DNR recently awarded $499,970 in grants through the Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program to improve the waterways in several Indiana counties.

DNR grants totaling $325,410 were awarded and will be used for logjam and sediment- removal projects for nine projects in nine counties.. The other $174,560 was awarded to fund 10 projects to remove aquatic invasive plants in 21 lakes in seven counties.  

LARE grants are funded through the LARE fee paid by recreational boat owners annually when they register their boats with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. This user-funded program benefits boaters throughout the state. The grants allow for the completion of projects that would be difficult for local organizations to fund on their own. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis, and local sponsors share at least 20% of the cost of the projects.

Lake Bruce (Fulton-Pulaski)               Sediment Removal                 $32,350

Barbee Lakes (Banning, Barbee, Irish, Kuhn, Little Barbee, Sawmill and Sechrist Lakes) (Kosciusko) $9,500

Bass Lake (Starke) $5,000

Koontz Lake (Marshall and Starke) $22,300

Lake Bruce (Fulton and Pulaski) $5,000

Lake of the Woods (Marshall) $23,600

Tippecanoe Lake chain (Tippecanoe, James and Oswego Lakes) (Kosciusko)

Wawasee and Syracuse Lakes (Kosciusko) $10,500

Webster Lake (Kosciusko) $38,680