Bison

You might associate bees with lush summer gardens and meadows. But this fall, one northern Illinois prairie is abuzz with the pollinators preparing to head underground for the winter. WNIJ’s environment reporter Jess Savage visited Nachusa Grasslands in Lee County to understand this special habitat.

A study by Northern Illinois University conservation biologists is using newer technology in the field to monitor bison’s effect on vegetation in the…

The bison population is growing on a northern Illinois prairie.The Chicago Tribune reports that, after bison were reintroduced to the Nachusa Grasslands,…

Efforts to recreate the original grassland that once dominated Illinois are bearing fruit at the 3,100 acre Nachusa Grassland just minutes outside Dixon,…