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Due to intermittent power outages, Midewin NTP Welcome Center will be closed today, Tuesday, October 1. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Midewin NTP Welcome Center will close today at 2:00 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Our Welcome Center will be closed at 1:00pm today, Thursday, October 31st. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Are you interested in educating future land stewards? Restoring the prairie? Surveying for birds? Volunteer positions are now live on our website! Visit fs.usda.gov/.../workingtog… to see positions and apply! #NatureConnectsUs #Volunteer

Work that orange in your wardrobe and help prevent forest fires at the same time this hunting season.

Please be advised that it is deer hunting season which concludes on Sunday, January 19th, 2025. We encourage you to take extra precaution when going out on our trails during the season. See fs.usda.gov/activity/midew… for more details on rules and regulations.

You can watch the lighting ceremony of the Capitol Christmas Tree live at 5 pm Eastern Time. 🌲🎄

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (NTP) supervisor’s office, to include the welcome center, will be temporarily closed from December 9, 2024 to January 27, 2025 for extensive maintenance HVAC system. For more info, please call (815) 423-6370 or [email protected].

People who recreate responsibly in the winter are like onions, they have layers.

Midewin NTP's Winter Lecture Series is back for 2025! Please join us for these entertaining and thought-provoking presentations at the Midewin NTP Welcome Center with the exception of one virtual lecture. Registration link coming soon.

UPDATE: Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Supervisor’s Office and the welcome center closure has been extended to Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Midewin NTP's fire management team will conduct prescribed burns Wednesday, March 12 in areas one mile South of the Hoff Road Trailhead, near Turtle Pond and the Chicago Road Seedbeds. Please follow all prescribed burn signage and stay out of the area. #prescribedburn #prairie

Midewin NTP's fire management team will conduct prescribed burns Thursday, March 13 in areas near the River Road Trailhead and River Road seed beds. Please follow all prescribed burn signage and stay out of the area. #prescribedburn #prairie

Interagency passes will be unavailable for purchase Tuesday, March 25. We apologize for any inconvenience.

A couple on a snowmobile check their way with a forest trail map posted on the bulletin board. Nicolet National Forest, December 1966. #TBT (USDA Forest Service photo by Paul Steucke)

Interagency passes will be unavailable for purchase today, Monday, April 21. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Interagency passes will be unavailable for purchase, Monday, May 12. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Don't let your fun turn into flames. As you make plans to celebrate the 4th of July, please remember that fireworks are prohibited on public lands. Possessing, igniting, discharging, or using any kind of fireworks is prohibited on national forests and grasslands.

Today we honor the unwavering dedication of all wildland firefighters and support personnel. Thank you for your service in protecting lives, property, infrastructure, and our vital natural resources. #WildlandFirefighterDay

We are unable to sell Interagency Passes Monday, July 21. We apologize for any inconvenience.