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
Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore
Purdue 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