MOROCCO, Ind. − The Nature Conservancy's Kankakee Sands nature preserve will soon have a new Welcome Center and bison viewing area. Kankakee Sands in Newton County is made up of around 1,000 acres for ...

MOROCCO, Ind. — When officials drafted versions of the Indiana seal sometime in the early 19th century, so plentiful were bison across the state that the image they eventually settled on was of one ...

Kankakee Sands, an 8,400-acre expanse of prairie and wetlands in northern Indiana, is adding accessible parking, viewing scopes and signs to help tell the history of the area and a new chapter about ...

I am finally back in Indiana again from my adventures out west. But the adventures continue at home. Last weekend, I had a really fun adventure at Kankakee Sands. The area has been called, ”a jewel in ...

At Kankakee Sands Preserve in Newton County, The Nature Conservancy has spent more than 25 years restoring native plants, wildlife and prairie habitat. Four years ago, a still more powerful part of ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Nature Conservancy’s Kankakee Sands in Newton County, Indiana, is undergoing a significant restoration project, bringing back native prairie ecosystems and reintroducing ...

After 186 years since the last known native bison was killed in Indiana, 23 new hoofed settlers from the Great Plains arrived Saturday, at The Nature Conservancy's Kankakee Sands restoration area ...

Bison once thundered across the North American plains by the millions. But they were hunted to near extinction in the 19th century for their hides. Today, their numbers are growing again, thanks in ...