{"id":15,"date":"2026-03-10T13:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:29:50","slug":"about-the-sjcklc-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/","title":{"rendered":"About the SJCKLC Research Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"is-responsive items-justified-space-between wp-block-navigation is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-9262d1ff wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" 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An <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/overview\/\">overview<\/a><\/strong> of the SJCKLC provides context for the information about many of the different <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/locations\/\">locations<\/a><\/strong> that together constitute an important ecosystem for the region and the state of Indiana. Other information includes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/research\/\">research<\/a><\/strong> being conducted by undergraduate students at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nd.edu\/\">University of Notre Dame<\/a><\/strong> and by many other <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/partners\/\">partner<\/a> <\/strong>organizations, and photograph <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sjcklc\/galleries\/\">galleries<\/a><\/strong> of the many animals, plants, and fungi found in the corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you have questions about the project or the content of this website, please <strong>contact<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.nd.edu\/people\/faculty\/dominic-chaloner\/\">Dom Chaloner<\/a>, <\/strong>faculty project advisor <strong>(dchalone@nd.edu)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5a87428e wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project is concerned with the many important, interconnected aquatic habitats located west of the City of South Bend, northern Indiana, and that we call the St. Joseph County Kettle Lake Corridor (SJCKLC). 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