St. Joseph County Kettle Lakes Corridor

Our kettle lakes are part of the less than 1% of natural land left in Indiana—vital to the quality of our air & water & to the health of our wildlife & people.

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Our kettle lakes consist of many high quality natural areas virtually unchanged since before European settlement in America. They are part of the less than 1% of natural land left in Indiana—vital to the quality of our air & water and to the health of our wildlife & people.

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Happy World Wildlife Day! Habitat destruction is why so many species go extinct. In Indiana less than 1% of our natural land remains. Our kettle lakes are so special because they are part of the few remaining diverse habitats that support a wide variety of plant & animal species.

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Thaddeus Lipinski & his colleagues at Notre Dame’s College of Science have been tracking frog populations at Lydick Bog Nature Preserve since 2022. Check out his recent article about their findings. —>
https://t.co/ToxSmjYTPQ
@HeinzeTrust @NDscience

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Happy Earth Day! One fun and easy thing we can do for our planet is to plant native #wildflowers and trees to support our #pollinators. Here's a great list to get you started.
https://t.co/ywvEhwhVxZ
#EarthDay2024

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The tiny but lovely flowers of Corydalis flavula grace the forest floor at Lydick Bog Nature Preserve.
@HeinzeTrust
#springephemerals #indiananativeplants #corydalisflavula #yellowcordalis #yellowfumewort

[Shirley Heinze Land Trust @HeinzeTrust]

👀Pussy Willow at Lydick Bog. An old story says a willow was watching kittens play along a stream. They tumbled in and the willow bent down her branches. Happy to be rescued, they hugged the willow. Ever since, the willow sprouts fur-like buds where the kittens once clung.

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Red-shouldered Hawk hunting the perimeter of Elbel Park.
#Birdsofprey #RedShoulderedHawk #raptors

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Eagles at @SJCoParks are rebuilding after their nest totally collapsed. New Buffalo resurrected its dune walk. Lydick Bog added a deck. And good news about East Bank Trail. @SBTribune @HeinzeTrust @sbvpa https://t.co/PS1nq0sJtw

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Wolffiella gladiata discovered at Twin Lakes – a free floating aquatic plant with no roots. 3-9mm long & often found in star-like clusters. So far it has been documented in 3 of our kettle lakes.
More —> https://t.co/saowAXroHp

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On June 27, a bald eaglet (ND17) fell out of the nest at @NDLEEF. ND17 was brought to Humane Indiana Wildlife for an eval where it was determined that the eaglet was dehydrated & malnourished.

After 21 days, ND17 was released at ND-LEEF.
Watch its first flight in the wild! 🦅

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Lydick Bog Hike
July 23 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Free
Experience one of the rarest habitats in the world at Lydick Bog! Join local ecologist Steve Sass for a 90-minute trip to explore the history, geology, and ecology of the 178-acre property.
https://t.co/Dnvz82JGAU

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Last Friday, the South Bend Green Ribbon Commission's July meeting took place as a hike through Lydick Bog. Thank you to the @SustainSB for coming out to see this natural wonder!

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State endangered Least Bitterns were recently discovered at Mud Lake/Elbel Park and we suspect they might be nesting. Glad they found some suitable habitat in one of our high quality natural areas.
@sbvpa @GolfElbel
#endangeredspecies

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Join Northwest Indiana Green Drinks as Kris Krouse presents on @HeinzeTrust strategic vision for connecting communities to conservation, creating conservation destinations, & developing innovative programming to build awareness of these natural resources.
https://t.co/I8j1RY71Ng

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ICYMI — The Mike Nowak Show featuring Lydick Bog with Steve Sass and Amanda Smith. Let's get ecologically literate!

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Exciting news! Lydick Bog will be featured on The Mike Nowak Show. Tune in Sunday as Mike talks with Steve Sass and Amanda Smith about their recent visit to the bog.
#LydickBogNaturePreserve #ShirleyHeinzeLandTrust

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You never know who you might find enjoying the new boardwalk at #LydickBogNaturePreserve.

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Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! It's peak migration and some of the most beautiful birds are moving through our region. Hope you are getting out to see them.

Scarlet Tanager
Lydick Bog Nature Preserve — 5.9.22
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#WorldMigratoryBirdDay2022 #Migration2022

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Please join us at the Lydick Bog Boardwalk Grand Opening Event tomorrow, April 29th @ 2:30. All are welcome!
https://t.co/NuxSecd7qL via @HeinzeTrust

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Happy Earth Day! Hope everyone is getting out to see some of our natural wonders. The Bloodroot sure put on a show this spring. Here are a few shots taken in the corridor recently.
#StJosephCoKettleLakesCorridor #NativePlants #SpringEphemerals #wildflowers #SanguinariaCanadensis

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Would you like to help grow wildflowers and/or shrubs from seed that will eventually be planted at Lydick Bog Preserve in the fall? @HeinzeTrust will provide all of the supplies on March 19th (Or sign up for the March 11th event)
https://t.co/rPaYuiOmhq