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Eagle Marsh is an 831-acre (336 ha) wetland preserve located in southwest Fort Wayne, Indiana. [1] [2] It is run by the Little River Wetlands Project, with the aim to restore the Little River watershed, a tributary of the Wabash River.
The Shirley Heinze Land Trust, originally known as the Shirley Heinze Environmental Fund, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust dedicated to the preservation of natural areas in Northwest Indiana. The Heinze Trust manages more than 2,800 acres of protected land in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Starke, and Marshall Counties in Indiana. [1]
The Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area occupies a reclaimed area. Much of it was, in former times, the Paul Thompson wetland cattle ranch; parts of the area were surface-mined for coal. Since 2005, the parcel has been under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, with 7,200 acres enrolled in the Wetland Reserve Program. [3]
“In Indiana, a lot of places are getting more rainfall and we have a lot of places with flooding," Will Ditzler of the Indiana Wetlands Task Force told IndyStar in 2022. "It impacts builders ...
Hoosiers have sent more than 1,000 emails to Indiana lawmakers in recent days calling for more, not fewer, protections for wetlands — the result of Hoosier Environmental Council-led efforts.
The resolution expresses the importance of wetlands to Tippecanoe County's ecosystem and watershed, citing that at least 85% of Indiana's wetlands have been lost to development.
The Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) funds landowners that volunteer their land for wetland development and provides opportunities for landowners participate in the maintenance of the project. The land must meet specific requirement to receive funding and the program is set up for each state in the United States.
Hoosier Prairie is a unit of Indiana Dunes National Park in Lake County, Indiana. It began in the 1970s as wasteland that conservation organization found of a unique interest. From a core of 304 acres (123 ha), it has grown to 1,547 acres (626 ha) of important prairie habitat. [1]