SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, March 18. Attendees heard reports on the activities of two subcommittees: New trails, which is researching future trail projects; and development, dedicated to fundraising. Executive Director Megan McClellan also announced March’s volunteer of the month, Tony Pawlicki. McClellan has been uploading data to Bloomerang, …read more.

WARSAW—The Breakfast with a Forester series has been so successful that the foresters are returning to Warsaw for an encore. Foresters from the Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Forestry Committee will be hosting an informal breakfast meeting to discuss issues you may be having in your woodland areas from 8 to 9:30 a.m. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand accident that occurred around 7 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 5, near North Webster. Jimmy Ritchie, 49, from Ligonier, was preparing to hunt from an elevated tree stand before falling nearly 16 feet to the ground. Emergency personnel from multiple agencies were on scene to …read more.

INDIANA — Indiana Conservation Officers are offering safety tips to keep Hoosier deer hunters safe during the 2016 season which began this morning in urban zones. Oct. 1 is the official beginning of archery deer season. Over 300,000 people will participate in deer hunting activities in the state beginning today extending through Jan. 3, 2017. …read more.

The four state snowmobile trails are awaiting snow and ready for the 2015-2016 snowmobile season, which begins Dec. 1. The trails will be open, when there is adequate snow, through March 30. Snowmobilers are only permitted on trails when they are posted as “open.” There is no trail pass in Indiana; however, all snowmobiles must …read more.

FORT WAYNE — The land is protected. Species are inventoried; footbridges installed. Eager explorers are standing by.

KENDALLVILLE — The victim in Tuesday’s drowning at Bixler Lake, Kendallville, has been identified as Dwayne Sparkman, 52, Kendallville, according to a release by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.

Indiana Conservation Officer Matthew Maher arrested Christopher P. Carroll, 20, of South Whitley and Shanelle D. Byrer, 21, of Warsaw, on March 23, for possessing methamphetamine as well as precursors to produce methamphetamine. Officer Maher was patrolling along the Tippecanoe River checking fisherman when he observed a vehicle disregard a stop sign at a high …read more.

[weaver_youtube sXfK7vCGG80 rel=0]   Oakwood Resort in Syracuse is once again hosting the Indiana Lakes Management Conference. Around 120 people are participating in this annual event which is in its 28th year. Attendees have come from around the state to collaborate and discuss environmental management and to further educate themselves on lake conservancy and protection. …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officer Jon Cook was patrolling rural Fulton County on the morning of Nov. 28 when he came across four generations of the Garl family celebrating their youngest member’s first buck deer harvest of his young life. Colin Garl, 10, had just harvested a nice buck deer and was overcome with excitement as he …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers cited three Indiana men for the illegal taking of wood ducks during closed season on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, on Knepper Marsh located on the Tri County Fish and Wildlife Area. Ryan Stork, 25, of Goshen, Russell Brown II, 27 of South Bend, and Taylor Vervidh, 24, of Elkhart were each issued …read more.

A petition to create a public seaplane base on Dewart Lake has received its first approval by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Director of the Law Enforcement Division Danny L. East. The petition now heads to the Indiana Department of Transportation Aeronautic Division and FAA to see if the site meets the required conditions and …read more.

In response to drug activity at Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area, Indiana Conservation Officers conducted a drug interdiction operation over the weekend on the Department of Natural Resources Property near Syracuse. As a result of their efforts, Indiana Conservation Officers made two separate arrests. Joshua Housman, age unknown, of Cromwell, was arrested for possession of …read more.

An informal public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division’s District 1 Headquarters to discuss the creation of a public seaplane landing base on Dewart Lake. The DNR headquarters is located at 9822 N. Turkey Creek Rd., Syracuse, the site of the old fish hatchery. …read more.