Construction of amphitheater at Fossil and Prairie Park is underway

Naturalist Heidi Reams sits on a rock that's part of an amphitheater that will soon be completed at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside of Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Naturalist Heidi Reams sits on a rock that's part of an amphitheater that will soon be completed at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside of Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Construction is underway to create an amphitheater at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

Construction is underway to create an amphitheater at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A view of one of the ponds from the amphitheater at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

The inside of one of the new bathrooms near the kilns at the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

The new men's and women's restrooms near the kilns of the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

The new men's and women's restrooms near the kilns of the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra

A closer look at the solar panel that sits on the roof of the restrooms near the kilns of the Fossil and Prairie Park just outside Rockford. The panel provides solar lighting inside the restrooms. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra