A lot of the rustypatch conservation is limited because we have very little knowledge of where they nest. Bell Bowl prairie was destroyed with USFWS approval despite rusty presence because we only have published lit of them nesting in forests, not prairies.
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Bell Bowl Prairie was bulldozed Thursday morning after an 18-month fight to save the ancient prairie remnant from destruction by Rockford Airport, which is carving out a roadway for an expansion of it...
