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Protecting Indiana’s Coastal ResourcesRestoring Indiana’s fragile Lake Michigan coastal resourcesIndiana’s Lake Michigan coastal region supports an amazing array ofplants and animals and provides recreational retreats for more than twomillion visitors annually.The coastal region is a mixture of sand dunes,rivers and streams, forests, wetlands, cities and towns, industry andagriculture. All have an impact on the health of Lake Michigan.Hoosiers recognize the importance of this Great Lake and are takingsignificant steps to restore and protect threatened coastal resources. InIndiana, the congressional appropriation of $1.75 million through theGreat Lakes Restoration Grants Program leveraged eighteen state andlocal projects that together contributed an additional $560,000 toprotect and restore coastal resources.Native Habitat Restoration. Indiana’s coastal regionsupports many rare and endangered natural communities, includingdune and swale, fens, savannas, and prairies.The degradation of thesenatural communities affects the ecological health of the region.Plant and animal diversity, a critical component of Indiana’s coastalecosystem, is threatened by invasive species that crowd out native plantsand animals.Great Lakes Restoration grants will assist in the acquisition of over 100acres of quality stream and forest habitat.These new parks will buffer astream important for migrating salmon, protect key areas adjacent to anature preserve and establish a new greenway park for a coastal town.Water Quality Improvements. Water quality is one ofthe most important issues facing Northwest Indiana. Lake Michigan isvalued as a drinking and recreational water resource. Although pointsource pollution continues to be reduced, non-point source pollutionis still a challenge. Improving the quality of Lake Michigan starts withmaking improvements in the watershed.The Great Lakes Restoration Program will make possible several waterquality improvement projects in Indiana.These projects will preventbacterial contamination at a public beach, reduce excess sediment in aLake Michigan tributary stream, plan for resource management andpublic access, improve fish and wildlife habitat and manage storm waterrunoff through best management practices.Indiana Great Lakes Restoration grants will restore approximately 400acres of native habitat.These restoration projects will eliminate invasivespecies, re-establish native plant species and implement resourcemanagement principles – such as prescribed burning – that will havesignificant long-term benefits to the Lake Michigan region.Resource and Greenway Protection. Land is valuablein Indiana’s coastal region. Rural areas are quickly becoming developedand forests and greenways are threatened.The protection of coastalforests and greenways along rivers and streams will ensure that publicnatural areas exist for future generations.[4] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT
Project name.Grantee.Grant amount/total project cost.Brief description.Lake CountyHoosier Prairie NaturePreserve, SavannaRestoration.Indiana Department of NaturalResources (IDNR) Division ofNature Preserves.$98,790/$124,204.Reduce invasive species and oakresprouts to restore 70 acres ofnative savanna and prairie.Clark and Pine East (Bongi)Dune and Swale Restoration.IDNR Division of NaturePreserves.$100,000/$125,000.Restore 37 acres of dune andswale by eliminating invasivewoody species and reducingcover and shrub/tree stemdensity.Indiana Great Lakes Restoration ProjectsDeep River HeadwatersSavanna, Wetland and PrairieRestoration Project.Lake County Parks andRecreation Department.$100,000/$125,000.Restore 100 acres of degradedsavanna and agricultural fields tonative habitat conditions.Hammond Bird SanctuaryRestoration Phase I.City of Hammond ParksDepartment.$100,000/$125,000.Restore a section of a 9.25-acremigrant bird sanctuary located onthe shores of Lake Michigan.Gary Green Link.City of Gary.$100,000/$125,000.Create a master plan for naturalresources management withinthe boundaries of a 30-milegreenway corridor.Grand Boulevard LakeRestoration andEnhancement.City of Lake Station.$100,000/$125,000.Remove exotic species andimprove public access foran urban lake.Porter CountyWetland Restoration in theDunes Creek Watershed.IDNR Division of State Parksand Reservoirs.$100,000/$125,000.Restore wetland habitat andevaluate its efficacy in reducingloadings of e.coli into IndianaDunes State Park beaches onLake Michigan.Moraine Nature PreserveProtection.IDNR Division of NaturePreserves.$106,170/$274,500.Acquire 42 acres of land adjacentto Moraine Nature Preserve.Restoration of Samuelson Fenand the Salt Creek Corridor atImagination Glen Park.City of Portage Parks andRecreation Department.$100,000/$125,000.Restore and enhance naturalcommunities associated withSalt Creek.Stimson Drain StormwaterManagement Design Project.City of Valparaiso.$100,000/$125,000.Produce a stormwatermanagement design that willpromote best managementpractices in a 600-acre StimsonDrain Watershed.Porter County Jail AlternativeStormwater ManagementDemonstration Project.City of Valparaiso.$100,000/$125,000.Reduce and manage impacts ofstormwater on Stimson Drainwatershed through an on-sitedemonstration project.Phase 2b Creekside ParkDevelopment: Park Passages.City of Valparaiso Parks andRecreation.$100,000/$125,000.Develop trails and anenvironmental management planfor a 70-acre undeveloped parkand restore and maintain nativeupland habitat, wetlands, fensand the Salt Creek corridor (asalmonid stream).Phase 2c Creekside ParkDevelopment: Connectionsand Restoration.City of Valparaiso Parks andRecreation.$100,000/$125,000.Restore up to 40 acres withnative vegetation and assist indeveloping boardwalks and abridge.LaPorte CountyCreek Ridge County ParkProtection.LaPorte County Parks andRecreation Board.$85,000/$110,000.Acquire 35.6 acres of landadjacent to an existing parkincluding a salmonid stream.Trail Creek Forks Restoration.IDNR Division of Fish andWildlife.$63,760/$85,558.Stabilize and restore erodingstream banks in Trail Creek, asalmonid stream.Red Mill County Park WetlandRestoration.LaPorte County Parks andRecreation Department andFoundation.$100,000/$130,550.Develop an engineeringfeasibility study and design torecommend the best method toremove the existing dam andrestore wetlands.White Ditch Greenway:Phase I.Town of Michiana Shores.$41,496/$52,525.Acquire 52 acres along WhiteDitch to become a greenwaypark.RegionalStudy of Rare andEndangered Mammals inNorthern Lake, Porter andLaPorte Counties.Indiana State University.$67,283/$85,483.Survey various endangeredmammals in the Indiana Coastalregion.GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 5]
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