SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Wetland Adventures began this morning Wednesday, July 11, at the Ruddell Pavilion on WACF’s Levinson-LaBrosse Educational Center property, SR 13, Syracuse. The adventure will continue from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 18 and 25. Wetland Adventures is for elementary age children. … Read More
SYRACUSE — The temperature was in the mid-60s with bright sunshine around 9 a.m. today Saturday, July 7, for the annual Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Bug Catch. Close to 100 youngsters brought their parents, aunts or grandparents to the event to catch benthic macroinvertebrates and other critters found … Read More
SYRACUSE — Temperatures in the high 80s with heat indexes in the 90s, didn’t detour over 200 people who attended “The Event” hosted by Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Friday evening, June 29. This was the foundation’s first social event with next years event already set. Guests mingled finding … Read More
SYRACUSE — The waters of Lake Wawasee have been unusually “clear” this spring and early summer; the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation water clarity testing regularly revealed 12 to 18 feet of visibility, so the recent green “haze” in the water was especially jarring. Although an occasional algae bloom … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation will be hosting its first ever summer social Friday, June 29. “The Event” is planned from 7 to 11 p.m. in at the Levinson-LaBrosse Educational and Wetlands Center, SR 13, Syracuse. The Event is just that, a summer social combining dinner, cocktails … Read More
SYRACUSE — The first of Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s summer monthly Lake Talk and Eats program will be Saturday, June 2. Held at the WACF Education Center on SR 13, one mile south of Syracuse, the event will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Aaron Stump, the habitat … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Education Center was alive was activity Saturday morning as hundreds of people from the area arrived to participate in the third annual Earth Day Festival. The tops of white tents placed throughout the front portion of the WACF property could be viewed … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, SR 13, Syracuse, will host its third annual Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 21. The event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will take place at the WACF Levinson-LaBrosse Educational Center. This year’s theme is plastics. The first 200 families attending will … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee received a $150,000 donation from the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation. This donation will be put toward the construction of the boardwalk and trail connecting Syracuse and the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. Many years ago, the Lilly family was instrumental in getting Syracuse on … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Wawasee Area Conservation Foundation held its third annual Christmas tree lighting party at the Ruddell Pavilion, located on the Levinson and LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Educational Center property, 11586 N. SR 13, Friday, Dec. 1. Roughly 50 board members, volunteers, well-wishers and others walked up … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation invites the public to join others at the Ruddell Pavilion at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, for the third annual WACF Christmas Tree Lighting Party. The pavilion is located on the WACF Education Center property, 11586 N. SR 13, Syracuse, just, one … Read More
SYRACUSE — Hoosier Environmental Council and Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation will present a Kosciusko County Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. The event will be held in the Kiwanis Room of the Syracuse Community Center, North Long Drive, Syracuse. A … Read More
SYRACUSE — More than three miles of trails were available for exploring during the third annual Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Falltastic Trail Walk Saturday, Oct. 21, on the WACF property south of Syracuse just off SR 13. Two new events were added this year including geocaching and a … 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
INDIANAPOLIS — Stream bank stabilization, habitat enhancement and watershed land treatment projects in Kosciusko County have received funds from the Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Lake and River Enhancement program. The local projects were among 25 statewide projects receiving a total of $1,183,200. Chapman … Read More
SYRACUSE — Recognition of three individuals who have given above and beyond of their time and talent and the announcement of preliminary plans for the Between The Lakes property were two of the highlights Saturday morning at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s annual meeting. Approximately 160 attended … Read More
