Elkhart Till Plains Ecoregion
Ecoregions: Elkhart Till Plains
Elkhart Till Plains Ecoregion, shown in green
The Elkhart Till Plains ecoregion is punctuated by end moraines (rock and sediment deposited at the further extent of a glacier), kames (mounds of sand and gravel deposited in a retreating glacier and left behind when the glacier melted), and lacustrine flats (a flat area formerly occupied by a lake). There are a few kettlehole lakes (lakes left behind when partially buried blocks of ice melted after the glaciers retreated) and sand dunes. Oak-hickory forests and beech maple forests once dominated the area, but now farming is more extensive than woodland. Source: US EPA
Natural Areas in this ecoregion include:
Boot Lake Nature Preserve (Elkhart County)Luhr County Park (LaPorte County)
Pine Knob County Park (Lagrange County)
Pipewort Pond Nature Preserve (Elkhart County)
Spicer Lake Nature Preserve (Saint Joseph County)
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