by Adam Thada | Jul 12, 2024 | Newsletters
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by Adam Thada | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Adam Thada | Jun 17, 2024 | Newsletters
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by Adam Thada | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Adam Thada | May 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Debbie Palmer | May 1, 2024 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Apr 24, 2024 | Lake Info, Water Quality
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...
by Debbie Palmer | Apr 16, 2024 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
photo credit: Utah Geological Survey Last August I wrote an article focused on Indiana water rights, and the lack thereof. In that article I stated “We are blessed with plenty of water in Marshall County. I assume that means the aquifers are bountiful however I...
by Debbie Palmer | Mar 29, 2024 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Mar 26, 2024 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
My last article introduced the subject of nitrogen pollution from fertilizers causing problems both through runoff into local waterbodies and by infiltrating into the ground water and ending up in our drinking water. I have seen this referred to as “the environmental...
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