NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2010
DNR TO ERECT MESH BARRIER TO BLOCK ASIAN CARP
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will take a lead role in implementing a short-term step to address the advance of Asian carp up the Wabash River system and their potential movement into the Maumee River, a tributary to Lake Erie. Read More

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June 23, 2010
WHITE BASS FOUND IN WAUBEE LAKE
Department of Natural Resources biologists netted a 14.7-inch white bass in Waubee Lake in mid-June, adding it to the growing list of lakes where the fish has apparently been illegally stocked by anglers. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2010
RAMPS ON LAKE MANITOU TO OPEN JULY 1
The Department of Natural Resources' boat access site on Lake Manitou, which has been closed since late April to allow for treatment of the highly invasive plant hydrilla, will open July 1 . Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2010
THE 2010 SECCHI DIP-IN STARTS JUNE 26
This is the 17th year of the Dip-In, the three week event in June and July that continues to demonstrate that volunteers can collect quality data for an international research program. Read More

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June 17, 2010
THE INDIANA LAKES MANAGEMENT SOCIETY JOINS CLEAR CHOICES, CLEAN WATER
Clear Choices for Clean Water is a campaign to increase awareness about lawn care and its impact on our streams and lakes. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2010
TRI-LAKES GEESE REMOVAL SET FOR THIS MONTH
A plan to remove and euthanize up to 250 adult Canadian geese and relocate the goslings at Tri-Lakes this month has drawn the ire of many lake residents, and equally as many from distant locations. Read More

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May 18, 2010
CREATIVITY AIDS STATE BUDGETING
When state budget officials close the book on the fiscal year next month, they will have to dip into various special accounts to help balance the budget. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2010
ASIAN CARP DNA FOUND IN LAKE MICHIGAN FOR FIRST TIME
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not immediately close shipping locks near Chicago to keep Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan, state and federal officials raised the possibility that the invasive fish may already be there. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January, 2010
EXPERIMENTAL FEBRUARY GOOSE SEASON TO BE CONTINUED
The final year of a three-year experimental hunting season aimed at controlling breeding populations of resident Canada geese around urban areas of Indiana has been authorized for selected counties. Read More