WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams responded to a chemical spill this morning at a stormwater outfall site at Winona Lake. Winona Lake resident Michael Pahl alerted the Center of a foamy substance entering the lake from the outfall. According to Pahl, the spill … Read More
WARSAW — Trash and recycling questions were once again brought before the Warsaw Common Council Monday evening, June 20. Annie Zartman and Anne Bonowitz presented the questions to the council. Zartman questioned i f apartment complexes of five or more units could get recycling bins, if recycling could … Read More
WINONA LAKE — The Center for Lakes & Streams completed a study this spring profiling the economic impact of the lakes in Kosciusko County. The study conservatively estimated the total value of Kosciusko County lakes to be approximately $313 million annually. With more than 100 lakes in Kosciusko … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Northern Indiana winters are not always the same from year to year and, for 2015-2016, temperatures have run a bit warmer, making for thinner, shorter-lived ice cover on the local lakes. Ice cover can affect a multitude of things when it comes to a lake. … Read More
WARSAW — As budget time looms, the Kosciusko County Convention, Recreation and Visitors Commission has the task of deciding where to divide funding. Local entities came to the commission’s monthly meeting, held Wednesday morning, Aug. 12. Dr. Nate Bosch, representing Kosciusko County Lakes and Streams, discussed the role the local … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Lake Association met for a productive morning discussion at the Syracuse Community Center on Saturday, Aug. 1.
Beginning at 8 a.m., Carla McLain and Bill Trame greeted guests at the door and welcomed them in for a warm breakfast and coffee. As Syracuse residents mingled and ate, the room quickly began to fill. Presentations began at 8:40 a.m.
Dr. Nate Bosch, director of the Center for Lakes & Streams, was awarded the Chandler-Misener award for the most notable paper published in the Journal of Great Lake Research in 2015. Submitted papers are evaluated for originality, contribution and presentation. Bosch’s paper, “Assessing and addressing the re-eutrophication of … Read More
Dr. Nate Bosch, Center for Lakes & Streams, presented an update of activity and reports the organization has been working on with the city of Warsaw during Monday evening’s Warsaw Common Council meeting. Bosch stated it was a busy year for the center working with the city. He … Read More
A number of residents were present during Tuesday evening’s Warsaw Common Council meeting to express concerns over the chemical spill into Winona Lake following a fire at Warsaw Chemical. At least three residents spoke up expressing clean-up concerns and questioning what is being done to prevent it from … Read More
The Warsaw Chemical fire on February 6 raised several environmental concerns after approximately 325,000 gallons of water used to abate flames carried chemicals into nearby Winona Lake. Earlier reports estimated about 200,000 gallons of fire flow water were used; however this initial estimate was updated based on new … Read More
BY MAGGIE KENWORTHY Kosciusko County is home to hundreds of lakes and streams. When it comes to natural bodies of water there are always concerns about conservation. This past Saturday the Lake Papakeechie Sustainability Initiative (LaPSI) sponsored a presentation at the Syracuse Community Center with Grace College’s Nathan … Read More
The Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College received $15,000 from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc., to promote environmental education through water-related STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiatives in local schools and through the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival community education initiative. The center is using the … Read More
Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s first Lake Talks and Eats Saturday focused on three areas concerning lakes, two of which pertained to Syracuse and Wawasee lakes. Ecology of the lake and how a lake operates, and an economic study of a lake’s affect on a county and a … Read More
Additional verbiage to reflect the possibility of appealing a rate or asking for credits was finally enough for the Warsaw Common Council to approve an ordinance establishing stormwater utility rates. But, the ordinance requires one additional reading and final vote that will come next month. The ordinance was … Read More
[weaver_youtube PonAcLjiUd0 rel=0] [UPDATE: As reported on March 19, due to the constant ice cover on lakes depleting oxygen levels for aquatic life, fish kills have been reported throughout the county. Readers have noted quantities of dead fish at Pike Lake, Winona Lake and Ridlinger Lake. Though gizzard shad … Read More
Kosciusko County lakes are valued as sources of recreation and scenery but are less often recognized for their economic value. Grace College’s Lakes and Streams Center is quantifying that economic value. In the early stages of the on-going study the center found and reported that sport fishing in … Read More
