Small Creatures, Big Problems
Aug 31, 2020 
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Updated: Zebra mussels are small freshwater shellfish, typically the size of a fingernail once they reach adulthood.
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Money From Land Sale Will Help Lilly Center Research
Aug 19, 2020 
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Updated: Rather than put the land up for sale, Marylou Hipskind donated a green stretch of open ground on the Lake Wawasee shoreline in the Enchanted Hills development earlier this spring to the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams.
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K21 Offers $230,000 For Research At Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams
Jul 28, 2020 
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Updated: News Release WINONA LAKE – K21 Health Foundation recently provided a $230,000 grant to Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams specifically for ongoing blue-green algae research. “Years ago, we were among the first to invest in the Lilly Center’s blue-green algae research,” said Rich Haddad, president and CEO … Read More
Lilly Lakes & Streams Expands Educational Outreach
Feb 17, 2020 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE – At the start of the 2019-20 school year, Sarah Baier, an educational program specialist at the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams, set a high bar for the Lilly Center’s destination field trip program: Host 1,000 K-12 students by the end of the school year. … Read More
Opportunity For Matching Donations To Lilly Center In 2019 Ends Tuesday
Dec 30, 2019 
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Updated: WINONA LAKE — The last day to make a tax-deductible matching donation supporting the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College is Tuesday, Dec. 31. The full amount from matching donations will go toward the donor’s program of choice, said a news release from Lilly Center … Read More
Lilly Center Encourages Caution Around Blue-Green Algae Amid Reports Of Dogs’ Deaths
Aug 16, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE – Researchers at the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams are actively monitoring Blue-green algae in Kosciusko County amid reports outside of Indiana in which dogs have died after coming in contact with the algae. Blue-green algae, also called “cyanobacteria,” grow well in warm water. As … Read More
Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams Looking At Three ‘S’s’ In The Future
Jul 01, 2019 
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Updated: SYRACUSE — “Imagine this 3,000 acres of water being corn and soybeans,” stated Randy Tobias to over 100 guests Saturday evening. “If it were, none of us would be here … this is what brings us here — water. What keeps us here is clean water.” Randy … Read More
Explore Pre-Summer Habitats On Lilly Center Woodlands Expedition
Apr 26, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams’ seasonal interpretive hikes, now called expeditions, will kick off the summer in the Winona Lake woodlands. The Woodlands Expedition begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at the trailhead on Boys City Drive in Winona Lake. “The … Read More
Activities For All Ages Saturday At WACF Earth Day Celebration
Apr 25, 2019 Updated:
Updated: SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Education Center will come alive with activity for people of all ages Saturday, April 27, as it hosts its annual Earth Day celebration. Activities are planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration event and all activities are free to those … Read More
Lilly Center And WACF Invite Community To Spring Interpretive Hike
Feb 25, 2019 Updated:
Updated: SYRACUSE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams and Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation are hosting a spring interpretive hike from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2. The free, family-friendly event will take place on WACF’s Education Center property, 11586 SR 13, one mile south of Syracuse. … Read More
Local Leaders Take Proactive Steps, Engage With Winona Lake Community
Dec 17, 2018 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — Local leaders met at Grace College on Tuesday, Dec. 11, to assess a recent Winona Lake stormwater incident and find actionable steps to prevent future problems. Representatives from Warsaw Chemical, Winona Lake Preservation Association, City of Warsaw Stormwater Utility, Town of Winona Lake and the … Read More
Generous Support Strengthens Lilly Center Aquarium Programming
Nov 01, 2018 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — At the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams, a mere one inch of glass stands between you and 2,300 gallons of lake water, 140 native fish, over 40 buckets of river rock and one white-ash tree stump. Stand close enough to the large hexagon aquarium, … Read More
Innovative Green Roof Installed At Grace College
Oct 19, 2018 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — The Dr. Dane A. Miller Science Complex, located on Grace College’s campus, is now home to a lush array of succulent plants, including sedum and allium varieties – but these thirsty and cold-hardy plants are not in the landscaping; they are on the roof. The … Read More
Cherry Creek Cleanup Scheduled For Sept. 15
Sep 04, 2018 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams, Kosciusko County Velo, the Village at Winona, Grace College, Paddlers for Conservation and the Winona Lake Trails are hosting their first-ever community cleanup from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. The free event begins at the … Read More
K21 Health Foundation Enriches Lilly Center Research
Aug 02, 2018 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — In a tangible display of advocacy for community health, the K21 Health Foundation is investing $200,000 into the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams for expanded research on the lakes and streams of Kosciusko County. The two-year research study focuses on toxins produced by blue-green … Read More
Road Map For Future Travels In Research Revealed
Jul 01, 2018 Updated:
Updated: SYRACUSE — Having just returned from an 8,000 mile road trip with his family, Dr. Nate Bosch used traveling analogy in a presentation on the current location of the the lake and the future travels. Bosch, director of the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College, … Read More