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...

Three cheers for our public servants!

I recently e-mailed the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to get some data on Ospreys and Bald Eagles, whose sightings around Lake Maxinkuckee are now common. I quickly received a reply, filled with charts that documented the remarkable comeback story of...