the ugly

and the undeniably beautiful

The biodiversity of Indiana

Four ecoregions converge on Indiana

• An ecoregion is: - a large area of land and water -delineated by climate, vegetation and geology -home to distinct plant and animal species - not defined by political boundaries

Great Lakes Ecoregion

Great Lakes Ecoregion

Great Lakes Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

Central Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion

North Central Tillplain Ecoregion

North Central Tillplain Ecoregion

North Central Tillplain Ecoregion

North Central Tillplain Ecoregion

North Central Tillplain Ecoregion

North Central Tillplain Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

Food for Thought

• Indiana does not have enough public land

• Indiana needs an adequate and permanent source of funding for land acquisition

• Indiana is slowly losing our hardwoods from the overpopulation of deer – which will create a huge economic loss

• Consider the upcoming bi-centennial as an opportunity to address conservation needs