by Debbie Palmer | Jan 2, 2024 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Dec 11, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
Last week I attended the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) 2023 Great Lakes PFAS Online Summit. I wanted to understand more about PFAS and if this is something LMEF should be concerned about for Lake Maxinkuckee. Per- and...
by Debbie Palmer | Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Nov 28, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
Have you heard about the Clear Choices Clean Water® campaign? It is a program designed to increase awareness about the choices we make and the impacts they have on our streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Clear Choices Clean Water® empowers everyone to do...
by Debbie Palmer | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured, Invasive Species
Photo: Lawrence Barringer,Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, bugwood.org My facebook feed has been filled in recent days with confirmed reports of Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Elkhart, Porter and St. Joseph counties. Sadly, it is only a matter of...
by Debbie Palmer | Nov 1, 2023 | Newsletters
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by Debbie Palmer | Oct 25, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality
At a recent meeting, I was surprised to learn that several people were unaware that there is a gauge on the west shore of Lake Maxinkuckee that tracks the level of the lake. It is quite interesting to compare the level of the lake over time and more people should know...
by Debbie Palmer | Oct 18, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed
According to the September issue of Izaak Walton League’s “Conservation Currents”, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have released a final rule amending the January 2023 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule to conform with the...
by Debbie Palmer | Sep 13, 2023 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Lake Info, Water Quality
image courtesy of Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership The North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) recommends iterative steps when managing lakes and watersheds. Small efforts cost less than major improvements and are less likely to negatively impact non-targeted...
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