see what migrants we can...

In the 15th year of Daubenspeck Community Nature Park, visitors of all ages and from all over Indiana enjoyed the park’s many features...