Gather your trivia team for “OktoberForest” at St. Benedict’s Brew Works
If you like beer, you should love forests. Beer is 95% water, and 75% of the world’s accessible freshwater comes from forests. Help protect beer’s main ingredient, and learn about Indiana’s forests at OktoberForest.
OktoberForest has been scheduled on Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT at the St. Benedict’s Brew Works on the beautiful campus of the Sisters of St. Benedict, 860 E. 10th Street, Ferdinand. Let the Sun Shine In-Indiana and St. Benedict’s Brew Works are the sponsors for the field day, with support from the Sisters.
Presentations by natural resource professionals are scheduled every hour on the hour, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. Special guests Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl will stop by for visits: Woodsy Owl will deliver his message about caring for the land at 11:45 a.m., and Smokey Bear will arrive at 1:45 p.m.
A tree identification walk on the Monastery Campus is set for 3 p.m. with Doug Brown, Consultant Forester. Also, at 3 p.m., Emily Finch, Invasive Species Specialist, Dubois County and Dawn Slack, SICIM, will lead an invasive species identification walk.
Natural resource and forestry-themed information and children’s activity tables will be on St Benedict’s Brew Works’ patio from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. OktoberForest also includes a coloring contest for the kiddos, complete with prizes.
Rounding out the day at 4 PM is a forestry-themed trivia bowl on the Brew Works Patio, with prizes for the top three teams.
Following OktoberForest, St. Benedict’s Brew Works is hosting acoustic music by Debbie Schuetter at 6 p.m.
Enjoy a beautiful fall day celebrating and learning more about Indiana’s forests. Sample the Brew Works beer, especially the fall-themed Oktoberfest and their locally famous pizza. Don’t forget to visit the Sisters of St. Benedict’s gift shop, where you can pick up some of their homemade pretzels and baked goods and do some early Christmas shopping.
Guided tours of the Monastery are scheduled at 1 and 2 PM; visit thedome.org/ for more information.Let the Sun Shine In-Indiana (LSSI) is a collaboration of Indiana organizations, focused on recovering and maintaining Indiana’s oak-hickory ecosystems for the benefit of the wildlife and the people of Indiana. Contact Judi Brown, LSSI Coordinator at 812-631-4904, or JBrown@abcbirds.org for more information.
Tables will be hosted by Let the Sun Shine In-Indiana, State of Indiana Invasives Management, Invasive Species Awareness Coalition of Dubois County, US Forest Service, and more! Special guests Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl have been invited; the times for their visits will be announced. OktoberForest includes a coloring contest for the kiddos, complete with prizes.
