According to one LMEF volunteer, he has spotted loons this time of year stopping for a brief time at Lake Maxinkuckee during their...

In a recent newsletter from Environmental Education Association of Indiana (EEAI), Jack Shoaf, board member and public high school...

We have finally made it through the dreary months of January and February and spring is right around the corner. But this week’s...

From the Indiana General Assembly website: As one of three co-equal branches of state government, the General Assembly is responsible for...

Earlier this year, the Indiana State Legislature passed Senate Bill 85, which created the Drainage Task Force, consisting of six members...

A few people have commented to me recently that the lake is “really down!”  That prompted me to look into some data to see if I could...

phrag·mi·tes (frăg-mī′tēz) Phragmites australis is an invasive, perennial tall grass most often found in wetlands or surrounding ponds...

I recently received a call from someone concerned about their neighbor using Roundup near the lake. Since this is the second call this...

Did you know that Marshall County has not one, but two, Augmented Reality Sandboxes to use for educational presentations? You may have...

Rainy April weather will soon be upon us. While the rain is beneficial to May flowers, it can also bring water issues. Standing water...

If you want this adorable caterpillar in your garden, you need to include Lindera benzoin, common name Spicebush, in your landscape. I am...

phenology [fəˈnäləjē] NOUN the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal...

According to The Environmental Protection Agency, sediment – loose sand, silt, clay and other soil particles – is the most common...

If you are of a certain age, you will certainly recognize that song title! Frogs and toads are easily misidentified and misunderstood....

“Eighty percent of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land. One of the biggest sources is called nonpoint source...

Image courtesy of Dave Hunter, Crownbees I am sure you are well aware that across the world pollinators are in trouble. Their decline is...

Wetlands are not just puddles or “low spots with some cattails.” They serve a vital role in the environment; flood control, pollution...

Environmental impacts of winter salt use. Salt used on roadways, sidewalks and parking lots doesn’t just disappear when the snow and ice...

We don’t need data from the National Weather Service to know that it is DRY! From brown lawns to desiccated soybean fields to exposed...

When rain falls on natural areas it is slowed down, filtered by soil and plants, and allowed to gradually soak back into the ground. ...