The Lakes Learning Expo will expand to include four lakes instead of just Chapman Lake this year.

The event, sponsored by the Chapman Lakes Conservation Association, is planned for July 8 at the CLCA Clubhouse, intersection of CRs 325E and 300N.

Open to the public, experts will be on hand to describe projects at Barbee, Chapman, Dewart and Tippecanoe during the 9 a.m. to noon session. Admission is free and morning refreshments will be available. Lake residents are urged to attend.

A panel of experts will answer questions on any lake-related topic during the symposium-style event.

Dave Nance, from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Division of Water, will discuss several projects. These include the Barbee Lake control structure on Grassy Creek, visible south of the Armstrong Road public access site, as well as outlet control structures on Tippecanoe Lake at Oswego and on Dewart Lake.

Other panelists include Dr. Gwen White, Division of Fish and Wildlife and Lakes and River Enhancement projects coordinator; Traci Powell, also of the Division of Water; and John Richardson of JF New and Associates, Walkerton.

Outlet control structures regulate lake levels. Nance and Powell will discuss these repairs.

White will give an overview of the current aquatic plant control efforts in the LARE program. All four lakes are participants this year.

Richardson, involved in numerous area lake projects, will talk about dredging and other issues common to the Barbee chain, Chapman, Dewart and Tippecanoe lakes. [[In-content Ad]]