INDIANAPOLIS — Organizations in Kosciusko County have received more than $315,000 in grants to fight aquatic invasive plants and improve waterways. The funds were recently awarded by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Director Cameron F. Clark through the Lake and River Enhancement program. Invasive aquatic vegetation management grants were awarded to the Barbee Lakes …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Department of Natural Resources grants, totaling more than $585,000, will be used to fight invasive aquatic plants in Indiana’s lakes. Some of those funds will be utilized in area lakes.

INDIANAPOLIS —New grants for the care of Indiana’s water bodies totaling $1,290,880 have been awarded through the Lake and River Enhancement program in the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. The grants help fund 33 projects in 26 counties. Local sponsors submit applications for LARE assistance and commit to sharing a portion of the total cost. DNR’s share comes from a fee paid annually by boat owners when registering their boats with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

WARSAW — Chapman Lakes Conservation Association held it’s annual flotilla, Saturday, July 4. Grand Marshal this year was Helen Bailey Jones Latta Aldrich. She has lived a majority of her life on Chapman Lake. Being 95 years young, Aldrich and her husband currently reside at Grace Village but come to visit Chapman Lake often. This …read more.

You sunk my ship! This comment could be used to create a float for this year’s Chapman Lakes Conservation Association 2015 July 4 Flotilla. The theme is “Your Favorite Board Game.” Is your favorite board game Battleship, Monopoly, Candy Land? Decorate a boat with that game theme or create your own version of a popular …read more.

Agencies working to remove sediment and logjams in Kosciusko County lakes and rivers have received a total of $80,000 to fix those issue from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Kosciusko was one of five counties receiving the grants, which are part of the Lake and River Enhancement program through the DNR’s Division of Fish …read more.

Chapman Lakes Conservation Association will host an annual meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Chapman Lakes Conservation Association Clubhouse. The agenda for the meeting includes elections, a weed control update, a mute swan presentation provided by a USDA representative and an update on projects.