by Debbie Palmer | Jun 3, 2021 | Featured, Water Quality
As many of you know, last weekend there was a sewer line break along the East Shore. Since raw sewage was flowing into the tributary at 18B, which flows directly into the lake, the East Shore Conservancy District notified Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund, along...
by Debbie Palmer | May 10, 2021 | Featured, General, Watershed
If you are of a certain age, you will certainly recognize that song title! Frogs and toads are easily misidentified and misunderstood. You can’t get warts from touching or kissing them, most are not poisonous, and they provide a number of important benefits. ...
by Debbie Palmer | May 1, 2021 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Apr 23, 2021 | Featured, General, Water Quality, Watershed
Collecting rainwater is one of the easiest steps you can take to make a positive ecological impact. If you are a regular reader of this blog then you already know that what we do on the land has a direct impact on water quality. I have written about it here and...
by Debbie Palmer | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Lake Info, Water Quality
Since there is so much that can affect water quality, it is important to regularly monitor and act on a problem as soon as it rises. It is far more cost effective to address small problems before they can cause serious consequences. The North American Lake...
by Debbie Palmer | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, General, Lake Info
I recently received notification that Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) had updated their 303(d) list, a water quality testing list used to identify and prioritize waterbodies not meeting water quality standards. I searched for waterbodies in...
by Debbie Palmer | Apr 5, 2021 | Featured, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
“Eighty percent of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land. One of the biggest sources is called nonpoint source pollution, which occurs as a result of runoff. Nonpoint source pollution includes many small sources, like septic tanks, cars,...
by Debbie Palmer | Apr 1, 2021 | Featured, General, Watershed
Image courtesy of Dave Hunter, Crownbees I am sure you are well aware that across the world pollinators are in trouble. Their decline is attributed to habitat loss, expanded pesticide use, introduction of invasive species, diseases and pests, and climate change....
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