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Indiana is within the Eastern Temperate Forest environment, Level I region. Level IV ecoregions (denoted by numbers and letters) are a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions (denoted by numbers alone). [1] [2] [3] 54 Central Corn Belt Plains. 54a - Illinois/Indiana Prairie; 54b - Chicago Lake Plain; 54c - Kankakee Marsh; 54d - Sand Area
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was created an act passed by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Robert D. Orr in 1986. This act moved pollution control efforts (Indiana Air Pollution Control Board, Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board and the Indiana Environmental Management Board) from the Indiana State Department of Health to the new agency on ...
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the plant hardiness zone at Indiana Dunes National Park at 614 ft (187 m) is 6a with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of −9.4 °F (−23.0 °C). [21] The primary feature of Indiana Dunes National Park is Lake Michigan. The lake brings with it several weather-related ...
Name Image Affiliation Municipality Coordinates Brincka Cross Gardens: Michigan City: Christy Woods: Ball State University: Muncie: Crown Hill Cemetery
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As the mat thickens, larger and larger plants take root and grow. Under the mat a peat bed develops. The acidic water slows the decay of the sphagnum moss and other plants. With time, the peat may fill the bog from the mat to the bottom. As the moisture becomes less acidic, typical land plants take root and the bog disappears. [5] Orchids:
Plants and animals adapted to marshes are generally found in the swales, while forests or even prickly pear cactus and six-lined racerunners are found in the dryer swells. [9] Most of north central Indiana is rolling to flat farmland dotted with small cities and towns, such as North Manchester.