Sand being relocated from Mout Baldy’s parking lot for beach nourishment

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 10, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 10, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/10/sand-being-relocated-from-mout-baldys-parking-lot-for-beach-nourishment/

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The parking lot at Indiana Dunes National Park’s Mount Baldy will grow bigger this year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shaves the back of the dune to nourish the front. Saves the Dunes Executive Director Betsy Maher praised the plan Thursday during a Green Drinks conference call. The Corps of...