Indiana Dunes
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
July 2007
Funded and Sponsored by:
National Park Services
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program,
Purdue University North Central
University of Louisiana at Lafayette- Regional Application Center
Additional Sponsors:
Great Lakes Research and Education Center at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
NASA Airborne Science Program
U.S.G.S. National Wetlands Research Center
Chadron State College
WETMAAP Development Team
Catherine M. Lockwood | Lawrence R. Handley |
Co-coordinator | Co-coordinator |
Assistant Professor of Geography | Geography |
Chadron State College | U.S Geological Survey |
Chadron, Nebraska | National Wetlands Research Center |
Lafayette, Louisiana | |
Nathan S. Handley | Jean May-Brett |
Technical Consultant | Education Specialist Consultant |
VAImagery | Department of Education |
Lafayette, Louisiana | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
With the Special Assistance of:
Joy Marburger
Wendy W. Smith
Robin W.Scribailo
Coordinator
Education Coordinator
Research Aquatic Ecologist
Great Lakes Research and
Education Center Great Lakes Research and
Education Center Biological Sciences
Indiana Dunes National
LakeshoreIndiana Dunes National
LakeshorePurdue University-North Central
Wetland Education Through Maps and Aerial Photography
Information and materials contributors:
Brenda Jones, USGS EROS Data Center: Landsat 7 satellite images
Jason Dugas, Johnson Controls World Service Inc.: National Wetlands Research Center: Photo interpretation
Sunny Brinker, Chadron State College: General organization and packaging of materials
Stuart Richards, Chadron State College: statistics and geographic summary
Kelly Mouton, Johnson Controls World Service Inc., National Wetlands Research Center: Mapping
Christopher Wells, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center: Photo acquisition
Kimberly Morel, University of Louisiana at Lafayette: compilation and copying of maps and photos
Other contributors:
Giselle Andersen, Chadron State College: packaging of materials
Sunny Brinker, Chadron State College: packaging of material
Crystal Ekberg, Chadron State College: packaging of materials
Sarah Lockwood, Chadron State College: packaging of materials
Sources of Data Information
Aerial Photography
1938 Black and White, Indiana Dunes, IN: National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1954 (2) Black and White, Indiana Dunes, IN: National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1979 Natural Color, Indiana Dunes, IN: National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
2005 natural Color, Indiana Dunes, IN: National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1998 Black and White, Chicago, IL: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) Satellite Image
2007 Indiana Dunes: USGS EROS Data Center
Maps
Portions of the following maps were used for site identification, skills and exercises, and wetland analysis:
1:250,000 scale, 1998 Chicago, Il/IL,MI, Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological
Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:100,000 scale, 1980/1983 Chicago, IL/IN/MI; South Bend, IN/MI, Topographic
Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, 1991/1991 Dune Acres, IN; Chesterton, IN, Topographic Quadrangle:
U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, 1994 Chicago Loop, Il., U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes Habitat Map 1938: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes Habitat Map 1954: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes Habitat Map 1979: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes Habitat Map 2005: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes 1938 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes 1954 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes 1979 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Indiana Dunes 2005 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands
Research Center
Sources of Data Information
Indiana Dunes Background: Compiled by Catherine M. Lockwood and Steward Richards
Skills and Techniques: Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team
Photo Essay:: Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team