how eagles are made

Don’t worry, this is a G-rated post! Question: What do lake “weeds” have to do with our national bird? Bald Eagle, August ’24, Seward, AK (photo: Karen Thada) No, I don’t have a punchline for that question, I have a serious answer! That is, if you...

water… ups and downs

The last 48 hours have had me feeling like Andy in The Shawshank Redemption… Indiana was (perhaps still is?) in drought conditions, with the Lake Maxinkuckee area in Moderate Drought Conditions. It’s crispy. Leaves on trees and shrubs began drying and...

September Newsletter 2024

Click here to see updates from our September newsletter. A DNR employee hauls in vegetation from the lake bottom as a part of a comprehensive vegetation survey. Adam ThadaHi, I’m Adam Thada, President of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund in Culver, IN. I...

August Newsletter 2024

Click here to see updates from our August newsletter. A freshly emerged damselfly on Lake Maxinkuckee, August 13, 2024. Adam ThadaHi, I’m Adam Thada, President of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund in Culver, IN. I studied Biology (BS) at Indiana Wesleyan...

July Newsletter 2024

2024-07-1Download 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 last decade or so has found me in...