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In Search of Venus’ Slippers: Finding Native Orchids in Northwest Indiana’s Vanishing Wilderness

In Search of Venus’ Slippers: Finding Native Orchids in Northwest Indiana’s Vanishing Wilderness

In Search of Venus’ Slippers: Finding Native Orchids in Northwest Indiana’s Vanishing Wilderness — by Richard Hawksworth Cypripedium candidum, the white lady’s-slipper, is a small orchid native primarily to the midwest United States and adjacent Canada. Earlier this year I embarked on a search to locate the six species of lady’s slipper orchids native to […]

Lions, Lynxes, and Bears: The Forgotten Fauna of the Indiana Dunes

Lions, Lynxes, and Bears: The Forgotten Fauna of the Indiana Dunes

Lions and Lynxes and Bears (Oh My!): The Forgotten Fauna of the Indiana Dunes The Wild Side of the Dunes The recent stir caused by a black bear ambling near Michigan City… invites us to consider the eclectic cast of creatures that once roamed the southern shore of Lake Michigan. We’ve cracked a few natural […]

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