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.
November 11, 2026 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Live and in-person, Wally Levernier & Erin Haase
In this presentation, Wally and Erin will give a brief description and history of prairies in Illinois, and how their decline led to an ambitious project that started in 1975 to restore tallgrass prairie at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, at that time the largest restoration of its kind.
With the collaboration of lab staff, community experts, and volunteers, the prairie restoration grew to a patchwork of over 1110 acres at its maximum extent, setting an example for similar restoration projects across the region.
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