Local lakes to learn results of diagnostic study
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) Loon Lake, shown above last year, is one of the seven lakes that make up the Tippecanoe Environmental Lake and Watershed Foundation. A study will be released this evening to educate residents about the quality and overall health of these lakes.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
This evening, area residents will have a better picture of the overall health of the lakes in the Upper Tippecanoe watershed when the results of a comprehensive study are released at Big Lake Church of God at 6:30 p.m.
Members of the Tippecanoe Environmental Lake and Watershed Foundation, made up of residents of Crooked, Goose, Loon, New and Old lakes in Whitley County and Big and Crane Lakes in Noble County, are eager to hear the results of the diagnostic study completed by the firm Williams Creek.The $80,000 study was made possible by contributions from each of the lake associations and thanks to a grant secured to study the watershed.
Once the findings are presented, the process for a comprehensive strategic plan to address any issues will begin. The findings will be helpful in determining the specific course of action needed to improve the overall health of the watershed. The alliance of the lakes in the Upper Tippecanoe watershed is unique and has not happened in the past. The group hopes to work together in the future on a variety of water quality, ecological and maintenance programs geared at not only improving each of the lakes, but the watershed as a whole.