NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

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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

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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

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November, 2009
THE ART OF LAKESCAPING
Bill Jones of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University discusses what makes good lakefronts and the concern of their disappearance (article from Research & Creative Activity). Read More

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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

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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

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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

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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