a wildlife “hat trick”… twice!

by | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized

Well, we picked the right day for Unofficial Bring Your Daughter To Work Day this week. It started off with the drive to the LMEF office in the morning. I have my eyes on the road while my daughter scans the fields for wildlife. We note a Great Blue Heron flying low...

Meet Katie, the 2026 Allen Chesser Memorial Intern

by | Jun 16, 2026 | Uncategorized

Hello, my name is Katie Schouten, and I will be a sophomore at Purdue University. Iam majoring in Forestry, concentrating in Forest Management, and minoring in Wildlife. Iam excited to continue my education at Purdue in the fall. Being a natural resources majoris very...

2025 Data Buoy review (presentation)

by | Apr 14, 2026 | Uncategorized

I recently presented at the Indiana Lakes Management Society annual meeting, conveniently held at Swan Lake in Plymouth, IN. It wasn’t recorded, but since I went to the trouble of preparing it, I recorded a version to share more broadly. Here’s the...

2025 Largemouth Bass Survey Results

by | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized

My last fishing trip was a chartered, 3-hour-tour into Lake Michigan. Thick fog delayed us, then obscured any view. Despite half a dozen complicated (and presumably expensive) fishing poles in the water… we got completely skunked. Not a nibble. I vowed that on...