This report has been prepared to provide the United States Congress and the public with information on the resources in the Calumet region of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. This report evaluates these resources in relation to parkland criteria established by the National Park Service. Publication and transmittal of this report is not an endorsement or a commitment by the National Park Service to seek or to support either specific legislative authorization for the project or fiscal appropriations for its implementation. Authorization and funding for any new commitments by the National Park Service are based on competing priorities for existing units of the national park system and other programs. This special resource study has been conducted in accordance with the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333, Division I, Title VIII, Sec.816).

The National Park Service, Department of the Interior is an equal opportunity agency and offers all persons the benefits of participating in each of its programs and competing in all areas of employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors.

The online version of this report was prepared by the South Metropolitan Regional Leadership Center at Governors State University through their Lincoln Networks

APPENDICES

A. Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management of 1996, Division I, Title VIII, Section 816.Calumet Ecological Park

B. Members of the Calumet Ecological Park Feasibility Study Team

C. Resource Experts Consulted during the Study

D. Summary of Public Involvement

E. Assessment Matrix for Important Natural and Cultural Resources

F. Summary of Resource Ranking Systems

G. Future Research Needs

H. Designated Historic Sites

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Natural Resources
• Cultural Resources

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MAPS

• Map 1, Regional Setting
• Map 2, Study Area
• Map 3, Pre-Settlement Vegetation
• Map 4, Important Natural Resources
• Map 5, Important Cultural/Historic Resources
• Map 6, Parks, Recreation and Open Space
• Map 7, Existing Land Use
• Map 8, EPA Regulated Facilities and Brownfield Sites
• Map 9, Important Resource Areas
• Map 10, Environmental Corridors and Important Resource Areas

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TABLES

• Table 1. Comparison of Worker Communities and Public Housing in the Calumet Region
• Table 2. Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species Found in the Study Area
• Table 3. National Park System Units or Related Areas Associated with Industrial Heritage
• Table 4. Summary of National Park System Evaluation

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PLATES

• Plate 1. Aerial photograph of Tolleston Beach ridges and dunes (1938)
• Plate 2. Aerial photograph of Tolleston Beach ridges and dunes (1978)

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