How you can help the Corridor
- Experience nature by visiting locations with public access, but doing so in a responsible way by ‘leaving only footprints and taking only pictures’. We encourage documenting what you see using phone apps such as iNaturalist and eBird, but also sharing observations to the Kettle Lakes Facebook group.
- Support organizations that work to preserve and restore these important habitats, such Shirley Heinze Land Trust, St. Joseph County Parks, and Community Foundation of St Joseph County. You can volunteer your time, make financial and land donations to many of these organizations, or advocate for preservation of areas of land, especially for the benefit of future generations.
- Be good stewards of your property. Reduce or eliminate the application of harmful pesticides, such as glyphosate and neonicotinoids. Minimize resource use when maintaining landscapes by mowing grass less frequently, while applying less water and fertilizer. Consider converting areas of land to native plant landscapes and planting trees wherever possible.
- Think globally and act locally! Become aware of how we impact the environment in many different direct and indirect ways that are manifest as environmental change.
- Consider daily, personal actions and how they can help preserve Planet Earth, our common home.
Should you have questions about the project or the content of this website, please contact:
Dominic Chaloner
Faculty Project Advisor and Professor of the Practice
Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Environmental Sciences
Email: dchalone@nd.edu