The Nature Conservancy, an international environmental nonprofit, is planning to conduct prescribed burns this fall and spring at several East Chicago, Hammond and Gary sites, the organization announced in a Monday news release. TNC will burn grasses, small flowering plants and leaves to prevent the growth of woody shrubs and trees and safeguard the region’s oak savanna habitat, a type of .
As an Ogden Dunes homeowner residing along Lake Michigan, I share many of the thoughts expressed by Susan MiHalo in her recent opinion piece ("Wonders of walking the beach enhanced