LIVING WITH LAKES BOOSTS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS!

VALPARAISO — Understanding local environmental impacts can be tricky, but knowing how to help can be even harder. Fortunately, local experts are available to explain how to best serve local ecosystems.

Saturday’s Living with Lakes event offered a series of ecological seminars and demonstrations to help citizens understand how knowledge and small actions can be beneficial in combating local environmental issues.

Held at Rogers-Lakewood Park, Dr. Indra Frank of the Hoosier Environmental Council kicked off the morning with a presentation on wetland-related legislation from this year’s legislative session.

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As the seminars moved into the afternoon, Nathanael Pilla of the Midwest Biological Survey did an overview on wetland ecology as well as a demonstration on aquatic plants in adjacent Spectacle Lake. Pilla stated that the lack of ecological literacy has consequences to how local environments are treated. “The language we use is important in how we understand the world,” Pilla said. (photo at top)

As the seminars moved into the afternoon, Nathanael Pilla of the Midwest Biological Survey did an overview on wetland ecology as well as a demonstration on aquatic plants in adjacent Spectacle Lake. Pilla stated that the lack of ecological literacy has consequences to how local environments are treated. “The language we use is important in how we understand the world,” Pilla said. (photo at top)

THANK YOU to everyone who turned out and to all our supporters and volunteers.  We can’t wait to see you all again next year!