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Marsh Gladness

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator & Ecologist at Kankakee Sands It’s March! And there is so much to be glad about – the great greening up of the overwintered landscape, the songs of birds in the early morning, and the thawing of the land leading to the prairies of Kankakee Sands being soaked with water.…

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Kankakee Sands As You’ve Never Herd Before

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator & Ecologist at Kankakee Sands Have you been to Kankakee Sands and fallen head over heels in love with the prairie and bison? It’s easy to do when you witness first-hand the beauty this wide open big-sky place that people have reconstructed with their hands and hearts. Have you sat…

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Little Acts of Short-eared Owl Kindness

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator & Ecologist at Kankakee Sands Feel like adding a little joy to your day? A late afternoon walk or drive at Kankakee Sands, amidst the wintertime ice-covered prairie that glitters and sparkles as the sun sets, to see the short-eared owls is a wonderful way to end a day! When…

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The Magic is Back!

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator & Ecologist at Kankakee Sands Magic has returned to the prairie! For many people, December is the most magical time of the year – holidays, foods, families, long-starry nights and beautiful snow-covered landscapes. How fitting that this is also the point in the year when the merlins return to Kankakee…

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