Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program Project ...

LAKE MARy & AMOCO WETLAnDS
Ecosystem Restoration
Lake County, IN
ProjECt DESCriPtion
Lake Mary and the Amoco wetlands form the southern
riparian zone of the Indiana Harbor Canal. The two
properties are owned by BP Products North America Inc.
(BP); however, settlement of natural resource damage claims
through a Consent Decree entered in 2004 provided for BP
to convey approximately 25 acres known as Amoco Wetlands
and 25 acres known as Lake Mary to the Indiana Department
of Natural Resources. The majority of the sites are overrun
by the invasive common reeds or cattails. The majority of
the work would consist of physical removal of and herbicide
application on invasive plant species, and select replanting of
native species.
Immediate short-term ecological effects would include the
elimination of invasive species and their seed sources, and
the restoration of native species. Long-term effects include
healthy ecosystems capable of greater biodiversity and the
Funding
creation of stable ecosystems for educational and recreational
purposes.
nonfEDErAl PArtnEr
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
CongrESSionAl intErESt
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Senator Dan Coats (R-IN)
Representative Peter Visclosky (D-IN-1)
CUrrEnt StAtUS
Construction contracts are scheduled for award in April 2011.
Total Federal Nonfederal
current working estimate $1,700,000 $1,114,000 $586,000
funding to date $0 $0 $0
funds required to complete project $1,700,000 $1,114,000 $586,000
lake Mary &
amoco Wetlands
Project Manager:
Kirston Buczak
(312) 846-5552
kirston.a.buczak@usace.army.mil
Great Lakes Fishery & Ecosystem Restoration (GLFER) Program
updated February 2011 www.glfer.org