Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

In 2016, The National Forest Foundation worked in a partnership agreement with the USDA Forest Service to install a web cam. The bison graze across 1,000 acres; Midewin Public Services tracks to see when people can see the bison in the web cam & posts on Facebook & Twitter.  

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is located north of Wilmington, IL and is just one hour from Chicago. Midewin is undergoing a transformation as the USDA Forest Service and several partners work to restore a native tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Read more about Midewin's history, mission, and shared vision.

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Recent News

• Celebrate National Bison Month with the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

  Release Date: Jun 26, 2019  Wilmington, IL

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Podcasts

Podcasts featuring staff from Midewin. 

Honoring Prairie Farmsteads

In 1838, local resident Henry J. Abel was heard to say that prairie farmsteads were “preferable by far to the timberlands.” What made Abel say that?