Cope Environmental Center – Centerville, Indiana

By Judy Buchholz, CEC Volunteer Monarch butterflies have fascinated me for 60 years or more. I’m not sure where, when or how I first discovered my first monarch caterpillar, put it in an enclosure, watched it change into a chrysalis…

The search to find the next Executive Director at Cope Environmental Center has ended as Karin Hostetter signs on to join the staff starting June 1, 2020.

Announcing the first annual Cope Environmental Center Bird-a-thon – This ten day event will take place during our #100DaysofCope from May 10 – May 20, 2020 and will support CEC programming. For this event during #100DaysofCope , we hope to…

North American River Otter One of the many species that calls Indiana home, the North American river (or lontra canadensis) otter can be spotted along rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the state. Found throughout the majority of North America these…

Hello Everyone, I know we are not great at blogging on a regular basis at CEC – we are working on it. If you would ever like to be a guest blogger – let Stephanie know – s.hays@copeenvironmental.org Here is…

You take your own bags to the grocery, you use your reusable water bottle and coffee cup, you garden and compost, you ride your bike or walk, and you recycle. You do your part in a variety of ways to…

Another one from guest Blogger Shannon Herbert. With gardening and all the joys of spring right around the corner, now is a great time to start or revive your compost pile! Read Shannon’s blog – any questions? call 855-3188, Facebook…

Hi Everyone, We are excited to welcome Earlham student Zack Byam to our volunteer corps. He will be working on some short YouTube videos to post on line to keep the public informed about what is going on at CEC!…

Cope Environmental Center is thrilled to welcome guest blogger Shannon Herbert. Shannon is an Earlham Bonner Scholar who will blog about a variety of environmental issues and ways to help others incorporate environmentally responsible habits in their daily lives. Adventures…

I’m Katrina Cohoe, and I’ve been working in the Cope garden since the beginning of the 2009-10 school year. Groups from Girls, Inc. and Meridian services have been working away on their plots, and they look wonderful! Lettuce, radishes, cabbages,…