[weaver_youtube XZdpXq6Tgmw rel=0]   SYRACUSE — If you missed this morning’s Wetland Adventures For Kids at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, there are three more weeks to come with each having an adventure while learning about wetlands. Each week the activities are different, but all include a scavenger hunt by canoe. Approximately 14 kids, along …read more.

By EILEEN OAKS Outreach And Marketing Specialist, The Watershed Foundation KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Did you know that you live in a watershed? A watershed is the land area that funnels water into a lake, stream or wetland. It is important to protect the watershed area, because our lakes are a reflection of the land’s health. …read more.

By MICHELLE CAIN Wildlife Information Specialist, DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife INDIANAPOLIS — Maps of 25 Indiana lakes, which show their depths in detail, are now available online for anglers and those who enjoy other water sports. These new maps are available here. In total, the website provides maps for 185 lakes. “These maps …read more.

To help promote good stewardship of our aquatic resources, as a part of the Indiana Lakes Management Conference at Oakwood Resort, the Indiana Lakes Management Society held an Art Contest for area students. The contest was for 4-6 graders and 7th and 8th graders. The competition was open state-wide and lots of great art was …read more.

By MADISSON HEINL Grace College The Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College attended the 27th annual Indiana Lakes Management Society, Inc. conference at Oakwood Resort in Syracuse Thursday March 5 and Friday, March 6. Five staff members and 12 students attended the conference during Grace College’s spring break. The annual ILMS Conference is …read more.

The Indiana Lakes Conference will be held March 5-6 at the Oakwood Inn in Syracuse. Guests are encouraged to come learn about our area lakes. There are talks about sewer districts, water monitoring, working with farmers and dealing with aquatic weeds. On Friday morning, attend an Introduction to Limnology (the study of freshwater lakes) or …read more.

The school board for the Wawasee Community School Corp. earned an outstanding award as part of the certification awards program of the Indiana School Boards Association. If a majority of a board attains a minimum of level one recognition, which is obtained by accumulating points for various ISBA activities, the board is considered an outstanding …read more.

  “I was really happy and totally surprised,” stated Heather Harwood, executive director of the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation when WACF was announced the 2013 recipient of the Indiana Lakes Management Society’s Outstanding Lake/Watershed Association of the Year. The award was presented at the annual ILMS annual conference at Pokagon State Park, Angola, March 22-23. …read more.