Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly

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...
Welcome Summer Intern – Mia Wagner

Welcome Summer Intern – Mia Wagner

Hello fellow Lake Maxinkuckee environmentalists! My name is Mia Wagner, and I am a junior at the University of Notre Dame studying psychology and environmental sustainability. As a lifelong Hoosier from Indianapolis, I am a fan of the Pacers, Colts, and the Greatest...
Augmented Reality Sandbox

Augmented Reality Sandbox

Did you know that Marshall County has not one, but two, Augmented Reality Sandboxes to use for educational presentations? You may have seen one at a science center, museum or university but we have local access to two!  One is at Marshall County SWCD and one is at our...
Go Fish!

Go Fish!

I have been trying to write an article on fish for about a year.  It has been a difficult piece for me because it is definitely not in my wheelhouse.  Ask me about aquatic plants or nutrient loading and I’ll bore you to tears, but fish?  I am like a...