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Bison roaming a bridge over the Mississippi River? Crazy idea for national park gains momentum

Bison roaming a bridge over the Mississippi River? ‘Crazy’ idea for national park gains momentum Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Tribune © Erin Hooley/TNS Chad Pregracke talks about his idea to repurpose the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois Sunday, April 11, 2021, near the Mississippi Rapids Rest Stop Eastbound in East Moline, Illinois. Pregracke, an environmentalist whose Living Lands& Water operation has been cleaning up the Mississippi River for years, has a plan for. RAPIDS CITY, Ill. Most travelers and truckers approaching the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River see a rather unremarkable structure with no elaborate trusses, suspension cables or bright lights just a weathered span of concrete that rises gradually over the water below.

Bison Bridge over Mississippi River gains momentum

A plan to convert the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River into a 100-acre national park where bison would roam between Illinois and Iowa near the Quad Cities is gaining momentum. Dubbed the Bison Bridge, the project is driven by the fact that the current I-80 bridge has been deemed obsolete and in likely need of replacement.

Watch now: Millikin students plant more than 100 trees

Watch now: Millikin University students plant the future at Sand Creek Conservation Area

“This is my first time planting this many trees at once,” she said. More than 100 trees were planted by Thelen and her classmates in the Sand Creek Conservation Area Tuesday morning as part of their education. David Horn’s 300-level biology class is appropriate for the biology and environmental studies students. The field trip was the lab portion of the class. The students are working with the Macon County Conservation District on restoration projects. “We’ve done everything from collect litter at the Griswold Conservation Area to, today, doing some tree planting,” Horn said. Millikin University junior Hailey Wimblery works to plant a tree on Tuesday at Sand Creek Conservation Area. Macon County Conservation District is partnering with a class of Professor David Horn’s students at Millikin to plant 100 potted trees. The trees were donated by Living Lands and Waters. Visit www.herald-review.com to see a video about the event.

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