Media & Press
a comprehensive list of media-related articles and mentions
“Environmental groups file third lawsuit opposing Hoosier National Forest project”
— Herald Times, September 20, 2024
“Events Celebrate Lake Monroe’s 60th Anniversary”
— Indiana Public Media, September 9, 2024
“Lake Monroe’s algae blooms will worsen without prevention”
— Indiana Public Media, July 26, 2024
“Indiana nonprofit to provide some households up to $200 to help keep drinking water clean”
— Herald Times, June 18, 2024
“Community discusses Hoosier National Forest management in forum on Earth Day”
— Herald Times, April 25, 2024
“Guest Column: Which will it be for Hoosier National Forest: Logging and burning or wilderness?”
— Herald Times, December 8, 2023
“Indiana senator proposes expansion of Deam wilderness, new national recreation area”
— Herald Times, October 23, 2023
“How Healthy Is Lake Monroe - And How Long Will It Survive?”
— Limestone Post, August 16, 2023
“Log and Burn, or Leave Alone? Indiana Residents Fight US Forest Service Over the Future of Hoosier National Forest”
- Inside Climate News, June 4, 2023
“Protecting Bloomington’s vital water source”
– Indiana Public Media, May 26, 2023
“Clean Water Chief: Vic Kelson”
– WFHB, May 17, 2023
“How is Lake Monroe protected from chemical, biological and physical toxins?”
– WTIU, May 12, 2023
“Keep Lake Monroe Clean”
– WFHB, May 4, 2023
“How is Lake Monroe protected from chemical, biological and physical toxins”
– WFIU & WTIU, April 24, 2023
“Activate! Bet Savich, Friends of Lake Monroe”
– WFHB, April 24, 2023
“Friends of Lake Monroe Announce New Cost-Share Program”
– Indiana Public Media, March 7, 2023
“Court Injunction Halts Houston South Project”
– Herald Times, March 30, 2023
“Controlled Burn in Hoosier National Forest To Move Forward Despite Opposition”
- Indiana Public Media, January 6, 2023
“Co-Plaintiffs File Second Suit Against U.S. Forest Service Houston South Project”
– WBIW, January 26, 2023
“Grant to Protect Water Quality in Lake Monroe”
– Tribune, December 6, 2022
“Lake Monroe: A Neighborhood Where Bloomington Gets Its Drinking Water”
– B Square Bulletin, September 24, 2022
“Why Bloomington’s Tap Water Tastes and Smells Bad”
– Herald Times, September 1, 2022
“Coming Together…Community Forums Focus on Lake Monroe Watershed Management Plan”
– Brown County Democrat, August 10, 2022
“Guest Opinion: Take Steps At Home to Protect Our Water”
– Brown County Democrat, June 9, 2022
“Future of Lake Monroe: Community Asset and Number One Resource”
– Indiana Public Media, June 3, 2022
“Algal Blooms Threaten Lake Monroe. Can You Do Something About It?”
– Herald Times, May 18, 2022
“Learn How You Can Protect Salt Creek and Lake Monroe at Community Forums”
– Brown County Democrat, May 3, 2022
“Need Help With Your Septic System? If You’re In Monroe County, You May Be In Luck”
– Herald Times, March 25, 2022
“New Program to Help Lake Monroe Watershed Residents Prevent Septic Pollution”
– Indiana Public Media, March 9, 2022
“The Future of the Lake Monroe Watershed”
– WFHB, February 16, 2022
“Planning to protect Lake Monroe: Watershed management plan now complete”
– Herald Times, January 2022
“Public Invited to Tour of Lake Monroe Watershed”
– Herald Times, September 2021
“It Takes A Village to Protect B-town’s Only Water Source”
– Bloom Magazine, August 2021
“Water Quality Sampling Efforts Underway”
– Brown County Democrat, June 2020
“Floods, Erosion, Algae: Is Lake Monroe a Sustainable Source of Drinking Water for Bloomington?”
– Indiana Public Media, June 2020
“Lake Monroe: A Resource Worth Protecting”
– Indiana Public Media, April 2020
“Group Concerned About Health of Lake Monroe”
– Brown County Democrat, January 2020
“Help Develop Watershed Plan for Lake Monroe”
– Brown County Democrat Letter to the Editor, December 2019
“Maggie Sullivan is New Watershed Coordinator for Lake Monroe”
– WBIW South Central Indiana, December 2019
“Friends of Lake Monroe to Develop a Plan for Lake Monroe Watershed”
- Indiana Environmental Reporter, November 2019
"Letter of Response: ‘The Public’s Need for Clean Water’"
- Limestone Post, June 2018
"Leading Volunteers Recognized at Be More Awards Ceremony"
- City of Bloomington, March 2018
"Lake Monroe advocacy group sees rise in numbers"
- Indiana Daily Student, April 2017
Vic Kelson of City of Bloomington Utilities and Maggie Sullivan of Friends of Lake Monroe are interviewed as part of a “Deep Dive” into the health of Lake Monroe (Limestone Post, Anna Powell Denton, August 2023).
Participants share their ideas in small group discussion at a community forum (Brown County Democrat, August 2022).
Maggie Sullivan explains how the watershed plan addresses sources of pollution in Lake Monroe’s watershed by changing land use practices. (Devan Ridgway, WTIU/WFIU News, June 2022)
“It Takes A Village” - Board President Sherry Mitchell-Bruker and Watershed Coordinator Maggie Sullivan profiled in Bloom Magazine, August 2021 (photos by Jim Krause)
Volunteers Cathy Meyer and Kriste Lindberg collecting water samples in April 2021.
Experts were documenting erosion along Lake Monroe's shoreline after unusually high water levels last winter. (George Hale, WFIU/WTIU News, June 2020)
Friends of Lake Monroe president Sherry Mitchell-Bruker, center, speaks with District Ranger Michelle Paduani at an open house meeting at the Monroe County Public Library Aug 7. (Beth Edwards/Indiana Environmental Reporter, Hoosier Times Aug 23, 2019.)
