Join Illinois Master Naturalist, Bob Shelby, as he discusses the physical and behavioral characteristics of the Greater Prairie Chicken. Discover how the bird’s population has declined over time and what is being done to help sustain the state’s population. Shelby began working out of Prairie Ridge SNA in 1999 and still assists with the translocation of the Greater Prairie Chickens from Kansas.The presentation will begin at 2pm on Saturday, March 14th inside the visitor center at Beall Woods State Park. Please call 618-298-2441 for additional information.
Photograph by Bob Shelby