NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2009
PUBLIC FRESHWATER LAKE LISTING APPROVED BY NRC
A new non-rule policy establishing a listing of public freshwater lakes in Indiana under the authority of the Lakes Preservation Act (IC 14-26) was approved by the Natural Resouces Commission on November 17, 2009. This policy will be published in the Indiana Register and posted to the NRC's website within the next few weeks. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2009
COURT ISSUES OPINION ON PROPERTY DISPUTE AT TIPPECANOE
For the second time in less than two years, the Indiana Court of Appeals has issued an opinion involving a property dispute on the south shore of Lake Tippecanoe.

The most recent appeal originated when Kosciusko County Circuit Court Judge Rex L. Reed ruled that Daisy Farm Limited Partnership, owner of a lot in Cripplegate Heights, did not acquire title by adverse possession of a triangular-shaped parcel that had been deeded to Michael and Jill Morrolf, owners of an adjoining lot. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 23, 2009
COURT RULES LAKE RESIDENTS CANNOT BLOCK EASEMENT
The Indiana Court of Appeals, in an opinion published on September 23, affirmed a decision by the Whitley County Superior Court that lot owners bordering a 40-foot wide easement along the shore of Blue Lake cannot block other residents from driving vehicles or lawnmowers on the easement or install poles, rocks, fences or other items that create obstacles for vehicle access.Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2009
Indiana Dept of Natural Resources
INVASIVE PLANT BATTLE APPEARS WON AT ONE LAKE
The invasive Brazilian elodea, a plant commonly used in home aquariums, appears to have been eradicated from Griffy Lake, a 109-acre impoundment near Bloomington, after a multi-year battle waged by the Department of Natural Resources, pointing to chance for success elsewhere in the state. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25, 2009
Contact: PIO JOHN P. SALB, TX 574.457.8092, Email: jsalb@dnr.IN.gov
DNR ANNOUNCES KOSCIUSKO COUNTY LAKE RESTRICTIONS

(Kosciusko County)In response to unusually high water levels in Kosciusko County, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has ordered that no motorized watercraft be operated above idle speed on the following Kosciusko County lakes.

(a) Tippecanoe Lake, Oswego, and James Lake,
(b) Big Barbee Lake, Little Barbee Lake, Irish Lake, Kuhn Lake and Sechrist Lake,

The executive order, signed this afternoon by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Director, Robert E. Carter, is effective immediately and will continue until the threat of high water has passed and the order is lifted. Persons with interests on Tippecanoe Lake, Oswego, and James Lake, Big Barbee Lake, Little Barbee Lake, Irish Lake, Kuhn Lake, and Sechrist Lake are asked to monitor local media outlets for the current operational status of lakes in their area.

UPDATE: August 26, 2009
The idle speed limit has been lifted for all lakes listed above.