Chances are if you have visited a spa or gone for a massage you were surrounded by soothing sounds from the moment you entered. What is...

According to a home value study completed by the Ohio Sea Grant College Program at Ohio State University, an improvement in water clarity...

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

Winter conditions play a role in what the lake could look like next season According to an email I received from Indiana Climate...

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

I wrote an article in spring 2020 explaining lake turnover. It’s one thing to know that Lake Maxinkuckee is a dimictic lake, meaning it...

photo courtesy of Dave Gibson I am always looking for topics for blog articles and often inspiration comes in the form of, what I call,...

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

Lake Maxinkuckee has had a long history of beautiful, crystal clear water.   Perhaps that long history has made us take the water quality...

As many of you know, last weekend there was a sewer line break along the East Shore. Since raw sewage was flowing into the tributary at...

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

I recently received notification that Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) had updated their 303(d) list, a water...

“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...

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Today’s blog is not about Lake Maxinkuckee or conservation but I had such a positive experience yesterday that I wanted to share. I...

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It is that time of year for self-absorbed blog writers (because let’s face it – by writing a blog I have to be a little self-absorbed to...

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