WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams is making a splash during the summer of 2018. With two new lake-related studies underway, the Lilly Center is focused on providing science-based recommendations to the county, from Beaver Dam to Wawasee. The first study is about boats … Read More
WINONA LAKE — The 10th-annual Northern Indiana Lakes Festival, May 25-27, began with live music and ended with a splash. In between, it offered activities to meet every interest. From art to kayaking to athletics, this year’s Lakes Festival was especially memorable. More than 6,000 community members and … Read More
WINONA LAKE — This spring marks another successful year of the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams’ K-12 programs. The annual art contest, Classroom Lake Experience, Lake Adventure Days and aquatic petting zoos served 6,132 students in 31 elementary schools throughout Kosciusko County. The programs would not be … Read More
WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams is hosting a spring interpretive hike at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12. The free, family-friendly events begins on the Lake City Greenway and follows Heritage Trail. Participants should meet at the Heritage Trail parking lot at the end … Read More
WINONA LAKE — At the start of the 2017-18 school year, nearly 30 forty-gallon aquariums were taken to classrooms and reception areas in elementary schools throughout Kosciusko County. Now, as the school year comes to a close, the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams is offering an up-close look … Read More
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth in a series continuing to look at proposed sewers around Tippecanoe Lakes.) LEESBURG — “I’m not opposed to sewer in any way,” said Bob Weaver, a resident of Tippecanoe Lake and county health administrator. “I would hope at the time we got … Read More
WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams brought local lake animals to kindergarten classrooms around the county through the Aquatic Petting Zoo program this fall. This hands-on program, featuring four species that live in local lakes, visited five kindergarten classes this September including those at … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, located off SR 13 in Syracuse, for a session on the importance of protecting the Kosciusko County water resources. Guest speakers included Dr. Nate Bosch, Director, Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College and … Read More
WARSAW — City of Warsaw Stormwater Utility and the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams recently partnered to display winning student art pieces from the annual Lakes & Streams Art Contest on the City of Warsaw’s street sweeper. Wawasee High School student Brianna Haessig’s piece, “Sunglasses,” and Warsaw … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams is currently researching the cause of fish kills which have been reported on several Kosciusko County lakes including Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Lake and Winona Lake. Most of the fish notably affected have been white bass, an invasive fish not … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams recently distributed a study to residents on Lake Tippecanoe, James Lake, Oswego Lake, Syracuse Lake, Lake Wawasee, and Winona Lake highlighting research on each of these lakes throughout history. The viewbooks feature historical snapshots of each lake, providing … Read More
WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams Classroom Lake Experience program distributed 29 aquariums during the 2016-2017 school year and hosted aquatic petting zoos in six schools. As part of the Classroom Lake Experience program, aquariums are located in classrooms, libraries and community centers around Kosciusko … Read More
WARSAW — The City of Warsaw Stormwater Utility led a lab for the Environmental Science Program’s aquatic ecology class at Grace College. Through coordination with Dr. Nate Bosch, Director of the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams and the Environmental Science Program, the lab gave college students the … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Grace College’s Center for Lakes & Streams is now the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams. This new name acknowledges the substantial leadership gifts to the center’s endowment fund from Lilly Endowment Inc. and the Lilly family through the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation. The Lilly … Read More
