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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Silver Anniversary Panel Discussion

Feb 25, 2021

As part of the MidewinNational Tallgrass Prairie Silver Anniversary celebrations, at 6 p.m., March 3, a panel of staff members with Midewin NTP will talk about prairie restoration tools and techniques that have been essential to restoration in the past 25 years at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie – including invasive species management.

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Illinois Prairies are Brilliant with September Colors and Wildlife

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Sheryl DeVore

Even the grasses provide new color this time of year. You can see fields covered in hazes of browns and yellows, and if you look closely, you might even see the bottle gentian blooming. Writer Sheryl DeVore takes us on a tour of Illinois Prairies with Veronica Hinke and Cindy Crosby.

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Learn to Recreate Responsibly

Jul 02, 2020

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, located just southwest of Chicago, is highlighted in a new national social media series focusing on not-to-be-missed national forests and grasslands. Midewin is best known for its bison herd. TV host and producer of "Travels with Darley", Darley Newman, hosts the series.

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Midewin At Home: #AllInIllinois

Apr 15, 2020

Free informational webinars on topics of natural resources and conservation.

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