On December 8th, the First Six Bison to Return to Kane County Prairies Set Foot in Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve
I’ve worked hard for the past 5 years as a County Board Member and Forest Preserve President to get bison back on to Kane County. Success at last!
The Forest preserve published this announcement on their Facebook:
“With a few steps off a trailer and onto Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve in Sycamore, American bison, also known as buffalo, have made a triumphant return to Kane County prairie, for the first time in more than 200 years.
“The move follows a three-way partnership between the Forest Preserve District of Kane County as land owner, the American Indian Center of Chicago (AIC) as owner of the animals, and Ruhter Bison as the herd manager. It was an agreement the Forest Preserve District had worked to bring to completion for years, and something promised to residents as part of the 2024 Land Acquisition & Preserve Improvement Referendum.”
Read more in their official press release: https://kaneforest.com/upload/BisonReturnToKane_Dec25.pdf
Kious for Kane 