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Strategic Initiatives Moraine Forest Program |
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Following the curve of the Lake Michigan coast, trending southwest to northeast across the northern half of LaPorte County, is the last forest cover truly large enough to still be called "forest" in LaPorte County. It is the Moraine Forest. This forest still covers much of the Valparaiso and Lake Border moraines of the LaPorte and Porter counties. The moraines are features that formed along the edge of the Ice Age glaciers. Parts of them were not deemed good agricultural land because they commonly have high relief and included many wetlands and lakes. Other land, to the north and south, proved to be more easily farmed. As consequence, large tracts of the moraines retain the pre-settlement character. |
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Now the Moraine Forest faces an ever-growing threat of destruction by the urban sprawl that takes over more and more of these counties with each passing year. Like other ecosystems of Northwest Indiana, the Moraine Forest is home to a highly diverse variety of native floral and faunal populations. If the Moraine Forest were largely or completely lost, the impact on the character and livability of LaPorte County would be devastating. The LPCCT works to preserve the Moraine Forest by establishing preserves like Wintergreen Woods, aiding other organizations, like the LaPorte County Park & Recreation Department to do likewise and by supporting the IDNR's Forest Legacy Program for private landowners who want to keep their lands forested in perpetuity. |
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LaPorte County Conservation Trust, Inc. 405 Maple Avenue LaPorte, IN 46350 219-778-2810 info@lpcct.org |
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