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	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a U.S. national lakeshore authorized by Congress in 1966, is located in Northwest Indiana.
		The national lakeshore runs for nearly 25 miles (40 km) along southern Lake Michigan, bordered by Michigan City, Indiana on the east, and Gary, Indiana on the west.
		The Indiana Dunes is unique in that it contains both arctic and boreal plants (such as the bearberry) alongside desert plants (such as the prickly pear cactus).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indiana_Dunes_National_Lakeshore (441 words)

	Kampinos National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Park’s landscape is a mix of sand dunes and swamp lands with pine trees growing on sand and meadows on swamps.
		Kampinos National Park (Polish: Kampinoski Park Narodowy) is a national park in central Poland, Mazovian Voivodship.
		One of Polish national parks, located in Central Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, on the North-West outskirts of Warsaw.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kampinoski_National_Park (556 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is dedicated to the late Senator Paul H. Douglas (1892-1976) in grateful recognition of his efforts to protect, preserve, and enhance this park for the use, enjoyment, and edification of present and future generations.
		Professor Henry Cowles found the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan shoreline area a natural laboratory for developing important principles of plant succession.
		Baldy, one of the largest dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan is 123 feet tall and is advancing inland at a rate of four- to five-feet per year.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/indu/index.htm (1690 words)

	Indiana Dunes State Park - Into the Wild
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore surrounds the state park on three sides.
		The Dunes are part National Lakeshore and part State Park.
		Carl Sandburg once said, "The dunes are to the Midwest what the Grand Canyon is to ArizonaThey constitute a signature of time and eternity." Wrought by the incessant work of wave and wind over the millennia, the Indiana Dunes offer a trip forward or backward through geologic time.
	chicagowildernessmag.org /issues/winter1999/IWdunes.html (599 words)

	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore information, pictures, and videos
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a treasure of diverse natural resources located within an urban setting.
		The national lakeshore is in the process of restoring portions of an extensive wetland complex called the Great Marsh south of the primary dunes in the eastern half of the park.
		The Dunes also have more than 240 known archeological sites that archeologists from the National Park Service’s Midwest Archeological Center have used to unearth the buried treasures of past visitors to the Indiana Dunes.
	www.adventure-crew.com /parks/IndianaDunes.asp (4216 words)

	Indiana Dunes
		In late 1966, Congress authorized establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, one of the nation's first urban parks, after a protracted lobbying campaign pitting industrial giants against a coalition of conservation groups led by the Save the Dunes Council.
		The Indiana Dunes are known as the “birthplace of ecology&; in America because in 1899 University of Chicago botanist Henry C. Cowles published his classic paper on plant succession on the basis of field studies here.
		The protracted battle to preserve the Indiana Dunes pitted several generations of socially conscious citizen environmentalists, with roots in Chicago and Gary settlement houses, against a powerful coalition of economic and political interests intent on industrializing the remaining Indiana shoreline.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/634.html (424 words)

	Fort Wayne Indiana real estate
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, with a 3-mi (4.8-km) frontage on Lake Michigan, is noted for its beautiful shifting sand dunes.
		Although Indiana is primarily a manufacturing state, about three quarters of the land is utilized for agriculture.
		Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States.
	www.fortwaynerealestate.net /About_Indiana/page_692043.html (205 words)

	GORP - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore - Indiana
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is divided into an East Unit and a West Unit.
		The lakeshore is situated 50 miles southeast of Chicago and is bordered by Michigan City, Indiana, on the east and Gary on the west.
		The lakeshore encompasses a modest 15,000 acres, yet it is ranked seventh among national parks in native plant diversity.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_ns/in_india.htm (328 words)

	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan in Indiana
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan in Indiana
		Camping facilities are available at Dunewood Campground (just south of US 12 via Broadway) in the National Park, at nearby Indiana Dunes State Park, or at private campgrounds.
		The Lakeshore is on Lake Michigan in the northern part of the state.
	www.indianaoutfitters.com /dunes.html (327 words)

	IEREPORT.com Indiana Dunes & National Lakeshore Archives
		Some think the opportunity to lure Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore visitors, and their checkbooks, deeper into the county is a strong reason to relocate.
		CHESTERTON -- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's new chief ranger says he's traveled thousands of miles from his last job in Alaska to be at the top of the food chain again.
		PORTAGE -- The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission on Thursday endorsed a controversial plan to open a visitors center on the grounds of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, leaving the door open to reverse itself if the plan encounters community disapproval.
	www.iereport.com /news/subcat/08.html (3008 words)

	Paddling in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
		Indiana Dunes State Park sits in the center of the National Lakeshore and links together the longest stretch of continuous protected shore (roughly 12 miles).
		Paddling in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
		The Indiana Dunes are a striking section of sand deposits and exposed shoreline lying between Gary and Michigan City, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan.
	away.com /tripideas/indiana-dunes-national-lakeshore-paddling-315478.html (290 words)

	Wildernet - Indiana
		Spring and fall are excellent times to visit Indiana spring brings blooming wildflowers and daytime highs of 65 degrees F. With falls mild temperatures the leaves in the forested southern regions of the state change to brilliant hues.
		Hoosier National Forest comprises 185,000 acres in the eastern portion of the area.
		Indianapolis lies at the center of these regions as the state capital and most populated city.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?CU_ID=127&areaname=Indiana (490 words)

	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		The first serious legislation was to create a 3,500-acre Indiana Dunes National Monument.
		The entire political structure in Indiana was opposed to preserving the dunes, and favored "industrialization of the Lake Michigan crescent", as one Indiana governor of that early era termed it.
		In the late 1950s and persisting to this day, the Indiana lzaak Walton League placed itself on the side of preserving the remainder of the Indiana Dunes on the southern tip of Lake Michigan.
	www.in-iwla.org /history/dunes.htm (426 words)

	IU Northwest: Calumet Regional Archives
		The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore must be regarded in our nation as one of the most accurate yardsticks for measuring any real dedication to conservation.
		A pioneer environmentalist organization, the Save the Dunes Council spearheaded the drive to preserve the Indiana Dunes and create the nation's first urban national park.
		The appearance of the nation's first urban national park occurred fifty years after the initial efforts of the Sand Dunes National Park Association in 1916.
	www.iun.edu /~cra/newsletter/fall1996.shtml (2350 words)

	Governmental Coordination and Streamlining
		In Indiana, some protection is afforded to landowners who are not paid for the recreational use of their land or who are paid on a user's behalf by an agency of the state or federal government.
		It was on the shores of Lake Michigan in Indiana that Professor Henry Cowles documented and explored the science of ecology.
		Boating Laws on the Indiana Waters of Lake Michigan is a recent effort designed to assist with an understanding of the laws and practices of boaters in Northwest Indiana.
	www.state.in.us /nrc_dnr/lakemichigan/recacc/recaccb.html (5420 words)

	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		Botanist Dr. Henry Chandler Cowles wrote, “The Indiana dunes are a common meeting ground of trees and wildflowers from all directions.” Today the dunes have become a common meeting ground for people from around the world who are discovering the many wonders of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
		A land with over 1400 different vascular plants species and are spread out over 15,000 acres of dunes, marshes, woodlands, river, and bog.
		Today with over 200 years of human history and thanks to the efforts of many dedicated Americans visitors are encouraged to walk the trails of the lakeshore.
	www.nps.gov /indu/home.htm (252 words)

	Indiana
		The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is not just beaches; there are also thousands of acres of forested dunes (that may appear to be simply forested hills to the untrained eye).
		Rani and me prefer the abandoned roads between Beverly Shores and the Indiana Dunes State Park (not related to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, the state park is nice, too).
		We are blessed with a lot of wooded areas-Harrison Co. Forestry and Hoosier National Forestabout 50 from the road I remove their leashes and they are airbourne.
	www.hikewithyourdog.com /States/Indiana.html (477 words)

	INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE
		Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, together with Dunes State Park of Indiana, protects what is left of forty miles of large dune deposits.
		The lakeshore is in the Central Lowlands Province.
		Once the dunes began to accumulate, they served as a windbreak, causing the winds to drop further sand, making them larger.
	www.geology.fau.edu /Resources/CourseWebPages/Fall2004/GLY3164/NPINDDUN.htm (197 words)

	IISG Projects - Water for Our Future
		One example is the Great Marsh of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (IDNL) located in close proximity to Lake Michigan For the last century, the southern shore of Lake Michigan has been a major industrial center, as well an important transportation corridor for the Midwest.
		Objective: For more than 100 years, the wetland sediments at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (IDNL) and adjacent Indiana Dunes State Park have received atmospheric input of trace metals from industrial sources located upwind and to the west.
		For more than 100 years, the wetland sediments at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (IDNL) and adjacent Indiana Dunes State Park have received atmospheric input of trace metals from industrial sources located upwind and to the west.
	www.iisgcp.org /research/projects/water/wqr7.htm (3670 words)

	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		Indiana, state, United States: Geography - Geography Northern Indiana is a glaciated lake area, separated by the Wabash River from the central...
		national parks and monuments - national parks and monuments.
		The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0914648.html (119 words)

	MSN Encarta - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, national lakeshore authorized in 1966.
		Find more about Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore from
		Located in northwestern Indiana, the park preserves the beaches, bogs, sand...
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761589046/Indiana_Dunes_National_Lakeshore.html (82 words)

	Indiana
		Wintering populations of bats in Indiana, with emphasis on the endangered Indiana myotis, myotis sodalis.
		Indiana, state, United States - Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States.
		Bats of the naval surface warfare center at Crane, Indiana.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108211.html (418 words)

	North - Our Regions: Enjoy Indiana
		It's called Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and it's found in Chesterton, Indiana.
		Sandy dunes rise nearly 200 feet near a pristine 25-mile beach on one of the largest inland water bodies on the planet.
		Imagine sand dunes piled high as meringue on an Amish pie, thriving big cities, friendly mid-sized towns, and quaint farming villages-all topped off with historic locations at every turn, a football hall of fame, a 1,000-vendor flea market, a wild whitewater raceway, and a lengthy toboggan run.
	www.in.gov /enjoyindiana/regions/north/driving_tour.asp (223 words)

	The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		This park is only one of over 350 National Parks and Monuments run by the National Park Service.
		It is a unique area, ranking fourth in plant diversity in the National Park System.
		As you travel through this park, you will uncover a wide variety of places to visit.
	www.savedunes.org /html/nps.html (91 words)

	A Naturalist's Tour of Southern Lake Michigan by Joel Greenberg
		Of all the nation's national parks, only Grand Canyon and Great Smoky Mountains harbor more plants than the Indiana Dunes.
		Second, the Indiana Dunes are aligned east to west and the Berrien County Dunes north to south.
		The work was not in vain, however, because it did lead to the establishment of the Indiana Dunes State Park in 1927.
	www.press.uchicago.edu /Misc/Chicago/306488.html (5269 words)

	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		a shore area in N Indiana, on Lake Michigan: established in 1966 for recreation and conservation purposes; comprising shoreline, dunes, bogs, and forests.
	www.infoplease.com /ipd/A0489251.html (40 words)

	Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
		May 28 at the campground amphitheater of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.Enjoy slides of some of the 387 national parks set to music.
		Saturday on the Inland Marsh Trail at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
		Beach is located on Central Avenue 1 mile north of U.S. For more information on this or other programs call Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore at (219) 926-7561, extension 225.
	www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2004/05/20/community/community/58a393b13584b1b786256e98006fa035.txt (571 words)

	Hydrologic Monitoring and Watershed Modeling Associated with the Great Marsh Restoration Project Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
		Ditch closures above a tributary of Derby Ditch, near the campground of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, have resulted in a significant reduction of storm discharge.
		These samples were analyzed in the laboratories of the Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station (LMERS) in Porter, Indiana, under the supervision of Angel Gochee of the Department of Biology, Indiana University (Northwest).
		The project was also designed to evaluate the effects that restoration of parts of the Great Marsh might have on the marsh's hydrology and on the mitigation of bacterial contamination.
	igs.indiana.edu /survey/projects/greatmarsh/index.cfm (1188 words)

	Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News January-February 2001: National Lakeshore to Ban Personal Watercraft
		The national lakeshore’s jurisdiction extends 300 feet off the shore of Lake Michigan, except for the area in and next to Indiana Dunes State Park.
		Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will implement a ban on personal watercraft along its Lake Michigan shoreline effective April 21, 2001.
		Under the final rule issued last April, the national lakeshore was given a two-year grace period to determine if the regulated use of personal watercraft could be authorized.
	www.glhabitat.org /news/glnews89.html (431 words)

	Karner Blue Butterfly
		The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is an outdoor laboratory for the study of plant succession.
		It can be found in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in northwestern Indiana, and also occurs in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and New York.
		Field research continues at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to learn more about this important ecological area and to develop conservation and management plans for the species that occur here.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/karner.htm (554 words)

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