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USDA Forest Service Bison Crawl

A Virtual Experience from Illinois to Montana

2020-11-07 10:00:00 2020-11-07 12:00:00 America/Chicago USDA Forest Service Bison Crawl Travel along with us on a virtual interstate bison excursion! We will learn about bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie & visit First Peoples Buffalo Jump in Ulm, Montana. Virtual via Zoom -

Saturday, November 07
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-11-07 10:00:00 2020-11-07 12:00:00 America/Chicago USDA Forest Service Bison Crawl Travel along with us on a virtual interstate bison excursion! We will learn about bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie & visit First Peoples Buffalo Jump in Ulm, Montana. Virtual via Zoom -

Travel along with us on a virtual interstate bison excursion! We will learn about bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie & visit First Peoples Buffalo Jump in Ulm, Montana.

Join us to celebrate National Bison Day! Come along with the Forest Preserve District of Will County (IL) and the USDA Forest Service as we learn about bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in nearby Wilmington & go across the United States to visit what is thought to be the largest historic buffalo jump in North America – First Peoples Buffalo jump in Ulm, Montana. Learn about explorers Lewis & Clark and their ties to bison. Find out how Bison are helping to heal the Illinois prairie right here in this area.

Please note that registration is required. Registrants will be sent a Zoom meeting invitation via email. You do not need a Zoom account in order to participate.

Participation in Virtual Programs

I acknowledge my participation (or my child’s participation) in this virtual program includes the recording of this program which may include my name as listed on my account, images and/or video footage. I grant the Aurora Public Library District my permission to use the photographs and/or video footage for any legal use, including but not limited to: publicity, copyright purposes, illustration, advertising, and web content.

Furthermore, I understand that no royalty, fee or other compensation shall become payable to me by reason of such use.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Exhibits |

TAGS: | prairies | nature | forestry service | bison |

Eola Road Branch

Phone: 630-264-4117
Fax: 630-898-5220
Branch manager
Krista Danis

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About the branch

This branch shares the Eola Community Center buiding with the Fox Valley Park District. It offers a quiet reading room with a fireplace, study rooms and a family computer lab. The Eola Road Branch has public meeting rooms that may be used for community programs. 

 

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