Pictured: The best dammed wetland in miles

Pictured: a new Phragmites population establishing at the public piers

Phragmites is a tall and stubborn plant that invades wet areas across North America. We noticed that it has started to establish at the public piers, in and around some of the native vegetation.

With permission from the Town of Culver, we conducted a spraying of this patch to keep it from getting out of control. We also partnered with private property owners just downstream of the lake's outlet to continue our efforts to reduce the massive patch there.

You can help us stay on top of this by reporting new populations of Phragmites (learn to identify this grass by clicking this link). Handling them as soon as possible is much more cost-effective than letting it get out of hand. Thanks!

Come learn about the three major wetlands that protect the health of Lake Maxinkuckee: the Wilson, the Curtis, and the Kline.

Space will be limited and RSVPs will be required by Oct. 28th. We will start at 9:00 am on Nov. 2 and the will be back to our starting point by around 11:30 am.

Further details will be sent to registrants. Join us!

It was a Coot-vasion! Learn about these thousands of birds that stopped over recently, "How Eagles are Made".

It's been a dry fall... if you don't count the periodic inundations from hurricanes! Ponder the life aquatic with "Water... ups and downs".