Community Corner
Coyotes, Deer Highlight March Issue Of 'The Buzz'
The next episode of the Forest Preserve District of Will County's monthly nature show debuts at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30.
March's episode of “The Buzz,” the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s monthly nature show, has creature features and an icy ending.
“We will talk about two animals that get a lot of attention in our preserves,” said program host Suzy Lyttle. “One is a top predator while the other is the largest prey!”
The episode will debut at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, on the Forest Preserve
District’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
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Also, the show will air at 9 p.m. Friday, April 1, and noon Saturday, April 2,
on WJYS, a TV station that reaches more than 11 million people in Illinois,
Michigan and Wisconsin. The show's inclusion on WJYS is being funded
by The Nature Foundation of Will County. Local cable stations also carry the
show in Joliet, Naperville, New Lenox, Romeoville and Tinley Park.
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First up on March's episode are coyotes, which are very adaptable and can be
seen across the entire United States in a variety of habitats, Lyttle said.
“They are carnivores, eating mostly rodents, but they will catch rabbits, deer
and more if the opportunity is available,” said Lyttle, who is a program
coordinator for the Forest Preserve. “If times are really tough, they will even
eat fruit.”
The show will then turn from predator to prey by focusing on white-tailed
deer, which are the largest animals in the area, but also ones that startle
easily.
“We were lucky on filming day to come across a few at Hammel
Woods that were ready to be on camera,” Lyttle said. “It is not often that
wildlife cooperates, so we made sure to start filming as soon as possible.”
Finally, “The Buzz” will highlight the Forest Preserve District’s Police
Department, which organized a Polar Plunge team to raise money for Special
Olympics Illinois on March 12 in Braidwood.
“I am very proud of our officers for the day-to-day work they do in our preserves, but also for what they do for charity,” Lyttle said. “It was a very chilly day for this year’s Polar Plunge, but our officers still braved the icy waters!”
To view all past episodes of “The Buzz,” visit YouTube.com/WillCoForests.
For more information on the Forest Preserve District of Will County, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.
