Eagle Marsh
Eagle Marsh is a 831 acre wetland preserve located in southwest Fort Wayne, Indiana.[1][2] It is run by the Little River Wetlands Project, with the aim to restore the Little River watershed, a tributary of the Wabash River. The marsh was drained in the 1800s by ditches which changed the hydrology in the area to make it a more suitable location for settlement.[3] Immediately prior to its restoration and purchase in 2005, the property had been farmland which would regularly flood despite the drainage tiles which had been added. Eagle Marsh abuts Interstate 69 on its eastern boundary. Over 45,000 trees, shrubs, and other native plants have been intentionally planted in the area, bringing back habitat for a multitude of species, including over 240 species of birds.[4] The marsh provides outdoor recreational and educational experiences in the area, with over 14 miles of walking trails and opportunities to see a wide variety of wildlife including the bald eagle, after which the wetland is named.[2][5] Eagle Marsh is located on a Continental divide between the Mississippi watershed and the Great Lakes watershed. The United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed a berm in the marsh to prevent invasive Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes Basin by reducing the frequency and duration of inter-basin water flows during large rain events.[4][6]
References
- ↑ "Eagle Marsh". Visit Fort Wayne. Retrieved January 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Eagle Marsh". Little River Wetlands Project. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ↑ Dits, Joseph (June 26, 2018). "Hiking in Fort Wayne, where Asian carp are forbidden to fly". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Allison, Harold (July 18, 2020). "Nature Trails: Eagle Marsh is result of people's farsighted efforts". The Herald-Times. Retrieved January 18, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Grand Re-Opening Of The Eagle Marsh Barn". The Waynedale News. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Labashosky, Carol (December 17, 2015). "Berm helps prevent Asian Carp migration at Eagle Marsh, Ind". US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Website. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
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