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Heron Rookery
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 to the National Park Service in exchange for of land at Hoosier Prairie.A Signature of Time and Eternity: The Administrative History of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana; Ron Cockrell, National Park Service, 1988 In 1982, the Youth Conservation Corp constructed the trail and parking at the east side of the unit on County Road 600 E. Location Pine Township in Porter County, Indiana. The east parking area, which is better developed, is reached from U.S. 20 near the Town of Pines. Taking County Road 500 E, southward about to County Road 1400 N. Turning east on 1400 N, to County Road 600 E. South about you’ll find the parking lot.Northern Indiana; Universal Map; Williamston, Michigan The rookery is also accessible from Chesterton, Indiana, from State Route 49 and In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter County, Indiana
Porter County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 173,215, making it the 10th most populous county in Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso. The county is part of Northwest Indiana, as well as the Chicago metropolitan area. Porter County is the site of much of the Indiana Dunes, an area of ecological significance. The Hour Glass Museum in Ogden Dunes documents the region's ecological significance. History The Porter County area was occupied by an Algonquian people dubbed Huber-Berrien.Tanner, Helen Hornbeck, Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History; University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma (1987) Map 5 This subsistence culture arrived after the glaciers retreated around 15,000 years ago and the rise of glacial Lake Algonquian, 4–8,000 years ago. The native people of this area were next recorded during the Iroquois Wars (1641–1701) as being Potawatomi and Miami. The trading post system used by the French and then the English encouraged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
