Prairie Chicken Birding Trip
Release Date: Mar. 14, 2007
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill., March 14, 2007— Join Heller Nature Center as we travel to the Prairie Ridge State Natural Area in Newton, IL for a day of grassland birds and prairie chickens! Prairie Ridge is one of the best sites in Illinois for observing rare species of grassland wildlife. Its 3,500-acres has the distinction of having the state’s largest breeding population of Northern Harriers, Short-eared Owls, as well as the best booming ground of Greater Prairie Chickens!
This program will meet at Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Parkat 9:00 a.m. on March 23 and return on March 24 at 5:00 p.m. This program is for adults. The fee is $135 per person and includes transportation, tour guides, hotel, admission and contribution to Prairie Ridge. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 847.433.6901 to register or for more information.
This program will meet at Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Parkat 9:00 a.m. on March 23 and return on March 24 at 5:00 p.m. This program is for adults. The fee is $135 per person and includes transportation, tour guides, hotel, admission and contribution to Prairie Ridge. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 847.433.6901 to register or for more information.
About the Park District of Highland Park
The Park District of Highland Park, founded in 1909, operates and manages over 600 acres of land in 44 park areas, and offers approximately 2,800 recreation and seasonal programs. Facilities include an indoor ice arena, indoor tennis and racquetball complex, two recreation centers, a nature center, an 18-hole golf course, driving range, adventure golf, aquapark, beaches, boat launch ramp and yacht club on Lake Michigan.
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