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Resources for Living in the Dunes

Living in the Dunes: Part 2

A Homeowner’s Guide to Pollinator Garden Landscaping in Indiana’s Coastal Communities

Living in the Dunes: Part 1

A Homeowner’s Guide to Landscaping in Indiana’s Dune Communities

Beach Access Flyer: Miller Beach

Beach Access Flyer: Michigan City

Conservation & Action

Conservation Action Planning Alignment in the Calumet Region

West Branch of the Little Calumet River Conservation Action Plan

West Branch of the Little Calumet River Conservation Action Plan Fact Sheet

Calumet Land Acquisition and Habitat Restoration Plan

Indiana Dunes Ecosystem Alliance Framework

Indiana Dunes Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Videos

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9 Videos

Save the Dunes 2022 Year in Review

Save the Dunes 2021 Year in Review

16:34

Pollinator Week Day 1: Unveiling Our Pollinator Garden Landscaping Guide

56:51

Pollinator Week Day 2: Developing Pollinator Habitat in Your Home Garden

1:06:55

Pollinator Week Day 3: Pollinator Experts Speak

1:15:09

Pollinator Week Day 4: Pollinator Art and Culture

1:06:50

Pollinator Week Day 5: Landscape Level Conservation

1:03:20

Essential Elements of a Pollinator Garden

13:50

Photographing Pollinators

8:03

Let's talk about two types of dunes: foredunes and blowouts

Foredunes are shore-parallel dune ridges that are just landward of the beach and covered in vegetation like marram grass that helps trap blowing sand. A blowout is a saucer-, cup- or trough-shaped depression or hollow formed by wind erosion on a preexisting sand deposit. Blowouts form as a result of some disturbance, when vegetation is absent or damaged so that it cannot anchor sands in place. Wind blows the loose sand, making a “living dune,” that can move several feet every year.