SILVER LAKE —  ACRES Land Trust’s Wildwood nature preserve in Kosciusko County has grown by 19 acres enclosing the preserve’s small pond, thanks to a purchase from neighbor and tenant farmer Roger Wagoner and his wife, Carla. “We’re eager to work with neighbors and funders to expand existing preserves,” says Jason Kissel, executive director of …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO — On April 11, Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc. awarded $50,000 in grants to 15 organizations, seven groups from Kosciusko County. The area organizations that received grants included: P4C Paddle Club, $4,400; 4-H Outdoor Club, $2,864; Wawasee FFA, $1,955; The Watershed Foundation, $4,400; Washington Elementary School in Warsaw, $4,400; …read more.