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Study: Water Quality Improvements from Prairie Creek wetlands
05/08/2026

Wright State University-Lake Campus professor Dr. Stephen Jacquemin, Mercer County Ag & Natural Resources Director Theresa Dirksen, and colleagues recently published a new study highlighting long-term water quality improvements associated with the restored Prairie Creek wetlands in the Grand Lake St

Latest Microcystin Levels
05/07/2026

Latest microcystin numbers from Grand Lake St. Marys (from 5/6/2026).This is three weeks out from the “spike” we saw. Algae biomass is still high, but it is lower than the biomass from three weeks ago – about 75% of the levels we saw then (a 25% decrease).We are hopeful that we see a continued downw

May 2026 Water Quality Update (Video & PPT)
05/06/2026

Wright State University-Lake Campus Biology Professor Dr. Stephen Jacquemin provided a water quality update at the May 2026 LIA meeting. Key facts, video, and PowerPoint below.Why Are We Seeing Elevated Algae and Toxins Now?Exact mechanisms are challenging to disentangle at a watershed scale. Howeve

VIDEO: Grand Lake Rec Club President Brad Fisher
05/06/2026

Grand Lake Recreation Club President Brad Fisher gave a presentation about the Rec Club’s lake projects at the May 2026 LIA meeting.