Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Offers Free Public Lectures in Winter 2011
Are you looking for free, educational activities to fill some of your winter evenings? Do you enjoy learning about nature and the ecology of Will County's Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie? If so, you may want to check out the Midewin 2011 Lecture Series: From the Midewin website: "The 2011 Midewin Lecture Series will offer many interesting public lectures throughout the the winter months. Each program will introduce participants to some aspect of the natural and cultural history of Midewin and northeastern Illinois. The presenters include Midewin staff, faculty from area universities, and individual experts. Thursday, January 20: Bats , by Sharon Peterson, of Incredible Bats Thursday, February 3: Barn Owl Reintroduction , by Dan Thompson, Ecologist, DuPage County Forest Preserve District Thursday, February 17: Bison in the Tallgrass Prairie , by Chris Widga, Assistant Curator of Geology at the Illinois State Museum (Remainder of lectures to ...