Of Fireworks, Perchlorates, and DOGE

My daughter has a t-shirt that reads: “Science: Because figuring things out is better than making stuff up.” I often like to pair that with another phrase: “Find out before you freak out.” (This last phrase has proven helpful to both the teens and the adults in my...

June Newsletter 2024

Click here to see updates from our June newsletter. Adam ThadaHi, I’m Adam Thada, President of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund in Culver, IN. I studied Biology (BS) at Indiana Wesleyan University and Environmental Science (MSci) at Taylor University. The...

May Newsletter 2024

Click here to see updates from our May newsletter. Adam ThadaHi, I’m Adam Thada, President of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund in Culver, IN. I studied Biology (BS) at Indiana Wesleyan University and Environmental Science (MSci) at Taylor University. The...

giving turtles a lift

Last June, just a few weeks into my new job with LMEF, I came across a familiar sight at the Kline Wetlands… a ransacked turtle nest. This was just one of many. A quick overview: Female turtles come up on land in the spring to excavate a small hole in the...