hiking – Friends of the Sands

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 satContinue reading “Kankakee Sands As You’ve Never Herd Before”

Celebrating the Magnificent Bison

By Alyssa Nyberg, Restoration Ecologist at Kankakee Sands This October marks the ninth year that bison have graced and grazed our Kankakee Sands prairies. Even after nine years, it’s still a thrill to see them, isn’t it?! Our Kankakee Sands bison heard arrived in 2016, the same year as Indiana’s bicentennial. We like to jokeContinue reading “Celebrating the Magnificent Bison”