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The Heron Rookery in Porter County, Indiana, was set aside to protect the nesting grounds of the great blue heron (Ardea herodias).In 1980, the Indiana State Department of Correction transferred 69 acres (28 ha) to the National Park Service in exchange for 33 acres (13 ha) of land at Hoosier Prairie. [1]
Portions of the lower river and its Salt Creek tributary are now protected by Indiana Dunes National Park. The Heron Rookery protects a mid-section and a portion of the headwaters including part of Round Lake is protected by the 106 acre Little Calumet Headwaters Nature Preserve, part of the 160 acre Red Mill County Park, established in 2002.
The heron rookery is located along the East Arm Little Calumet River in the northeast corner of Porter County. The rookery is physically separated from the main part of the park. It is accessible from County Road 600 East, south of County Road 1400 North. The rookery is a hardwood forest. The great blue heron nests for which the site is named ...
Mar. 29—A court-issued restraining order paused development plans for a site of dozens of great blue heron nests on land owned by a member of the county soil and water conservation board. How ...
The Indiana Dunes are natural sand dunes occurring at the southern end of Lake Michigan in the American State of ... primarily in the West Unit and Heron Rookery (P.L ...
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A tricolored heron observes an egg in its nest in a rookery that formed at the now-defunct Calusa Country Club golf course. ... Other heron species, ibises and anhingas also roost on the island ...
Pages in category "Indiana Dunes National Park" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... Heron Rookery; History of the Indiana Dunes;