Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program Project ...
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LITTLE CALUMET RIVER<br />
Riparian <strong>Restoration</strong><br />
Porter County, IN<br />
ProjECt DESCriPtion<br />
This 42-acre parcel is located on the Little Calumet River in<br />
Chesterton, Indiana. Historically, the Little Calumet River<br />
stream corridor <strong>and</strong> riparian zone was dominated by several<br />
naturally occurring cover types such as wetl<strong>and</strong>s, forests,<br />
savannas, <strong>and</strong> prairies. By the late 1800s, much of these<br />
cover types, particularly prairies, savannas, <strong>and</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong>s,<br />
were converted to agricultural, urban, or industrial use.<br />
Subsequently, there was a significant loss of biodiversity, which<br />
resulted in an increase in flood events <strong>and</strong> a decrease in water<br />
quality. Furthermore, the remnant parcels of natural cover<br />
types are under pressure from continued human activities.<br />
Human-induced disturbances to the remaining natural<br />
areas include fire suppression, altered hydrology, increased<br />
colonization of invasive species, <strong>and</strong> fragmentation.<br />
The Little Calumet River riparian restoration project would<br />
conduct studies <strong>and</strong> alternative analyses to determine the<br />
most effective ways to restore necessary fluvial hydraulics<br />
for macroinvertebrates, fishes, <strong>and</strong> other riverine animals;<br />
stabilize stream banks <strong>and</strong> naturalize sediment transport;<br />
prevent unnatural woody debris loads from impacting fluvial<br />
Funding<br />
Total Federal Nonfederal<br />
current working estimate $1,000,000 $650,000 $350,000<br />
funding to date * * *<br />
funds required to complete project $1,000,000 $650,000 $350,000<br />
* No data was provided.<br />
little calumet river<br />
<strong>Project</strong> Manager:<br />
Kirston Buczak<br />
(312) 846-5552<br />
kirston.a.buczak@usace.army.mil<br />
functions <strong>and</strong> smothering or drowning floodplain habitats;<br />
improve floodplain function <strong>and</strong> species richness through<br />
bank restoration, minor canopy clearing, <strong>and</strong> understory<br />
clearing; remove invasive wetl<strong>and</strong> plant species <strong>and</strong> reestablish<br />
native floodplain forest community composition; <strong>and</strong> provide<br />
educational opportunities <strong>and</strong> passive access for the local<br />
community <strong>and</strong> visitors.<br />
nonfEDErAl PArtnEr<br />
Information not provided.<br />
CongrESSionAl intErESt<br />
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)<br />
Senator Dan Coats (R-IN)<br />
Representative Peter Visclosky (D-IN-1)<br />
CUrrEnt StAtUS<br />
The project was approved by the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>Fishery</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Ecosystem</strong> <strong>Restoration</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Project</strong> Review Committee.<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>Fishery</strong> & <strong>Ecosystem</strong> <strong>Restoration</strong> (GLFER) <strong>Program</strong><br />
updated February 2011 www.glfer.org
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