Small Creatures, Big Problems
Zebra mussels are small freshwater shellfish, typically the size of a fingernail once they reach adulthood.
Read MoreZebra mussels are small freshwater shellfish, typically the size of a fingernail once they reach adulthood.
Read MoreRather 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.
Read MoreNews 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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