by Debbie Palmer | Dec 1, 2022 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Nov 25, 2022 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Invasive Species, Lake Info, Water Quality
Dave Keister, Aquatic Weed Control, led a public meeting on Tuesday, November 15th, concerning vegetation in Lake Maxinkuckee. There were six people attending in person and six people who attended via ZOOM. Keister discussed the two invasive aquatic invasive...
by Debbie Palmer | Nov 1, 2022 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Oct 27, 2022 | General, Interviews
No, that is not a typo. I’m not talking about a star; I’m talking about Abbe Starr. Abbe is currently the Vice-Chair of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund (LMEF) and recently published two new environmental children’s books. Abbe is passionate...
by Debbie Palmer | Oct 19, 2022 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
I have had a project on the back burner for a few years to measure how many miles of each type of shoreline there are on Lake Maxinkuckee. Fortunately, I was able to put our summer intern, Mia Wagner, on that project last summer. The first step was to...
by Debbie Palmer | Oct 14, 2022 | General, Watershed
I recently received an email from a local property owner whom I would describe as a dedicated conservationist and a valued partner of LMEF. In his own words “November will mark my twentieth year of wildlife conservation.” He shared the following: “Perhaps...
by Debbie Palmer | Oct 7, 2022 | General, Water Quality
Have you noticed the little “flower patch” in front of Park ‘N’ Shop? This isn’t just a random strip of ornamental grasses and flowers. It is actually a raingarden and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive by. I love a raingarden. I...
by Debbie Palmer | Oct 1, 2022 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Sep 8, 2022 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Invasive Species, Watershed
phrag·mi·tes (frăg-mī′tēz) Phragmites australis is an invasive, perennial tall grass most often found in wetlands or surrounding ponds and lakes. You can easily identify them by their tall heights – which can reach fifteen feet, and feathery seed...
by Debbie Palmer | Sep 1, 2022 | Newsletters
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