100 Discoveries: the Nature of the Grand Prairie November 5, 2012

Two centuries ago, Illinois served as the start for one of the greatest exploratory endeavors undertaken in North America-the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This expedition generated perhaps the most famous nature journals ever compiled during their two-year exploration of the American West. Today, a new Corps of Discovery has been developed by biologists from the Illinois Natural History Survey. Armed with pencil, paper, and camera, this new corps has set out to rediscover the Grand Prairie in central Illinois as it exists today. Come discover what the prairie has in store today, viewed 100 ways, in this temporary exhibit featuring works by the new Corps.