People can see bison every day in Batavia

If you want to see the new baby bison at Fermilab, you have plenty of opportunities since 15 have been born this year.

The U.S. Department of Energy facility welcomes the public to come see the herd. Visitors can enter the property through the Pine Street entrance in Batavia or the Batavia Road entrance in Warrenville. Admission is free, and people need a valid photo ID to enter. Summer hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Visitors can also explore the exhibit and viewing areas on the 15th floor of Wilson Hall by signing in at the reception desk 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to Sunday.

Fermilab's first director, Robert Wilson, established the bison herd in 1969 as a symbol of the history of the Midwestern prairie and the laboratory's pioneering research at the frontiers of particle physics. The herd remains a major attraction at the 6,800-acre Fermilab.

Visitors can learn more about nature at Fermilab by hiking the Interpretive Prairie Trail, a half-mile-long trail located near the Pine Street entrance. The Leon Lederman Science Education Center offers exhibits on the prairie and hands-on physics displays.

For updated information for visitors, go to fnal.gov/pub/visiting/ or call (630) 840-3351. There is also information on the bison herd on the Web page.