photo credit: Utah Geological Survey Last August I wrote an article focused on Indiana water rights, and the lack thereof. In that article I stated “We are blessed with plenty of water in Marshall County. I assume that means the aquifers are bountiful however I...
My last article introduced the subject of nitrogen pollution from fertilizers causing problems both through runoff into local waterbodies and by infiltrating into the ground water and ending up in our drinking water. I have seen this referred to as “the environmental...
Nitrogen is a stable, non-reactive gas, essential for the air we breathe. Nitrogen combines with oxygen to form Nitrate (NO3), where it acts as a key nutrient for plant growth. Nitrate is a primary chemical component of manure and fertilizer; it is the N in the N-P-K...
In November of last year I wrote an article about Clear Choices Clean Water®, a program designed to increase awareness about the choices we make and the impacts they have on our streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. I ended the article by saying: “LMEF will...
According to an EPA factsheet, Indiana has over 35,000 miles of rivers and streams, 100,000 acres of publicly owned lakes and reservoirs, and 50 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. As stated in a 2014 study by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Hoosier state is one...
Most people think that there just isn’t much going on in a lake during the winter months, but recent studies have shown there is actually more activity than you might think. Lake ecology has historically been poorly studied during the winter months. According to...
I had a recent visitor who asked a very important question “Where do the turtles go in the winter?” Anyone who has spent any time on Lake Maxinkuckee in the summer knows we have a healthy turtle population. But where do they go in the winter? What do they eat and how...
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