SIGN OUR PETITION SEND A LETTER TO KEY DECISION-MAKERS TO STOP GOVERNOR'S PARKWAY DONATE THE CITY OF HAMMOND HAS BEGUN FENCING OFF BRIAR EAST WOODS. READ THEIR PRESS RELEASE HERE. We are a grassroots community group working to save the Briar East Woods, a 32-acre, 4,700 year old ancient dune - woodland in Hammond, Indiana from destruction by the Governor’s Parkway bridge, a city of Hammond overpass project.