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Nature Platoon Birding & Photography Outing at Midewin Tallgrass Prairie
JOIN THE NATURE PLATOON CHALLENGE! Come join us at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie on May 18th at 10 a.m. with an experienced photography and bird guide! Enjoy a beautiful walk through the largest national prairie while practicing birding and photography with fellow veterans and service members.
Please note that this event is for veterans, current service members and their families only. This program is free of charge, but registration is required. Contact jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org with any questions.
Please note that this event is for veterans, current service members and their families only. This program is free of charge, but registration is required. Contact jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org with any questions.
About Midewin NTP
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie was established in 1996 on the former Joliet Arsenal. It is the first national tallgrass prairie in the country. Midewin represents a major effort to restore 20,000 acres of farm and industrial land to a unique American landscape and the complex ecology of the prairie. This also makes Midewin the largest open space in the Chicago metropolitan area and northeastern Illinois and the largest tallgrass prairie restoration effort east of the Mississippi River.
Public access to Midewin was restricted during the Army’s cleanup of contaminants remaining from decades of munitions manufacture, but today, nearly 9,000 acres of Midewin and 33 miles of trails are open to the public for non-motorized recreation. Midewin will remain a “prairie under construction” for many years to come, so there are many accomplishments for visitors to witness and even help achieve. In 2015, bison were reintroduced at the preserve and are thriving.
Public access to Midewin was restricted during the Army’s cleanup of contaminants remaining from decades of munitions manufacture, but today, nearly 9,000 acres of Midewin and 33 miles of trails are open to the public for non-motorized recreation. Midewin will remain a “prairie under construction” for many years to come, so there are many accomplishments for visitors to witness and even help achieve. In 2015, bison were reintroduced at the preserve and are thriving.
