Nachusa Grasslands

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.

Good soil biodiversity means clean drinking water, balanced greenhouse gases and a reliable source of worldwide medicines and vaccines.So what can we do…

The Nachusa Grasslands, near Dixon and Franklin Grove, have become the focus of a major soil study for a pair of Northern Illinois University…

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,…