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Recently, we have been seeing multiple Solitary Sandpipers at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve! They won't be here long because they are actually just migrating through Indiana. But they seem to really like the wetland next to the Pavilion Parking Lot and this is probably because it has had management recently including a burn and removing 50% of the willows so far. Solitary Sandpipers also favor wooded areas near a creek, so our Preserve has exactly that! Bring your binoculars and look for these small wetland birds! A professional photo is attached to show what a Solitary Sandpiper looks like and also because they are very difficult to get a good photo of at Coffee Creek!

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Hey Friends of the Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve - Road construction has begun and will continue through the summer. There is plenty of parking at the Pavilion Parking lot located at 178 E Sidewalk Road. Thanks for your patience!

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All in a days walk at the Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve. Great day to enjoy the 157-acre nature preserve. Please leave flowers, snakes, and mushrooms alone so everyone can enjoy them and they can flourish year after year after year.

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Valparaiso University Volunteers - Earth Day 2017 Chi Omega and Sigma Chi

WildFlowers & Watersheds

Spring Botany Walk at Coffee Creek Watershed Nature Preserve, Chesterton, Indiana May 20 (Saturday) 10 AM – Noon Rain date: May 21 (Sunday) 1 – 3 PM Dr. Young Choi, a biology professor at Purdue University Northwest – Hammond Campus, will lead a walk in the trails of Coffee Creek Watershed Nature Preserve located in Chesterton, Indiana on May 20th (Saturday). This 2-hour nature walk will start at 10 AM in the Preserve’s Pavilion located near Sidewalk Road (or CR 1050N) parking lot. This is an opportunity to learn about wildflowers, trees, natural history and ecology of the Coffee Creek, Little Calumet River, and Lake Michigan watersheds in the northwestern Indiana. The walk is open to public at free of charge. No prior reservation is needed, but all participants will be asked to register on-site on the day of walk. Please check the Preserve’s website www.coffeecreekwc.org for driving directions. All other question should be directed to Dr. Choi at 219-989-2325 or ydchoi@pnw.edu. This on-field workshop is funded by Lake Michigan Coastal Program of Indiana State Department of Natural Resources, sponsored by Coffee Creek Watershed Nature Preserve and The Nature Conservancy, and hosted by Purdue University Northwest.

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Photos from Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve's post

Highlights from today's prescribed burn. A great mix of staff, volunteers, and highly trained professionals. Following an 8 year absence of prescribed fire, the Coffee Creek team was excited to once again use fire as part of the management of the 157-acre nature preserve.

Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve's cover photo

Spring 2017 Prescribed Burn