A rare stretch of virgin prairie has received yet another reprieve from the bulldozer.
A rare stretch of virgin prairie has received yet another reprieve from the bulldozer, with the Federal Aviation Administration telling the Tribune that Chicago Rockford International Airport has agreed to delay construction until June 1.The airport wants to build a road through the Bell Bowl Prairie, one of the last remaining places in the state where prairie exists much as it did 8,000 years ago.
Cargo planes are visible behind the Bell Bowl Prairie adjacent to Chicago Rockford International Airport on Oct. 20, 2021, in Winnebago County. Leigh showed the Tribune a Feb. 16 letter from the FAA to the airport, thanking airport officials for confirming they did not immediately intend to proceed with construction in the prairie area, and outlining an environmental review process involving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The airport’s $50 million expansion project includes a new cargo center and cargo ramps for more planes, as well as new roads and parking areas. “A high quality, old-growth prairie is the Midwest equivalent of a cathedral redwood grove — only far, far rarer,” White wrote.
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