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! WhenContinue reading “Little Acts of Short-eared Owl Kindness”
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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 KankakeeContinue reading “The Magic is Back!”
Whose tail is that?
By Alyssa Nyberg, Ecologist at Kankakee Sands Our August skies are aflutter with butterflies over the Kankakee Sands prairie. The nectar-rich flowers of the blazing stars, milkweeds and bonesets are decorated by the wings of a variety of butterflies, including the swallowtails. A fun (and sometimes challenging) part of being among so many butterflies isContinue reading “Whose tail is that?”
That’s Golden
By Alyssa Nyberg, Restoration Ecologist at Kankakee Sands A golden eagle (Aquila chysaetos) was recently spotted soaring over the Kankakee Sands prairie, to which we say, “That’s Golden!” It’s awesome news because it reaffirms everything that we want Kankakee Sands to be – a home for those species who spend their whole lives here onContinue reading “That’s Golden”
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