Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

In 2016, The National Forest Foundation and USDA Forest Service installed a web cam for visitors to check-in on the bison herd throughout the day. Midewin Public Services tracks to see when the bison are visible in the web cam & will post on Facebook & Twitter.

Come visit Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie! Fifty miles from Chicago, the 18,500 acre Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a place where volunteers, partners and staff are restoring one of the last remnants of the native tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Read more about Midewin's history, mission, and shared vision here.

Recent News

• Celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the USDA Forest Service – Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

  Release Date: Sep 18, 2019  Wilmington, IL

Features

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?

Podcasts

Podcasts featuring staff from Midewin. 

Spotlights

Celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Midewin

On National Public Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, over 100,000 volunteers will be involved in service projects at over 1,000 sites on public lands across the U.S.