Indiana DNR lifts moratorium on feeding birds in 76 counties
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): State officials have lifted a moratorium on feeding birds in 76 Indiana counties as an investigation continues into how songbirds are dying. But...
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DNR: Sick, dying songbirds seen in three-quarters of Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sick and dying songbirds stricken with an unexplained illness have now been found in three-quarters of Indiana’s counties, state wildlife officials say. The Indiana...
Restoration finished on Indiana park’s 1930s fire tower
BLUFFTON, Ind. (AP) – Restoration work has been completed on a 100-foot-tall fire tower in a northeastern Indiana state park that dates to the 1930s....
DNR issues grants for rural volunteer fire departments
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) – Volunteer Fire Assistance grants have been awarded to rural and volunteer fire departments in 46 of Indiana’s counties. DNR Director Cameron...
15 Indiana counties get funds to fight invasive lake plants
ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) — Fifteen Indiana counties where lakes are becoming choked with aquatic plants have landed more than $600,000 to combat the fast-growing plants....
UPDATE: Child dies after being pulled from pond Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – A four-year-old child was pronounced dead Friday after being pulled out of a pond in Fort Wayne. Around 1:45 p.m.,...
Beautiful springtime trees causing ugly problems
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana News Service): Drive around Indiana, or anywhere in the Midwest, and you’re likely to see some trees that turn green early and have a...
Body found in Witmer Lake Sunday
LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana conservation officers are investigating after a body was found in Witmer Lake Sunday. The Journal Gazette reports that Johnson Township...
State-endangered trumpeter swans reproduce in northern Indiana
STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (DNR): A pair of endangered trumpeter swans have successfully hatched an offspring in Indiana for the first time since modern bird-watching records have...
Beware of the algae in Indiana’s lakes, warnings issued
INDIANA (WOWO/NETWORK INDIANA): Planning on taking a dip in one of Indiana’s lakes for some relaxation? You’ll want to beware of the blue-green algae floating...