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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 ...
If you spot a great blue heron, here are some helpful tips for expert bird watching, and a few things you definitely should not do.
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.
Indiana Dunes National Park (1 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Porter County, Indiana" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
On the east is Trail Creek in Michigan City, Indiana. The Calumet River is accessible at several locations. The upper reaches are viewable in the Heron Rookery. [2] The midsection is parallel to the Calumet Trail from the Bailly/Chellberg Parking lot of the national park and the historic mouth exist in the lakes of Marquette Park in Gary. The ...
Oct. 15—The Rochester Township board unanimously approved a zoning change Thursday for development on land containing a great blue heron nest colony west of Rochester. The board also unanimously ...