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Gift ideas from state parks and reservoirs

by Shawndra Miller

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has several possibilities for outdoorsy types on your gift list.

• CampIN gift cards can be used for camping and cabin rental and are available by calling 1-866-6CampIN. Indiana State Park Inn gift certificates cover lodging and related expenses at any state park inn; call 1-877-LODGES1 to order. Annual entrance passes and permits are available at the Indiana Government Center Customer Service Center, at www.innsgifts.com and at local state park and reservoir offices.

• For the bird lover on your list, support the non-releasable bald eagle at Patoka Lake by donating to the C52 Raptor Fund; see www.dnr.IN.gov/C52 or call 812-685-2447. Or donate to the Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Rehabilitation Center at Hardy Lake, where injured hawks and owls receive care and are released when possible. The center has an adopt-a-bird program. Call Terry Davis, 812-794-3800.

• To donate to your favorite state park or reservoir in someone’s honor, call Ginger Murphy at 317-232-4143 or write State Parks and Reservoirs, 402 W. Washington St., Room W298, Indianapolis, IN 46204.