Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy Inc

THE CHALLENGE FOR CLEAR LAKE, AND MOST GLACIAL LAKES IN NORTHERN INDIANA, IS TO ACCURATELY QUANTIFY AND UNDERSTAND TEMPORAL PATTERNS RELATIVE TO LAKE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOADINGS. THIS DATA IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN TROPHIC STATUS OF THE LAKE AND FISH HABITAT. PARTNERING WITH ECOSYSTEMS CONNECTIONS INSTITUTE, WE PROPOSE TO INSTALL A FULL WATER QUALITY GAGE STATION AT TWO MAJOR LAKE INFLOWS AND ONE PARTIAL GAGE STATION AT THE LAKE OUTFLOW. GAGE STATIONS WILL COLLECTED WATER SAMPLES EVERY 4 HOURS APRIL - JUNE. SAMPLES WILL THEN BE COLLECTED WEEKLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, GAGES WILL RECORD DISCHARGE AND WATER TEMPERATURE EVERY 15 MINUTES ANNUALLY. THIS STUDY DESIGN WILL PROVIDE DATA TO QUANTIFY LOADINGS AND LOAD REDUCTIONS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN CLEAR LAKE, PROTECT FISH HABITAT, AND QUANTIFY COLD-WATER HABITAT BASED ON TDO3 COMPARED TO A REFERENCE LAKE (LAKE GAGE). DATA WILL BE THREADED INTO A FORWARD-THINKING EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM TO BUILD A CONSERVATION CULTURAL BRIDGE ACROSS HUMAN ENDEAVORS CREATING LASTING CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS FOR CLEAR LAKE AREA WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION.

CLEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP LAND CONSERVANCY WETLAND/OAK SAVANNAH PROJECT

CLEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP CONSERVANCY WETLAND OAK SAVANNA RESTORATION PROJECT -STEUBEN COUNTY, IN

TO COMPLETE A WATERSHED ASSESSMENT FOR THE WEST FORK WEST BRANCH ST. JOSEPH RIVER WATERSHED HUC-12 041000030203.