Celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28, by going to Patoka Lake’s Nature Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn about and apply for volunteer opportunities at the property.

Patoka Lake seeks volunteers with diverse backgrounds. Annual needs are photographers, special-event assistants, carpenters, painters, campground hosts and more.

The gate fee for entering Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area of Patoka Lake, which is located north of Wickliffe, on Highway 164, will be waived for all who plan to apply as volunteers on Sept. 28.

For more information regarding this program or other interpretive events at Patoka Lake, please call the Nature Center at 812-685-2447.

Learn more about Patoka Lake at on.IN.gov/patokalake

Media contact: Dana Reckelhoff, Interpretive Naturalist, Patoka Lake Nature Center
812-685-2447