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!”
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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”
Oh Deer! It’s the New Year!
By Alyssa Nyberg, Restoration Ecologist at The Nature Conservancy’s Kankakee Sands When I look out over the Kankakee Sands bison pasture this time of the year, not only do I see bison, I also see deer. Sometimes just one deer, sometimes nearly a dozen! Each time I marvel at how small the 150-pound deer lookContinue reading “Oh Deer! It’s the New Year!”
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