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By Alyssa Nyberg, Restoration Ecologist at Kankakee Sands If you thought that squirrels were a distraction for dogs, you should see the Kankakee Sands Staff when someone says, “squirrel!” Whenever we think we see one of the recently-released Franklin’s ground squirrels (Poliocitellus franklinii) on the prairie, it’s worth stopping in our tracks to confirm. (NoteContinue reading “Squirrel!”