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INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Whether you love them or hate them, few other mammals are as active as the American beaver. Hunted for their dense fur to be made into stylish top hats, the American beaver disappeared from Indiana about 100 years ago. However, in recent years, the beaver has made a dramatic comeback and signs of beaver can now be found throughout Indiana Dunes National Park.
Join a park ranger at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 30th at the national park’s Paul H. Douglas Center for a short, indoor program about the largest rodent in North Americas. Then hike into Miller Woods with the ranger to find beaver lodges, chews, and pathways. Afterwards, children of all ages are invited to do a free, beaver-related craft project in the Douglas Center.
Meet at the Paul Douglas Center for Environmental Education at 100 North Lake Street, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 in the Miller neighborhood of Gary. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu.
The Indiana Dunes National Park is one of 423 units of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes. Up to 2 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.
Last updated: October 25, 2021