Important Natural Resources

Calumet Ecological Park Association's
Kiosk
 Visitors to the Calumet River at O'Brien Lock
and Dam can learn about area wetlands and
related activities.

Photo by Judith Lihota

Illinois Endangered Yellow
headed Blackbird
 More than 200 species of birds
have been identified in the
heritage area(18 globally) or
state rare and confirmed nesting).

Photo by Joe Nowak


Prairie Restoration
Volunteers devote weekends to restore
prairies in Calumet region.

Photo by Joe Nowak

[Natural Resources Map]

DUNE & SWALE

WETLANDS/BIRD AREAS

PRAIRES
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Beemsterboer(not shown)
Brunswick Center South
Clark & Pine Nature Preserve
Clark & Pine East
Clark & Pine Dune and Swale
Clark & Pine General
Refractory
Clark Junction
Clark Junction East
Cline Avenue Dune and Swale
DuPont Natural Area
Explorer Pipeline
Gary Enterprise Zone
Gary Works
Gibson Woods
Ivanhoe Dune and Swale
Ivanhoe South
Miller Woods and Dunes
Penn Central
Tolleston Ridges
Tolleston Ridges
Tolleston Woods
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Big Marsh
Deadstick Pond
Eggers Woods Forest Preserve
George Lake Woods
Grand Calumet Lagoons
Grand Calumet Tern Site
Hegewisch Marsh
Heron Pond
Indiana Ridge Marsh North
Indiana Ridge Marsh South
Lake Calumet
Hammond Bird Sanctuary
Riverdale Quary or
Clay Pit Lake(not shown)
Roxanana Marsh
Wolf Lake
Fay's Point
Oxbow Park
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Burnham Prairie
Calumet City Prairie
Dolton Prairie
Lakeshore Prairie
Powderhorn Lake Prairie
Sand Ridge Nature Preserve
Thornton Fractional High
School Nature Preserve
Wentworth Prairie Wentworth Woods Forest
Preserve
Van Vlissingen Prairie
Coulter Sand Prairie

Proposed National Heritage Area

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