SYRACUSE — Limnologists study fresh water lakes and what takes place in the lake, explained Dr. Jerry Sweeten. His work is studying streams. He saw the opportunity to do a study on inlets into Lake Wawasee as a great “experimental design.” Additionally Wawasee is setting a new standard as no study like this has …read more.

SYRACUSE — Paths of people cross in various ways. For the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, crossing paths with Dr. Jerry Sweeten has resulted in a relationship and opportunity to gather data for future direction of the foundation. Sweeten will be overseeing a watershed ecology study for WACF. Sweeten and his team will place five sophisticated …read more.

(Video courtesy Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation) SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation has announced a Wawasee watershed ecological health study, a comprehensive analysis of nutrient and sediment loads. This is a landmark study for the foundation. Since 1991, WACF has focused on improving water quality with two primary tools: acquisition of critical properties (currently more …read more.

SYRACUSE — The waters of Lake Wawasee have been unusually “clear” this spring and early summer; the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation water clarity testing regularly revealed 12 to 18 feet of visibility, so the recent green “haze” in the water was especially jarring. Although an occasional algae bloom is not an uncommon sight in Lake …read more.

WARSAW — Twenty Indiana Master Naturalists met on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Kosciusko Community Foundation’s meeting room in Warsaw.  The event marked the first alumni meeting of the Kosciusko chapter. “Only beginning its third year in the county, the Kosciusko classes have graduated over 70 percent of its participants, bringing 28 certified Master Naturalists into …read more.