Big Turkey Lake Conservancy, Inc.

Looking after Big Turkey Lake and Henry Lake

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed in 2023 and run by an all-volunteer board out of Stroh, Indiana. We work on water quality, wildlife habitat, and the ground around the lakes.

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501(c)(3)Tax deductibleEIN 93-1573178
100%Volunteer runno salaries, no paid staff
2Lakes looked afterBig Turkey and Henry
Results

What the work has added up to

Posted by the board as things get done.

Who we are

The board

An all-volunteer board. If you are being asked to give money to a lake group, you should be able to see who is asking.

Where we work

Two lakes, one watershed

Most people know Big Turkey. Fewer realize the Conservancy looks after Henry Lake as well, or how much land drains into the two of them. Here is the whole of it on one map.

LaGrange Co.LaGrange Co.Steuben Co.Steuben Co.BIG TURKEY LAKEBIG TURKEY LAKE450 acres, 65 ft at its deepest450 acres, 65 ft at its deepestHenry LakeHenry LakeTurkey CreekTurkey CreekMeadow Shores ParkMeadow Shores ParkWestviewWestviewStrohStrohWildwoodWildwoodSha-Get AcresSha-Get AcresLakeside ParkLakeside ParkOak LodgeOak LodgeElmiraElmiraN00.5 miLaGrange & Steuben Counties, IndianaLaGrange & Steuben Counties, IndianaMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors
LaGrange Co.LaGrange Co.Steuben Co.Steuben Co.BIG TURKEY LAKEBIG TURKEY LAKE450 acres, 65 ft at its deepest450 acres, 65 ft at its deepestHenry LakeHenry LakeTurkey CreekTurkey CreekStrohStrohWildwoodWildwoodLakeside ParkLakeside ParkOak LodgeOak LodgeN00.5 miMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Big Turkey Lake and Henry Lake, LaGrange & Steuben Counties, Indiana. Big Turkey runs about 450 acres and reaches 65 feet at its deepest. Seven wooded islands sit in the lake. Turkey Creek and the inlet through Henry Lake feed in, which is why what happens on the surrounding farm ground matters to the water.
Why it matters

What happens on the land ends up in the water

Big Turkey sits in the middle of working farm ground. Rain moves across those fields, into the ditches and streams, and into the lake. That is not a complaint about farming. It is just how the ground drains, and it is why the Conservancy works on the land around the lakes, along the ditches, stream banks and field edges, and not only on the water itself.

Most of what we do follows from that one fact.

See our initiatives

Big Turkey Lake photographed from a small plane, with tilled fields, woodlots and farm buildings covering the ground that drains toward it.

Your support makes it possible

This 501(c)(3) runs entirely on tax-deductible contributions from people who care about Big Turkey Lake and Henry Lake. The board is all volunteer, so every gift goes straight into the work.

How to give

Questions, comments, concerns?

Send a note and a board member will get back to you. We would rather hear from you than not.

Contact the board