WACF To Hold Bird Walk
The Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation will be holding a bird walk starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Levinson-LaBrosse Education Center, 11586 N. SR 13, Syracuse.
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Dusk Arrives Early At WACF Eclipse Party
Shadows lengthened and temperatures dipped as the 3:09 p.m. totality time approached at Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s solar eclipse viewing party Monday, April 8.
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Levinson Family Dedicated To Preserving Lakes
Frank and Becky Levinson share a deep commitment to stewardship of resources in Kosciusko County. The family has been a fixture on Lake Wawasee for nearly 100 years. Preserving and enhancing water quality and the environment is top priority for them. The couple was featured in the fall issue of the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s newsletter “Catalyst.”
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Maggart Returns To Syracuse For The Sake Of Lakes
Emily Maggart has, as she said herself, “always been a local.”
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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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Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Hosts Earth Day Festival
Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation hosted its sixth annual Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 30. Attendees of all ages engaged in a wide range of informative demonstrations and activities in spite of scattered sprinkles of rain.
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Syracuse Program Explores History Of Local Native Americans
Chautauqua-Wawasee, in collaboration with the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, held its third annual series of three programs to explore the history of native Americans in northeastern Indiana this week.
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Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee Hears Maintenance Suggestions
SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee heard an update on the Conklin Bay project at its meeting Monday evening, Feb. 17. The board also heard from two Syracuse Lake residents who walk the trail on a regular basis. The two women, who frequent the trails, attended the meeting. They … Read More
Workshop Looks At Gardening In The Face Of A Changing Climate
SYRACUSE — Chautauqua-Wawasee, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation and Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club host “Gardening in the Face of a Changing Climate Workshop”, Saturday, Feb. 8 from 1-4 p.m. The workshop, lead by John Edgerton of Shelbyville, Mich., will take place at the Oakwood Resort, 702 East Lake View Road, … Read More
Plans For Conklin Bay Boardwalk Presented In Depth
SYRACUSE — Dan Ernst, a landscape architect with Earth Source, Fort Wayne, presented a detailed update on the Conklin Bay boardwalk project during the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail meeting Monday, March 20, talking about the approximately 90 percent complete draft of construction documents for the entire length of the corridor. … Read More
Proposed House Bill Causes Local Concern
The Indiana House of Representatives could vote Tuesday, Feb. 21, or Wednesday, Feb. 22, on a bill that is causing some concern for environmental and conservancy groups in Kosciusko County. If the bill is passed in the House, it will proceed to the Senate. HB 1494, proposed by … Read More
Kosciusko Leadership Academy Learns Aquatic Ecology
KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Leadership Academy (KLA) met at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation (WACF) to learn about Aquatic Ecology in Kosciusko County. Nathan Bosch, Ph.D., Director of Center for Lakes and Streams, explained the far-reaching effect of the lakes. The Center for Lakes and Streams offers educational opportunities … Read More
Safety Concerns Sink Recommendation For Rezoning
WARSAW — A petition to rezone 3 acres, located on the south side of Hatchery Road and along the east side of CR 850E, met resistance at the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission’s regular meeting Wednesday, June 1, from both the public and APC members. Andrew Rossell, engineer … Read More
Local Businesses, Individuals Honored At Banquet
SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet returned to Oakwood Resort Tuesday, Jan. 26, where it honored many local businesses and individuals within the Wawasee area. And this year the chamber utilized a different approach for doing so: opening nominations to its members.
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J. Terry Clapacs Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
BLOOMINGTON — During homecoming weekend, three Indiana University graduates received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, the university’s highest award given only to an alumna or alumnus.
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