The immediate cause is the removal of vegetation. Unprotected, dry soil surfaces then blow away with the wind or are washed away by flash floods, leaving infertile lower soil layers that bake in the sun and become an unproductive hardpan. Overgrazing destroys valuable plant species, leaving mostly unpalatable ones.
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In the fall of 1679, White men arrived to the area under the leadership of Frenchman Robert Cavelier La Salle. 150 years later, on March 15, 1829, the Benedict family became the first White settlers to LaPorte County in an area just north of present-day Westville. LaPorte County Links: La Porte County LaPorte County Fair La Porte County Public Library 2001 LaPorte County events. Map: Click the image to view larger map.