Our Audubon Chapter
Helping our Natural Resources
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Click HERE to learn about the benefits of becoming both a National Audubon and Chapter member.
Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society Chapter (only) memberships allows more funding to support local projects. |
Events and Activities
The Dunes-Calumet Chapter meets on the third Thursday of the month for informative presentations. Bird Walks are led on the Saturday following to sites that highlight the great diversity of bird-life found on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Visit our ACTIVITIES to explore and register for upcoming meetings and bird walks.
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Great Birding Opportunities
Members have a great diversity of birding sites to visit in Porter and Lake Counties. These sites host more bird species than anywhere else in Indiana. Many birding sites are National Audubon recognized Important Bird Areas. Read more about the great BIRDING SITES to visit.
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Important Member News
UPCOMING EVENTS
There are no monthly programs in July and August.
Marquette Park Shorebirds Presentation, Sunday, July 25, at 11:00 am, Douglas Center, Indiana Dunes National Park. Sammi King, Project Coordinator for Dunes-Calumet Audubon, will discuss the history of Marquette Park and its important bird habitats. She will talk about the many shorebirds that use Miller Beach and Marquette Park as an important stopover during migration. Participants may want to hike the Miller Woods Trail from the Douglas Center to Miller Beach after the program. The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located at 100 North Lake Street, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 in the Miller section of Gary.
UPCOMING SHOREBIRD MONITORING WORKSHOPS: Check back for more information and dates in July/August on how you can become a Shorebird Monitor.
There are no monthly programs in July and August.
Marquette Park Shorebirds Presentation, Sunday, July 25, at 11:00 am, Douglas Center, Indiana Dunes National Park. Sammi King, Project Coordinator for Dunes-Calumet Audubon, will discuss the history of Marquette Park and its important bird habitats. She will talk about the many shorebirds that use Miller Beach and Marquette Park as an important stopover during migration. Participants may want to hike the Miller Woods Trail from the Douglas Center to Miller Beach after the program. The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located at 100 North Lake Street, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 in the Miller section of Gary.
UPCOMING SHOREBIRD MONITORING WORKSHOPS: Check back for more information and dates in July/August on how you can become a Shorebird Monitor.
FEATURE BIRDING SITEHammond Lakefront Park & Bird Sanctuary
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OUR MAILING ADDRESS
Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society P.O. Box 36 Wheeler, IN 46393 |