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The Nature Conservancy are making changes — and headlines
2019
Slow and steady, the American prairies grow
Christian Science Monitor - February 18, 2019
Christian Science Monitor - February 18, 2019
2018
Bison Are Helping Rewild the Last of the Midwest's Prairies
Gizmodo - October 31, 2018
SVM EDITORIAL: Science takes a front seat at prairie preserve
SaukValley.com - July 19, 2018
Bison graze to help save Illinois' prairies
Rockford Register Star - July 6, 2018
Bach to nature: Happiness is just a Prairie State of mind for Nachusa's ...
SaukValley.com - June 21, 2018
Setting fires and restoring an American landscape
The Seattle Times-Jun 1, 2018
Setting Fires and Restoring an American Landscape
New York Times - Apr 23, 2018
Local volunteers passionate about prairie restoration
SaukValley.com- Jan 21, 2018
Hoofprints and history: A trip though the prairie's past
SaukValley.com-Jan 14, 2018
Top 5 things to do this weekend: Jan. 12-14, 2018
SaukValley.com-Jan 11, 2018
SVM EDITORIAL: Pay a visit to Grasslands' visitors center
SaukValley.com-Jan 10, 2018
U of I Extension to offer master naturalist training
Freeport Journal-Standard-Jan 9, 2018
New center greets visitors to Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-Jan 4, 2018
New visitor center opens at Nachusa Grasslands
SaukValley.com-Jan 2, 2018SVM EDITORIAL: Science takes a front seat at prairie preserve
Gizmodo - October 31, 2018
SVM EDITORIAL: Science takes a front seat at prairie preserve
SaukValley.com - July 19, 2018
Bison graze to help save Illinois' prairies
Rockford Register Star - July 6, 2018
Bach to nature: Happiness is just a Prairie State of mind for Nachusa's ...
SaukValley.com - June 21, 2018
Setting fires and restoring an American landscape
The Seattle Times-Jun 1, 2018
Setting Fires and Restoring an American Landscape
New York Times - Apr 23, 2018
Local volunteers passionate about prairie restoration
SaukValley.com- Jan 21, 2018
Hoofprints and history: A trip though the prairie's past
SaukValley.com-Jan 14, 2018
Top 5 things to do this weekend: Jan. 12-14, 2018
SaukValley.com-Jan 11, 2018
SVM EDITORIAL: Pay a visit to Grasslands' visitors center
SaukValley.com-Jan 10, 2018
U of I Extension to offer master naturalist training
Freeport Journal-Standard-Jan 9, 2018
New center greets visitors to Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-Jan 4, 2018
New visitor center opens at Nachusa Grasslands
SaukValley.com-Jan 2, 2018SVM EDITORIAL: Science takes a front seat at prairie preserve
2017
Study finds Nachusa Grasslands restoration is working in the soil, too
Phys.Org-Jul 20, 2017
Reclaiming the Prairie
NIU Newsroom - July 18, 2017
Chicago's Man on the Prairie Finds His Calling at Nachusa ...
DNAInfo – April 24, 2017
This Earth Day, I Stand For Science
Huffington Post-Apr 20, 2017
Phys.Org-Jul 20, 2017
Reclaiming the Prairie
NIU Newsroom - July 18, 2017
Chicago's Man on the Prairie Finds His Calling at Nachusa ...
DNAInfo – April 24, 2017
This Earth Day, I Stand For Science
Huffington Post-Apr 20, 2017
2016
Bison Mania hits 95 miles West of Chicago as Herd Continues to Grow
Chicago Tribune-Dec 30, 2016
The return of the bison: 'Wild' herds again roam Illinois, Iowa prairies
Quad-City Times - Dec 19, 2016
Farewell to Prairie Sally
SaukValley.com-Nov 29, 2016
Sally A. Baumgardner
SaukValley.com-Nov 20, 2016
NIU Biologists Use Drones to Monitor Bison's Effect on Nachusa ...
WNIJ and WNIU-October 22, 2016
Bison Arrive at Kankakee Sands
Kankakee Daily Journal-October 21, 2016
Bird's-Eye View
NIU Newsroom - October 12, 2016
Sunshine, Bison Bring Visitors to Autumn on Prairie
Ogle County News-September 23, 2016
Bringing Back the Bison
Aljazeera.com-Sep 11, 2016
SVS | Sally Baumgardner: The Prairie's Friend
The Sauk Valley Sun - Jul 29, 2016
Saving and Restoring Natural Areas
The Rock River Times-July 20, 2016
Prairie Still for the Birds
SaukValley.com - July 1, 2016
Byron Forest Preserve to host Nachusa Grasslands Bison Herd Tour
Rockford Register Star - May 26, 2016
Bison Thriving at Nachusa Grasslands in Second Year
Ogle County News - May 19, 2016
Growing Indicators of Fading Biodiversity
The Rock River Times-May 3, 2016
Five Baby Bison Born at Illinois Grassland Preserve
The State Journal-Register - April 29, 2016
Fire as the Natural, Essential Tool: A Day in the Field
Chicago Sun-Times- April 17, 2016
Report: For Healthier Lands, IL Needs More Prescribed Fires
Public News Service - March 28, 2016
Thinning the Plot at Nachusa
SaukValley.com - March 22, 2016
Dixon's Nachusa Grasslands is a 3,500-acre Living Laboratory
ChronicleIllinois.com - January 4, 2016
2015
America's Heartland - Episode 1119
KVIE - America's Heartland
Bison get more room to roam at Nachusa
SaukValley.com-Jan 5, 2016
Bison roaming Illinois grasslands east of Dixon
WLS-TV-Dec 6, 2015
River Town Chronicles: Tech stress? Go where the buffalo roam
Kane County Chronicle-Dec 3, 2015
Prairie state of mind
NIU Newsroom-Nov 30, 2015
Grunting bison, sniffing bulls: Nachusa Grasslands
Chicago Sun-Times-Nov 15, 2015
Nachusa Grasslands Adds 29 Bison
WIFR-Nov 4, 2015
A Home Where the Buffalo Roam | A Moment of Science ...
Indiana Public Media | WFIU - NPR | WTIU - PBS-Oct 23, 2015
EXCHANGE: Nachusa Grasslands plans to add bison this fall
Washington Times-Oct 6, 2015
Herds of people learn about bison at Nachusa Grasslands
SaukValley.com-Sep 20, 2015
Prairie festival to return to Nachusa Grasslands
SaukValley.com-Sep 16, 2015
Bringing bison back to restore the American prairie
Al Jazeera America-Sep 16, 2015
STEM Café to serve 'Breakfast with the Bison' August 29
NIU Today-Aug 19, 2015
Nachusa Grasslands: Where the Bison Now Roam
Northwest Quarterly.com-Jul 18, 2015
Illinois: It's wilder than you think
Chicago Tribune-Jul 10, 2015
Bison Population Growing On Nachusa Grasslands
WNIJ and WNIU-Jul 6, 2015
Illinois bison busy as rabbits, prairie ambassadors
Chicago Tribune-Jul 3, 2015
Bison and Illinois Prairie: Creating Lush Grasslands West of Chicago
Nature World News-Jun 29, 2015
Back in brown: American bison return to the Midwest
CBS News-Jun 25, 2015
Bison busy helping native prairie at Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-May 20, 2015
Bison 'experiment' at Nachusa Grasslands going well
SaukValley.com-May 17, 2015
Two-week-old bison calf might be female
SaukValley.com-Apr 19, 2015
Nachusa Grasslands wild bison calf may be first birth in 200 years east of the Mississippi
Journal Standard-Apr 10, 2015
Excitement grows over birth of rare wild bison in Illinois
Chicago Tribune-Apr 9, 2015
Illinois' first wild bison calf in 200 years
Chicago Tribune-Apr 8, 2015
First Wild Bison Born in Illinois in Roughly 200 Years
NBC Chicago-Apr 7, 2015
Baby bison is Illinois' first in nearly two centuries
Chicago Tribune-Apr 6, 2015
Bringing bison back: Rewilding America's heartland
Al Jazeera America-Mar 5, 2015
Bison are Back
Chicago Tonight | WTTW-Feb 20, 2015
Bison in the snow
Chicago Tribune-Feb 24, 2015
Illinois: Land of Lincoln, the Windy City, and Now, Bison
TakePart-Jan 8, 2015
KVIE - America's Heartland
Bison get more room to roam at Nachusa
SaukValley.com-Jan 5, 2016
Bison roaming Illinois grasslands east of Dixon
WLS-TV-Dec 6, 2015
River Town Chronicles: Tech stress? Go where the buffalo roam
Kane County Chronicle-Dec 3, 2015
Prairie state of mind
NIU Newsroom-Nov 30, 2015
Grunting bison, sniffing bulls: Nachusa Grasslands
Chicago Sun-Times-Nov 15, 2015
Nachusa Grasslands Adds 29 Bison
WIFR-Nov 4, 2015
A Home Where the Buffalo Roam | A Moment of Science ...
Indiana Public Media | WFIU - NPR | WTIU - PBS-Oct 23, 2015
EXCHANGE: Nachusa Grasslands plans to add bison this fall
Washington Times-Oct 6, 2015
Herds of people learn about bison at Nachusa Grasslands
SaukValley.com-Sep 20, 2015
Prairie festival to return to Nachusa Grasslands
SaukValley.com-Sep 16, 2015
Bringing bison back to restore the American prairie
Al Jazeera America-Sep 16, 2015
STEM Café to serve 'Breakfast with the Bison' August 29
NIU Today-Aug 19, 2015
Nachusa Grasslands: Where the Bison Now Roam
Northwest Quarterly.com-Jul 18, 2015
Illinois: It's wilder than you think
Chicago Tribune-Jul 10, 2015
Bison Population Growing On Nachusa Grasslands
WNIJ and WNIU-Jul 6, 2015
Illinois bison busy as rabbits, prairie ambassadors
Chicago Tribune-Jul 3, 2015
Bison and Illinois Prairie: Creating Lush Grasslands West of Chicago
Nature World News-Jun 29, 2015
Back in brown: American bison return to the Midwest
CBS News-Jun 25, 2015
Bison busy helping native prairie at Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-May 20, 2015
Bison 'experiment' at Nachusa Grasslands going well
SaukValley.com-May 17, 2015
Two-week-old bison calf might be female
SaukValley.com-Apr 19, 2015
Nachusa Grasslands wild bison calf may be first birth in 200 years east of the Mississippi
Journal Standard-Apr 10, 2015
Excitement grows over birth of rare wild bison in Illinois
Chicago Tribune-Apr 9, 2015
Illinois' first wild bison calf in 200 years
Chicago Tribune-Apr 8, 2015
First Wild Bison Born in Illinois in Roughly 200 Years
NBC Chicago-Apr 7, 2015
Baby bison is Illinois' first in nearly two centuries
Chicago Tribune-Apr 6, 2015
Bringing bison back: Rewilding America's heartland
Al Jazeera America-Mar 5, 2015
Bison are Back
Chicago Tonight | WTTW-Feb 20, 2015
Bison in the snow
Chicago Tribune-Feb 24, 2015
Illinois: Land of Lincoln, the Windy City, and Now, Bison
TakePart-Jan 8, 2015
2014
Buffalo Roam East of the Mississippi for First Time Since 1830s
AlterNet-Dec 31, 2014
Checking in on the Nachusa bison
Chicago Tribune-Dec 29, 2014
Welcome home, thundering bison, to your Prairie State
Chicago Tribune-Dec 26, 2014
Want a home where the buffalo roam? You don't have to move
SaukValley.com-Nov 24, 2014
A comeback 200 years in the making: Bison return to Illinois nature preserve
Rockford Register Star-Nov 8, 2014
The Nachusa bison
Chicago Tribune-Oct 21, 2014
First group of bison arrive at Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-Oct 9, 2014
Bison return to Illinois at Lee County preserve
WREX-TV-Oct 8, 2014
After a century, bison return to Illinois
Chicago Tribune-Oct 6, 2014
Bison coming to Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-Oct 4, 2014
Bison to Return to the Prairie State
Chicago Tonight | WTTW-Oct 2, 2014
Bison again will thunder across Nachusa Grasslands prairie
SaukValley.com-Sep 30, 2014
Where the buffalo roam (once again)
NIU Today-Sep 29, 2014
Western Illinois preserve set for return of bison
Chicago Tribune-Apr 22, 2014
AlterNet-Dec 31, 2014
Checking in on the Nachusa bison
Chicago Tribune-Dec 29, 2014
Welcome home, thundering bison, to your Prairie State
Chicago Tribune-Dec 26, 2014
Want a home where the buffalo roam? You don't have to move
SaukValley.com-Nov 24, 2014
A comeback 200 years in the making: Bison return to Illinois nature preserve
Rockford Register Star-Nov 8, 2014
The Nachusa bison
Chicago Tribune-Oct 21, 2014
First group of bison arrive at Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-Oct 9, 2014
Bison return to Illinois at Lee County preserve
WREX-TV-Oct 8, 2014
After a century, bison return to Illinois
Chicago Tribune-Oct 6, 2014
Bison coming to Nachusa Grasslands
Ogle County News-Oct 4, 2014
Bison to Return to the Prairie State
Chicago Tonight | WTTW-Oct 2, 2014
Bison again will thunder across Nachusa Grasslands prairie
SaukValley.com-Sep 30, 2014
Where the buffalo roam (once again)
NIU Today-Sep 29, 2014
Western Illinois preserve set for return of bison
Chicago Tribune-Apr 22, 2014
Archives
Nachusa Grasslands
YouTube - March 12, 2010
"Saving the Prairie One Acorn at a Time"
NPR – March 19, 2008
Field & Stream
Chicago Reader - November 19, 1987
YouTube - March 12, 2010
"Saving the Prairie One Acorn at a Time"
NPR – March 19, 2008
Field & Stream
Chicago Reader - November 19, 1987