

# Event Details

- **Event Name**:  Detecting and Experiencing Old Growth Forests in NW Indiana and SW Michigan, Let's Go Exploring! 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: How can we detect that we are in an old growth forest or one very similar to old growth? How much old growth is left in the eastern half of the U.S.? We will explore the idea of old growth forests. We will visually interpret and visit candidate old growth forests in NW Indiana and SW Michigan!

Professor Spencer Cortwright has extensive experience in animal ecology, but more recently focuses on restoration ecology – restoring open space to its more natural ecology. Cortwright teaches ecology, zoology, restoration ecology and other courses at Indiana University Northwest.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/valparaiso/detecting-and-experiencing-old-growth-forests-in-nw-indiana-and-sw-michigan-lets-go-exploring/200029373721618
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/pnw/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzgzNQ==?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=valparaiso-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Valparaiso
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN, United States, Indiana 46386
- **lat**: 41.449
- **long**: -87.15205
- **full address**: 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN, United States, Indiana 46386

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest (https://allevents.in/org/gabis-arboretum-at-purdue-northwest/3982554)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN, United States, Indiana 46386
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about  Detecting and Experiencing Old Growth Forests in NW Indiana and SW Michigan, Let's Go Exploring!  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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