Applications
were accepted from state and local agencies until April 26,
2002. A total of 26 applications were received requesting over
$2.2 million. A team of reviewers at the DNR rated the projects
based on the rating system included in the program guidance.
A total of 16 projects utilizing $1,662,500 of federal funds
were selected in July 2002 all have received federal approval
and are in some phase of implementation.
List
of Projects Selected for Funding Through the
Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants Program
Lake
County
Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve, Savanna Restoration
IDNR, Division of Nature Preserves
This project will reduce invasive woody species and oak resprouts
in order to restore 70 acres of native savanna and prairie.
Hoosier Prairie is the largest remaining prairie/savanna complex
in Indiana.
Clark and Pine East (Bongi) Dune and Swale Community Restoration
IDNR, Division of Nature Preserves
This project will restore 37 acres of dune and swale communities
by removing invasive woody species, reducing cover and stem
density of invasive shrubs and small trees, as well as controlling
non-native resprouts.
Deep River Headwaters Savanna, Wetland and Prairie Restoration
Project
Lake County Parks and Recreation Department
This project will restore 100 acres of degraded savanna and
agricultural fields back to native habitat conditions: warm
season prairie and oak savanna. The methods utilized in this
project include: no-till drilling, and manual planting of containerized
trees.
Gary Green Link
City of Gary
This project will create a master plan for natural resources
management within the boundaries of a 30-mile greenway corridor.
The corridor includes Lake Michigan beaches and natural areas,
the Grand Calumet River, and high quality habitat, including
dune and swale areas in Gary, Indiana.
Grand Boulevard Lake Restoration and Enhancement
City of Lake Station
Grand Boulevard Lake is currently over-run with exotic species.
The purpose of this project is to enhance some natural features
and make the area more accessible to the public through a walkway
and small boat ramp.
Porter County
Wetland Restoration in the Dunes Creek Watershed (to reduce
E.coli loadings into Indiana Dunes State Park beaches from Dunes
Creek)
IDNR, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
The purpose of this project is to restore wetland habitat in
the Dunes Creek watershed and to evaluate its efficacy in reducing
loadings of the bacteria E.coli to the beaches at Indiana Dunes
State Park.
Moraine Nature Preserve Protection
IDNR, Division of Nature Preserves
The project will acquire approximately 42 acres of land adjacent
to Moraine Nature Preserve. This preserve is an important large,
forested block that provides habitat to forest interior birds.
Restore and Enhance Samuelson's Fen and Salt Creek at Imagination
Glen Park
Portage Department of Parks and Recreation
This project will restore and enhance the natural communities
associated with Salt Creek, which bisects the 250-acre Imagination
Glen Park.
Phase 2b: Creekside Park Development - Park Passages
Valparaiso Department of Parks and Recreation
This project will develop trails and an environmental management
plan for a 70-acre undeveloped park. The project will also restore
and maintain native upland habitat, wetlands, fens, and Salt
Creek corridor (a salmonid stream).
Phase 2c: Creekside Park Development - Connections and Restoration
Valparaiso Department of Natural Resources
This project will assist in the development of boardwalks and
a bridge crossing for public access and restore 10-40 acres
with native vegetation to Creekside Park, a 70-acre undeveloped
park.
Stimson Drain Stormwater Best Management Practices Management
Design Project
City of Valparaiso
This project will produce a stormwater management design that
will promote various best management practices for the 600-acre
Stimson Drain Watershed.
Porter County Jail Alternative Stormwater Management Demonstration
Project
City of Valparaiso
The newly constructed Porter County Jail is located in the Stimson
Drain Watershed, which is undergoing significant commercial
development. This on-site demonstration project will reduce
and manage the impact of stormwater in the watershed.
LaPorte County
Creek Ridge County Park Protection
LaPorte County Parks Department and Park Board
This project will acquire 35.6 acres of land adjacent to an
existing 77-acre county park. The west branch of Trail Creek,
which supports a migratory run of salmonids, flows through the
park.
Red Mill County Park Wetland Restoration
LaPorte County Parks and Recreation Department and Foundation
This project will begin by developing an engineering feasibility
study and design to recommend the best method to deconstruct
the existing dam and construct a series of created/restored
wetlands. This project will not only restore critical wetland
habitat, but also protect resources of the adjacent Little Calumet
Headwaters Nature Preserve and the Little Calumet River.
White Ditch Greenway: Phase I
Town of Michiana Shores
This project will protect 52acres along White Ditch. These parcels,
in conjunction with town owned lands, will become a greenway
park along White Ditch.
Regional
Study of rare and endangered mammals in northern Lake, Porter,
and LaPorte counties of Indiana Indiana State University
This project will survey the distribution and abundance of several
endangered mammals in the Indiana coastal region. These mammals
are sensitive to adverse environmental changes to their habitat
and can be considered indicators of environmental quality.
For more information about the Great Lakes Coastal Restoration
Grants Program please contact coastal@dnr.state.in.us