Glenn Flint watershed project launched to help water quality

Do you live, work, farm or play in Glenn Flint Lake or its drainage area?

A project focused on assessing, protecting and improving water quality, engaging individuals interested in the Owl Creek and Glenn Flint Lake drainage, and focusing on creating a step-wise plan for the Owl Creek and Glenn Flint Lake drainages will host its final public meeting on March 3 at 6 p.m. at the Putnam County Farm Bureau building, 1001 N. Jackson St., Greencastle.

The project is funded through an Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lake and River Enhancement Program grant received by the Little Walnut Creek Conservancy District and its partners. The grant will lay the foundation for future, voluntary, on-the-ground conservation implementation efforts.

Sara Peel, project coordinator indicates “the Glenn Flint Lake Watershed Project is structured to allow community input on what they want to see happen in terms of regional planning to improve water quality within the Glenn Flint Lake and its drainages.”

The meeting will detail the results of water quality, lake and watershed inventory efforts and identify mechanism by which water quality in Glenn Flint and VanBibber lakes can be improved.

Persons participating in this project may contact Little Walnut Creek Conservancy District secretary Kathy Deer at littlewanutdistrict@gmail.com or the project coordinator, Sara Peel, at speel@arionconsultants.com.