Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission
Nature Speaks is a part of our Education and Outreach programs and is a collaboration with our partner, the Prospect Heights Public Library.
The series will feature four speakers annually, one each season and is designed to bring important national and regional speakers to Prospect Heights to discuss important, informative and entertaining topics affecting our city, our state and our planet.
All programs take place at the Prospect Heights Public Library's AB meeting room and on Zoom. Talks start promptly at 7:00. Nature Speaks is free admission but registration is necessary. Please register using the link on the speakers page.
Zoomers, after registration, the library will send you a Zoom link to the event as it gets closer to the date.
July 9th, 2025 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Live and In Person - Bill Glass "How a Bird Saved the Prairie"
This is the story of how the upland sandpiper, a grassland bird helped protect 20,000 acres of open space that will become a large mosaic of prairie, wetlands and scattered woodlands 40 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.
The program will also take a look at the prairie restoration efforts at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and the adaptive restoration techniques were used to restore the habitats of this highly modified landscape and the reintroduction of bison.......
