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Calumet Region

A Mirror Cracked: Ten Keys to the Landscape of the Calumet Region,
Mark J. Bouman, Chicago State University, 2001 (1.04 MB)

An Assessment of Restoration And Stewardship In The Calumet Region Of Illinois and Indiana, , February 2010  (1.25 MB)

Calumet Area: An Inventory Of The Region's Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), November 2003  (130 KB)

Calumet Area Land Use Plan, Chicago Department of Planning and Development (CPOD) (839 KB)

Calumet Corridor Vision, Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF),

April 2006  (519 KB)

Calumet Initiative, Nicole Kamins, Chicago Department of Environment,

September 2009  (12.34 MB)

Calumet Landscape Design Guidlines, Chicago Department Of Planning and Development (CDPD), February 2004  (1.15 MB)

Calumet Ecological Park Feasibility Study, United States National Park Service (NPS) Midwest Region, August 1998  (2.28 MB)

Calumet Ecological Management Strategy - Full Report   (2.07 MB)

Calumet Ecological Management Strategy - No Exhibits  (1.17 MB)

Calumet Industrial Corridor Design Guidelines, City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, February 2004  (6.01 MB)

Calumet Research Summit (January 10-11, 2006) - Proceedings,

Chicago Department of Environment (CDOE), Purdue University Calumet, 2006  (29.14 MB)

Calumet Region Ecology: Protecting, Preserving and Restoring

The Adaptive Capacity of Natural Ecosystems  (60 KB)

Chicago Nature and Wildlife Plan, City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development (CPOD), July 2006   (2.94 MB)

Greenways and Blueways: Northwest Indiana Regional Plan, Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NWIRPC),

December 2007  (4.63 MB)

Lake Calumet Wetlands Tour, Illinois Sierra Club  (906 KB)

Restoring  The Rustbelt: Social Science To Support Calumet's Ecological and Economic Revitalization, Lynne Westphal, United States Forest Service, 2004  (3.82 MB)

South Suburban Calumet Area Open Space Initiative, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA), Openlands Project, Burnham, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Dolton, Harvey, Lansing, Riverdale, South Holland and Thornton, March 2004  (2.50 MB)

Special Places in the Lake Calumet Area, Herbert W. Schroeder,

United States Forest Service, Technical Report NC-249, 2004 (380 KB)

Where We Stand: A Snapshot of Northwest Indiana, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), Sept. 2008  (7.55 MB)

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