Midewin

Application seeks funds for Elwood to Wilmington trail

Published by admin on Tue, 08/02/2022 - 3:29pm

The City of Wilmington and the Village of Elwood have joined together on a grant application, seeking to connect the two areas with a walking/bike path.

On July 19, the members of the Wilmington City Council approved a measure to allow the city to join a Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) grant application for Recreational Pathways for Biking and Walking. The city will join the Village of Elwood on the application.

Midewin in Wilmington to participate in Bison Crawl

Published by admin on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 12:50pm

 

On National Bison Day this year there will be more ways than ever to celebrate bison, which are America’s National Mammal. The popular annual local area Bison Crawl will expand this year to include a special virtual visit to Ulm, Montana, to what is thought to be the largest known buffalo jump in North America – First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park in Ulm, Montana. The USDA Forest Service’s Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie will host a virtual “Cross-Country Bison Expedition” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 – National Bison Day.