WACF Helps Secure Over $1 Million for Local Agricultural Community
In December 2021, the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation announced the Wawasee Area Watershed received the National Water Quality Initiative designation.
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WACF Dedicates Cottrell Turkey Creek Inlet Property
“It is a generational impact,” said Tom Cottrell, North Cedar Point High Road, Syracuse about the new Cottrell Turkey Creek Inlet property.
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The Governing Board of the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District will meet at the WACF offices located at 11586 SR-13, Syracuse, Indiana at 3:00 p.m. Thursday on October 27th.
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FallTastic Trail Walk Continues Sunday
For the sixth year, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation is hosting its annual FallTastic Trail Walk from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9.
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Enjoy the trails at WACF FallTastic
Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation will host its annual FallTastic trail walk from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9.
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Large Group Added To Conservancy’s Lilly Lifetime Founders Society
The largest number of individuals to be inducted into Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Eli Lilly Lifetime Founders Society took place Friday evening, Aug. 26, at WACF’s Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Educational Center, followed by a celebration at Oakwood Resort.
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Perfect Weather Draws Record Numbers For Bug Catch
Excitement was on every face and in every voice Saturday morning, July 2, as a record number attended the annual Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Bug Catch.
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Correction: WACF Bug Catch Starts At 9 A.M.
In the recently published Syracuse-Wawasee Independence Day tab included as a supplement to The Mail-Journal and ‘the PAPER,’ the time of the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s annual Bug Catch event was incorrectly printed. The correct time for the event is 9 a.m. Saturday, July 2.
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Wawasee Middle School Learns About Water
Seventh-graders at Wawasee Middle School closed out the year by putting into practice the information they had learned about water this year during a May 24 field trip to the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Education Center.
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WACF Seeks Volunteers For ‘Snapshot Water Testing Day’
Have you ever wanted to be a citizen scientist and help the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation collect information to learn more about our watershed’s water quality? Now is your chance.
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WACF Receives $280,000 Federal Allocation
The Wawasee Area Conservation Foundation has announced the receipt of more than a quarter-million dollars in funding from the Environmental Quality Incentive Program.
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Eight inducted to the WACF Eli Lilly Lifetime Founders Society
Dick and Linda Tillman, posthumously; Keith Busse; Donn and Linda Baird; Bill and Barbara Couch; and Randall L. Tobias are the latest founders inducted to the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Eli Lilly Lifetime Founders Society.
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Third Annual Native American Series Begins Thursday In Syracuse
Chautauqua-Wawasee and Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum are collaborating to offer the third annual series of three programs that explore the history of Native Americans in northeastern Indiana.
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Bairds, Johnsons And Lemberg Honored With WACF Awards
Donn and Linda Baird, Steve and Bridget Johnson, and Rick Lemberg were the recipients of the 2021 Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Cattail Awards.
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5K Run-Walk To Happen Saturday, June 26 In Syracuse
Everyone is invited to support area youth by participating in the first ever Women of Today 5K Run-Walk. It will be held 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 26 at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation grounds, 11586 N SR 13, Syracuse. Early sign up ends at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, June 23. Sign up at WOT5K.com.
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WACF Earth Day Festival Set For May 1
News Release SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Earth Day Festival will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the education center, 11586 SR 13, Syracuse. The event is free and has something for people of all ages. Guests attending the event will want to … Read More