Piping plovers released at Illinois Beach State Park!

Piping Plovers
Written By Refugio Mariscal

Piping plover chick Marram. Photo: Tamima Itani/USFWS

Lake County Audubon Society’s Sharing Our Shore-Waukegan (SOS-W) program partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to ensure the survival of four Piping Plover chicks released at Illinois Beach State Park. SOS-W volunteers have been monitoring the beach since their release.

Read the full press release below.

Refugio Mariscal
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