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Bats: Master of the Night Sky

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator, Efroymson Restoration at Kankakee Sands Bats are hot these days! If you are a Cubs fan or a White Sox fan, bats are swinging and folks are cheering. If you happen to be an Indiana bat aficionado, then you may have heard that there’s a movement afoot to designate the…

Nature

Is it a Butterfly or a Moth? It Might be Both!

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator, Efroymson Restoration at Kankakee Sands As the days grow shorter and night comes sooner, I enjoy all the fluttery things. The brilliant day-flying butterflies delight me. I love the flashes of color across the open sky, the undulating patterns as they float like fairies on the warm fall days. Relaxing…

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A Rooted Rattlesnake

By Alyssa NybergPreserve Coordinator, Efroymson Restoration at Kankakee Sands I’ve never seen a rattlesnake, and that is 110% ok with me! However, I’ll certainly brag about seeing thousands upon thousands of rattlesnake master plants, right here, right now, rooted and growing at Kankakee Sands! Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) has such a striking appearance that you…

Nature

Question, so many questions… and one for you!

By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator, Efroymson Restoration at Kankakee Sands At Kankakee Sands, as we delve into all the layers of the natural world, we have so many questions! University students and our own TNC staff are helping us to answer some of those questions through research. This year alone we have research underway on…

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