Midewin Turns 25! - Keynote Speech by Bill Kurtis

On February 10, 2021, the National Forest Foundation hosted a 25th Anniversary celebration event for Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie featuring a keynote by famed journalist and radio broadcaster Bill Kurtis. Kurtis highlights the incredible biodiversity of Midewin, the human impact on the landscape, and the many partners who have worked together to restore this special place.

An acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, and founder of his own multimedia production company, Bill Kurtis has been earning his peers and viewers' respect for more than fifty years. Bill traveled the world for the Peabody Award-winning PBS series The New Explorers and documentaries that have taken on our time's most pressing environmental issues.

Bill is a dedicated conservationist, having purchased and maintained tallgrass prairie lands in Kansas and restoring land to its native state on his 65-acre home in Mettawa, Illinois, where he has partnered with the Land Institute to establish test plots for a new agricultural paradigm using deep-rooted perennial wheat. Bill is the recipient of numerous humanitarian, journalism, and broadcasting awards.

He is a member of the board of directors of several prominent organizations, including The Nature Conservancy of Illinois, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and the Field Museum of Chicago.





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