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Naturepalooza planned Saturday at Valpo park

VALPARAISO | Naturepalooza, the annual Living with Lakes seminar, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Big Wheel pavilion at Rogers Lakewood Park.

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Restoration project helps Valpo park go native

VALPARAISO | Rogers Lakewood Park might qualify for a guest shot on one of those "ultimate makeover" reality shows as the parks staff tries to convert it from that carefree look to something more native.

January 27, 2013 5:45 pm

Valpo parks controls pests with nature's air force

VALPARAISO | The city's parks have started an affordable housing program for birds and bats.

December 24, 2012 12:00 am

Landscaping contract for Silhavy roundabout approved

VALPARAISO | City parks officials will get another roundabout landscaping project to look after, but they also will get equipment that should make it easier to tend to all the department's flowers and trees.

August 09, 2012 6:59 pm

Valparaiso community garden was almost a no-grow

VALPARAISO | It was beginning to look like someone put a curse on the city's effort to start community gardens to grow vegetables for needy families.

July 11, 2012 7:15 pm

PHIL WIELAND: Curing a case of the (monarch) butterflies

Sometimes you've just got to stop and smell the butterflies.

September 23, 2011 12:00 am

Wet weather slowing gardening efforts

VALPARAISO | The ground is tilled and the gardeners are ready and eager in Valparaiso. Now all they need is dry weather.

April 26, 2011 9:21 pm

Valpo getting ready for bumper crop of blossoms

VALPARAISO | It's the first day of spring and as the last remnants of the February blizzard melt away, the city should be a blizzard of blossoms and bursting buds.

March 20, 2011 12:00 am