A view of Indian Lake from Fox Island

Jack Webb, who's director of the project, touted how two decades of work has improved the quality of the lake and its nearby land.

The watershed project's main goal has been to reduce the amount of soil that erodes into Indian Lake.

In the late 80s, about 79,000 tons of sediment went into the lake each year. (Audio interview included.)

Now, less than 15,000 tons of sediment goes into the lake each year.

Webb said farmers and landowners have worked hard to help reduce the erosion.

In 1990, just a few farmers were using no-till. Now, about 80 percent of the cropland in the watershed is no-till.

Finally, Webb brought in two glasses of water to demonstrate how the water quality has significantly improved in the last twenty years.

He spoke with our Robert Bender afterwards and detailed many of the project's improvements.

Listen to Webb's comments.

You can learn more about the watershed project at http://www.co.logan.oh.us/ILWP/index.htm.

Joint Recreation District Superintendent Kris Myers will speak at next week's meeting.