Youth Conservation Crew Helps Restore National Park

Date:
September 4, 2024

INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Indiana Dunes National Park will welcome a five-person team from the Student Conservation Association (SCA), provided by the National Park Foundation to assist the park's natural resource management team.
The youth crew will work alongside park staff from late August to mid-December in the Great Marsh, West Beach and Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk to remove invasive plant species, collect seed from native plants, and plant native vegetation to help restore these areas.
While significant efforts have been made by the park to protect and restore these areas, the SCA team will help augment and expand these efforts to enhance biodiversity and improve the visitor experience. Commenting on the work, park biologist Laura Brennan said, "Indiana Dunes National Park is home to an incredible diversity of plants and animals, but invasive plants impact all wild life, as well we the scenic beauty of the park. The efforts of this SCA team will have a direct positive impact on multiple rare habitats and dozens of rare plant species."
For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page.

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Indiana Dunes National Park is one of more than 430+ of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes. Over 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.

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