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Thursday, September 10, 2020
4:00 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT
We invite you to participate in our Midewin Self-Guided Photography Challenge, joining a virtual editing photography class on September 10th, 4 p.m. or September 12th 11 a.m., and then making a day trip to Midewin sometime during the month of September (before September 20th) to capture its beauty and history (and bison!) through your own lens. Participants that submit their photos from Midewin will be nationally recognized through the National Forest Service social media, press coverage, and a special calendar, as well as an exhibition of photos at the Lovell VA in North Chicago.
Please note that this event is for veterans, current servicemembers and their families only.
Participants Will:
About Midewin Tallgrass Prairie:
Midewin is the first national tallgrass prairie in the country, established on the site of the former Joliet Arsenal in 1996. This historic site represents a major effort to restore 20,000 acres of farm and industrial land to a unique American landscape and the complex ecology of the prairie. This also makes Midewin the largest open space in the Chicago metropolitan area and northeastern Illinois and the largest tallgrass prairie restoration effort east of the Mississippi River. In 2015, bison were reintroduced at the preserve, and dedicated visitors can often find them grazing in certain areas.
This program is free of charge, but registration is required. Contact info@brushwoodcenter.org with any questions.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
4:00 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT