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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Celebrates National Bison Month

Jul 08, 2021

A bison web cam was installed in 2016 so that millions of people around the world could see bison. This year, a webinar program will provide live feeds from two historic buffalo jumps: First People’s Buffalo Jump, in Montana, and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site, in Alberta, Canada.

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Picturing the Prairie at Chicago Botanic Garden

Jun 30, 2021

The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has opened an exhibit of 15 large studio canvases and many smaller field paintings depicts rare, complex, diverse natural habitats that require conservation, restoration and stewardship work to protect the remaining prairies and restore others. Picturing the Prairie celebrates their vital role in our Midwestern heritage and takes visitors on a journey of prairie landscapes throughout the state of Illinois.

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