South Bend Nature, Wildlife, Zoo and Trails

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South Bend Nature, Wildlife, Zoo and Trails

Wildlife, the zoo and the trail network.

Nature & Trails

§ 68South Bend Wildlife: The Local AnimalsEvery other section of this record counts people. This one counts the other inhabitants: the buffalo that gave a stretch of the St. Joseph River its French name, the sturgeon speared at a paved fishing floor, the ducks…23 entry pages § 60South Bend Zoo HistorySouth Bend has kept animals on public ground for more than a hundred and twenty years, and for most of that time it has kept them in two places that this history has to hold apart before it can tell either one straight.…23 entry pages § 69South Bend Trails: The Riverwalk, the Park Trails and the Buffalo RunThree kinds of trail stand on this ground, and this account takes them in three passes. The first is the paved riverwalk system — one continuous path along the St. Joseph River that two cities built toward each other…24 entry pages

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Source: South Bend Nature, Wildlife, Zoo and Trails, Moosed History by Project Moosed, https://history.projectmoosed.com/usa/midwest/indiana/south-bend/topics/nature-trails/

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