Resource Restoration
State parks were established to protect, restore and manage some of Indiana's most unique resources. On park properties, the interpretive naturalist is often the person responsible for overseeing resource management projects.
Look for these examples of resource restoration and management in action when you visit our parks:
- Prairie restoration in parts of the state where prairie was originally located.
- Prescribed burns to manage prairies, woodlands, fens and barrens.
- Wetland restoration to "bring back" wetlands in areas that had been drained.
- Pulling garlic mustard, an invasive exotic plant.
- Cutting autumn olive and bush honeysuckle, both exotic and invasive plants.
- Resource inventories; identifying unique plants and wildlife.
- Placement of bluebird houses, wood duck boxes and other nesting structures.
- Deer management and ecosystem restoration through research and periodic deer reductions. For more information, look at our Deer Management Brochure
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