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INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Expand your knowledge and gather with fellow nature enthusiasts for Science Fridays at Indiana Dunes National Park’s Visitor Center. On April 19, from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, join Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society president Kim Ehn and board member Dan Barriball to learn about the science of observing birds.
Community Science activities are promoted by every bird-related environmental organization in the world. These observations of species, abundance and location provides up-to-date information on the status and trends of bird populations, including migration. Scientists, educators, and agency directors use this data to guide and affect research, species management, habitat protection, restoration, and laws and policies. Learn how watching birds can impact a whole species, like the Whip-poor-will, Piping Plover, Wood Thrush, and Great Blue Heron.
The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is located at 1215 North State Road 49, about one mile north of Interstate 94. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882, visit our website, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page.
Indiana Dunes National Park has an entrance fee of $25 per car for a 1–7-day pass. A $45 annual pass for the national park is also available. Please purchase passes or pay the entrance fee at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, Paul H. Douglas Center, West Beach Entrance Station (after April 1st) or at www.recreation.gov/sitepass/indu. Veterans/Military/Gold Star Family, Access, and 4th Grade passes are available for free. For more information on national park passes go to www.nps.gov/indu.
The Indiana Dunes National Park is one of more than 400 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. Over 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.
Last updated: April 12, 2024