5295 North 1000th Street, Newton, IL 62448
Bird & Eagle Watching
Rare grassland wildlife, bird watching, 3,800 acres
This wildlife area represents the only remaining place east of the Mississippi River where the Greater Prairie-Chicken can be found on historical grounds. The first part of this sanctuary was purchased in 1961 to arrest the decline of this species.
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