Midewin offers live bison viewing via webcam

If you can’t get out to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie to see the bison herd, the beasts now can come to you and your computer screen via a 24-hour live stream.

A high-definition camera, installed 25 feet above the ground, covers areas where the bison have been known to graze. It is connected to the internet via wireless signal, and the entire system is solar-powered…Please click here to read Susan DeMar Lafferty’s story in the Tribune/Daily Southtown, or here for the webcam.