Video courtesy WACF SYRACUSE — After a full 20 years of negotiations with the property owner, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation has acquired what is arguably their most important property. This area (across from Runaway Bay) filters approximately 43 percent of water flowing into Lake Wawasee. The “final filter” before it flows into the lake is …read more.

SYRACUSE — A group of Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation board members and past inductees to the Eli Lilly Lifetime Founders Society gathered at the Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Education Center Friday evening, Aug. 26. The occasion was to celebrate those who have been inducted and the newest inductees – Mark and Cindy Deister, Fort Wayne.

SYRACUSE — The Laudaman and Brumbaugh families have had their names added to the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Eli Lilly Lifetime Founders Society. Plaques have been placed on the wall bearing the name of Max and Janet Laudeman and Robert Laudaman; Jim and Cindy Brumbaugh and Kathryn Coyle.

The Barbara Berkey Grant and Sacajawea Wetlands Overlook on CR 1000N, east of Koher Road East on the southeast side of Lake Wawasee, has been completed. The boardwalk platform overlooks the wetland area at the headwaters of Turkey Creek before it flows into Lake Wawasee. The property is owned by the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation …read more.

The Wawasee Area Conservancy headquarters property has been renamed. The property along SR 13 is now the “Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Education Center.” The announcement was made Saturday at the annual WACF breakfast meeting by Bob Fanning, outgoing board member. A sizeable donation has come in from the family of Alan (Buzz) Levinson and Hank …read more.