Fort Wayne City Utilities

Defiance Alliance/ Land to Lake Conference
2025-04-03 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Defiance College, 01 N Clinton St., Defiance, IN, 43512, United States
Join us for the Land to Lake Conference, a collaborative event focused on promoting practical solutions for improving water quality in the Maumee Watershed Basin. This conference brings together experts, environmental advocates, and community leaders, including representatives from Fort Wayne City Utilities, to discuss the critical efforts being made to protect and enhance our local water resources.
Through a series of engaging presentations and panel discussions, attendees will learn about the latest initiatives aimed at improving water quality, reducing runoff, and protecting the health of the Maumee River and Lake Erie. Whether you’re a professional in water management, an advocate for environmental sustainability, or a concerned citizen, this conference will offer valuable insights and actionable strategies for safeguarding our water systems. See more about the event here: https://landtolake.org/partnerships-for-practical-solutions/.

Rain Garden Workshop in Honor of World Water Day
2025-03-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Solomon Farms, 817 W. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46825, United States
Join Fort Wayne City Utilities for a special Rain Garden Workshop in honor of World Water Day! Learn how to create a beautiful and sustainable rain garden that helps reduce stormwater runoff and supports local ecosystems. This workshop will cover everything from selecting native plants to understanding the benefits of rain gardens in improving water quality. Whether you’re a homeowner looking to enhance your yard or simply passionate about protecting our water resources, this event is for you! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get expert advice, ask questions, and help make a positive impact on our community’s water management.

2025 MS4 Compliance & Enforcement Certified Inspector Training
2025-03-20 08:00 - 2025-03-21 17:00 | Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Training will be specific to the NEW Indiana MS4 & Construction General Permits
Stormwater topics are presented in an easy to understand and practical format including presentations, videos, Q&A sessions, group problem solving, and field inspections at construction sites, outfalls, and facilities. Certification is earned upon completion of exam and receiving a passing score of 70%. Certification is valid for 3 years and online renewal course is available.
Registration Deadline is March 6, 2025 with limited seating. See the NPDES Training Institute website for more information and to register.
A special Indiana MS4 Partnership and NPDES Stormwater Training discount of $200 is offered to the first 10 registrants who are Indiana:

MS4 Coordinators
MS4 Employees
Elected Officials

The Discount Code is: 2025_MS4_Partnership_Educational_Scholarship

2025 World Wetlands Day
2025-02-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Camp Scott Wetlands, 3615 Oxford St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46806, United States
Come out to Camp Scott Wetlands at 3615 Oxford Street for World Wetlands Day, February 3rd with a wetlands hike starting at 1:00 PM as an opportunity to see a working wetland in the winter time. The site will remain open until 3:00 PM. Learn more about Camp Scott at utilities.cityoffortwayne.org/camp-scott-wetlands. You can also check Little River Wetlands Project website at www.lrwp.org/events for other World Wetlands Days activities.

Rain Garden Maintenance Workshop
2024-10-05 11:00 - 12:00 | AWS, 5323 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46804, United States
This1-hour workshop includes everything you need to know to prepared your rain garden for winter.
This Rain Garden Maintenance Workshop is free! However, we do ask that you RSVP using the form below.

2024 Northern Indiana Stormwater Conference
2024-10-02 08:00 - 16:00 | Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Get ready to dive into all things stormwater at the 2024 Northern Indiana Stormwater Conference! Agenda available soon.

Beckett's Stream Open House
2024-07-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Beckett’s Stream, 726 W Till Rd., Fort Wayne, 46825, United States
Visit us for an open house at Beckett’s stream, located behind Solomon Farms! Learn about green infrastructure and how vegetated native plantings aid in stormwater run off and water quality. Take this opportunity to gain additional information about one of the various stormwater mitigation sites managed by the City of Fort Wayne. Join us for a walkthrough of the site and view some of the native plants in bloom!
Visitors can park in the Solomon farm parking lot and walk across the field or use the limited parking available off Till road.

Catching Rain Wetlands Tour
2024-05-18 09:00 - 15:00
Explore nature’s hidden gems
Discover the beauty of your local wetlands with City Utilities’ Catching Rains team on Saturday, May 18 for the Wetlands Passport Tour.
This FREE event will take you to three of Fort Wayne’s natural wetlands – Beckett’s Run, Eagle Marsh, and Camp Scott Wetlands. Learn more at utilities.cityoffortwayne.org/wetlandstours.

Rain Garden Workshop
2024-04-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Solomon Farms, 817 W. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46825, United States
Our 1.5-hour workshop includes everything you need to know to create a rain garden on your property including: sizing, shaping, location, routing water to the garden, construction, plant selection and maintenance.
Rain Garden How-To Workshops are free! However, we do ask that you RSVP using the form below.

Rain Garden Workshop
2024-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Dupont Public Library, 536 E. Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne, IN, 46825, United States

Rain Garden Workshop
2024-03-22 10:00 - 11:30 | Waynedale Public Library, 2200 Lower Huntington Rd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46819, United States

Rain Garden Presentation at the Home and Garden Show
2024-03-02 10:30 - 12:30 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne, IN, 46805, United States
See City Utilities’ staff present our rain garden program at the 51st Annual Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. For admission and parking prices, please visit the Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show website.

MS4 Compliance & Enforcement Certified Inspector Training
2024-02-29 08:00 - 2024-03-01 17:00 | Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Training will be specific to the NEW Indiana MS4 & Construction General Permits
Stormwater topics are presented in an easy to understand and practical format including presentations, videos, Q&A sessions, group problem solving, and field inspections at construction sites, outfalls, and facilities. Certification is earned upon completion of exam and receiving a passing score of 70%. Certification is valid for 3 years and online renewal course is available.
Registration Deadline is February 22, 2024 with limited seating. See flyer for more information.

2024 World Wetlands Day
2024-02-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Camp Scott Wetlands, 3615 Oxford St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46806, United States
Come out to Camp Scott Wetlands at 3615 Oxford Street on World Wetlands Day, February 2nd at 12:30pm as an opportunity to see a working wetlands in the winter time. Learn more about Camp Scott at utilities.cityoffortwayne.org/camp-scott-wetlands. You can also check Little River Wetlands Project website at www.lrwp.org/events for other World Wetlands Days activities.

2023 PBS Explorer Day
2023-06-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Do you want to know what a watershed is? Interested in learning how to get involved in the Clean Drains Fort Wayne initiative? Representatives will be at the City Utilities booth at PBS Explorer Day, a free, family event held at Parkview Field on June 10 from 10am-2pm.

2023 Eco Fest
2023-05-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Headwaters Park, 333 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Come out to Eco Fest Fort Wayne at Headwater’s Park East Pavilion from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. The event includes live music, kids activities, workshops, food and drinks, and retail and non-profit vendors. Stop by the City Utilities booth to learn more about our sustainability efforts and go fishing for solar panels.

2023 Great American Cleanup
2023-05-06 08:00 - 14:00
The Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program that Fort Wayne has participated in for over 20 years. It is a time whenwe can show our community pride by lending a hand to clean up littered roadsides, parks, trails and river ways.
A clean city makes a difference: It looks better to residents and visitors, and improves the overall quality of life. Litter, graffiti, unkempt parks and trails, and scattered debris create unsightly areas that would give visitors the wrong impression. Through the work of volunteers, we can come together and show how much we care about Fort Wayne’s neighborhoods and public spaces.
The City provides groups with garbage bags, gloves, and T-shirts. After the work is done, a volunteer celebration with food, drinks, prizes and live entertainment is held at Headwaters West from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Getting involved is easy– groups as well as individuals are encouraged to participate. All you need to do is select an area in the community that you would like to beautify and sign up. The City can also provide you with a location to clean if you do not have one. Volunteers can begin their cleanup anytime during the day. Most groups elect to begin at 8AM and clean for several hours. Groups that cannot do their cleanup on Saturday can select a different day as long as it is within the same week. After you complete your cleanup you will need to submit the results of your cleanup. This helps us track our success! For more information please call 427-1345 or email greatamericancleanup@cityoffortwayne.org.

2023 Annual Camp Scott Wetlands Open House
2023-04-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Camp Scott Wetlands, 3615 Oxford St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46806, United States
Mark your calendars for the annual Camp Scott Wetlands open house on Saturday, April 29 from 9-noon. While supplies last, visitors will receive a complimentary pair of binoculars in celebration of Go Birding Day and the City Nature Challenge. Camp Scott was constructed to reduce localized flooding in the neighborhoods near McMillen Park. This hidden gem has a 3/4 mile gravel walking path around it and benches along the way to make bird watching possible. Along with the benefit of providing a place for stormwater to go, the wetlands also serves as a habitat for migrating birds and pollinators. Camp Scott is located at 3615 Oxford Street.

Earth Day Fort Wayne 2023
2023-04-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804, United States
Earth Day Fort Wayne is the largest Earth Day celebration in the Fort Wayne community. This free event will be held on Sunday, April 23rd from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Eagle Marsh Barn at 6801 Engle Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46804. This event hosts dozens of conservation partners, from businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies, to local conservation organizations. We will also have education stations for participants of all ages to learn about wetlands, wildlife, ecological restoration, and pollinators. Attendees will be able to help plant native plants for pollinators in the marsh or take a native plant home.
Come out and join us in this community celebration of our Earth, and leave knowing a few more ways to protect our native wildlife and their habitat.
For a full schedule of events, click here. Want to volunteer? Click here!

2023 World Wetlands Day
2023-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Camp Scott Wetlands, 3615 Oxford St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46806, United States
Come out to Camp Scott Wetlands at 3615 Oxford Street on World Wetlands Day, February 2nd at noon as an opportunity to see a working wetlands in the winter time. Learn more about Camp Scott at utilities.cityoffortwayne.org/camp-scott-wetlands. You can also check Little River Wetlands Project website at www.lrwp.org/events for other World Wetlands Days activities.

World Wetlands Trivia Night
2023-02-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Hop River Brewing Company, 1515 N. Harrison St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46808, United States
To kick off World Wetlands Day Little River Wetlands Project is doing another evening of wetland trivia at Hop River Brewing on Wednesday, February 1st from 6:00 to 8:00 PM! There will be six rounds of trivia with amazing prizes to win!
​Little River Wetlands Project is requesting that teams register. The registration form along with additional information is available at www.lrwp.org/events.

2022 World Rivers Day - Clean Drains Fort Wayne: Be River SmART
2022-09-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Promenade Park, 202 W Superior St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Celebrating Fort Wayne’s Three Rivers and our connection to waterways around the globe.

Canal boat rides aboard Sweet Breeze, at Sweet Breeze Fest, sponsored by SDI.
Art mural storm drain tours
Family-friendly activities
Art projects
Children’s obstacle course
Test your River SmARTs
Live musical and dance performances
Food trucks
Much, much more!

Learn more about the Clean Drains Fort Wayne project.

Camp Scott Open House
2022-09-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Camp Scott Wetlands, 3615 Oxford St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46806, United States
Come out to Camp Scott Wetlands on Sunday, September 11 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at 3615 Oxford Street for a tour of this unique constructed wetland. Even though Camp Scott was built to store and treat stormwater it also serves as a habitat for migrating birds and butterflies. Turtles, frogs, and native Indiana wetland plants can also be observed.

Clean Drains Fort Wayne Mural Painting - Downtown
2022-09-10 - 2022-09-17
Learn more about Clean Drains Fort Wayne at forfw.org.

Clean Drains Fort Wayne Mural Painting - Southeast and Southwest Neighborhood Quadrants
2022-08-13 - 2022-08-21

Open Streets Fort Wayne 2022
2022-08-07 12:00 - 16:00
Open Streets Fort Wayne is a fun, family-friendly day that builds community and offers fitness and recreational opportunities FREE to residents. The event is on August 7, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and stretches almost 25 blocks from Promenade Park to Pontiac Street. Visit www.cityoffortwayne.org/about-open-streets.html for more information.

Clean Drains Fort Wayne Mural Painting - Open Streets
2022-08-07
Two murals will be painted by Upstate Alliance of Relators at the Open Streets. Learn more about Clean Drains Fort Wayne at forfw.org.

Clean Drains Fort Wayne Mural Painting - Northeast and Northwest Neighborhood Quadrants
2022-07-16 - 2022-07-24

Flow the St. Joe 2022
2022-06-25 08:00 - 16:00 | Riverside Gardens Park, 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo, IN, 46765, United States
Join the St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative for the Flow the St. Joe.
Flow the St. Joe offers an easy paddle from the covered bridge in Spencerville and back to Leo-Cedarville.
Ticket price includes transportation from the sign-in location to the launch site, an event tee shirt, and lunch at the Hurshtown Reservoir.
Bring your own boat or reserve one with our local outfitters:

Earth Adventures
Fort Wayne Outfitters

Flow the St. Joe will be occurring rain or shine, there is no rain date or potential for refunds.
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flow-the-st-joe-2022-tickets-329754343117
Date and time:
Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 9:00 am
Location:
Check-in table and car parking: 14701 Schwartz Road, Riverside Gardens Park at Leo-Cedarville
Boat launch (shuttle will go from car parking to boat launch): by Spencerville Covered Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/PMgzZUTJDmbfDfmB8)

PBS Explorer Day
2022-06-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Explorer Day is a great way for kids and their parents to enjoy a FREE day of fun, hands-on learning! PBS Fort Wayne brings you a FREE family fun day packed with educational activities, games, and performances. With over 30 local businesses and non-profits bringing free educational activities to Parkview Field, there will be something for everyone! City Utilities and Friends of the Rivers will be there to share information on Clean Drain Fort Wayne and how residents can get involved.
