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.

Levee Loosestrife

Last month, I made a couple visits to the Kline Levee. You can read about this big undertaking via our past blog posts. Outlined in red in the picture below, the levee helps maintain an 80 acre DNR wetland complex. This is the final pitstop for water that drains from...

Welcoming Emily

Last year, an endowment was established in honor of long-time LMEF volunteer Allen Chesser. This fund will – in perpetuity – provide for a summer intern to assist LMEF in our work. This year’s intern is Emily Heim. I’ll let her introduce...

LMEF open house & a recent radio appearance

The public is invited to an open house at the office of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund this Friday, May 24th, from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST. LMEF is located at 116 Main St. in Culver, IN, right across from the library. It will be a time of goodbyes and...
Data Buoy for Lake Maxinkuckee

Data Buoy for Lake Maxinkuckee

I have written several articles about the importance of monitoring the water quality of the lake. Water Quality Monitoring – The Advance Warning System Proactive Lake Monitoring Lakefront Property Values Tied to Water Clarity As stated in these articles, LMEF has been...