The Nachusa Grasslands, a 4,000-acre plot in Franklin Grove, Illinois, is home to a herd of 100 wild American Bison, which ...

A new book traces how the American prairie was nearly destroyed and why its return is so necessary for our future.

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That foundation is one where the prairie flourished, and buffalo roamed. At the Nachusa Grasslands, there are more than 4,000 acres of restored tallgrass prairie — and one herd of bison.