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Greenspaces (2 of 2)
Wolf Lake
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Wolf Lake is a prominent asset and greenspace in the Lake Calumet Region that bridges the Indiana/Illinois state line. Because of its popularity as a recreation spot, its industrial history, its abundance of biodiversity, and location in two states, many organizations and governmental institutions have interests here. Three major parks are on the lake- William Powers State Conservation Area (Chicago, IL), Forsyth Park (Hammond, IN), Wolf Lake Park (Hammond, IN), - draw over a million people from a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds per year. Wolf Lake Park, on the Indiana side of Wolf Lake, is a popular and meaningful recreation point for residents of Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
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 Several Bi-State, grass-roots organizations are devoted to this body of water: Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative (AWLI), and the Wolf Lake Vision Implementation Committee (VIC).
- The lake is a priority of the CBO Hammond Parks Foundation .
- Dozens of institutions have vested interest in the lake and its surrounding areas, including the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Hammond Parks, Chicago Department of the Environment, USDA Forest Service, Bird Conservation Network, Sierra Club, Chicago Wilderness, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, and The Field Museum.
- Much research and restoration work occurs in the greenspaces surrounding the lake including:
- The Burnham Greenway connects Eggers Woods with Chicago's Lake Front Trail and is used by recreational cyclists and bike commuters.
- Wolf Lake Park hosts a large, informal windsurfing community. Most of the windsurfers come to Indiana from Illinois for the 'great wind' on Wolf Lake.
- Because swimming is not allowed on Illinois side, people come from Chicago's Southeast Side to swim at Wolf Lake Park in Hammond.
- Hunting is allowed on the Illinois side of the lake. This is the only hunting spot within the city of Chicago's boundaries.
- The parks and picnic areas are popular sites for family and friendship celebrations.
- Fishing is popular on all sides of the lake.
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