In Late December, 2025 Save the Dunes transferred ownership of five properties to Shirley Heinze Land Trust! With this transfer, Save the Dunes can focus its resources on supporting Indiana Dunes National Park and advancing its advocacy and community outreach work, while we utilize our expertise and experience to continue the stewardship and preservation of these significant natural areas. Working together, the preservation of these properties continues!
Sebert Forks – Michigan City, 3608 W County Rd 925 North;
Trail Creek Fen – Michigan City,
Stockwell Woods – Long Beach, A nature preserve with woodlands, trails, and a connection to the local beachfront area.
Prairie 22 -; Hobart, Indiana
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Miller Property – Gary, Indiana. “This strategic transfer will allow Save the Dunes to focus its resources on supporting Indiana Dunes National Park and advancing its advocacy and community outreach work, while (Shirley Heinze) utilizes its expertise and experience to continue the stewardship and preservation of these significant natural areas,” Save the Dunes said.
“We are honored to have the opportunity to continue our conservation efforts at additional locations, and to have the trust given by Save the Dunes to do so,” Shirley Heinze Executive Director Kris Krouse said. “Our organizations are committed to preserving the land in Northwest Indiana, and this partnership will allow both organizations to unite efforts in beneficial and impactful ways.”
Since 1981, Shirley Heinze Land Trust has been dedicated to the preservation and restoration of significant natural areas throughout Northwest Indiana. Today approximately 4,000 acres across Porter, Lake, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Marshall, and Starke counties are permanently protected by Shirley Heinze, and most of these nature preserves are open to the public to explore and enjoy.MORE RELATED ARTICLES WE THINK YOU’LL LIKE . . .
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