Prairie

In 1974 Don Gardner started a prairie development project on a 7.3-acre former permanent pasture located on the south side of Kempton in Mona Township, Ford County, Illinois. This site includes photographs, maps, species lists, and a good discussion of methods.

Now in its 37th year of publication, THE PRAIRIE NATURALIST fills an important role as the avenue of communication of research on the North American grasslands and their biota. Many articles from March, 1969 through March 2005 are freely available online as pdf files.

The Iowa DNR Prairie Resource Center provides over 65 species of Iowa-origin prairie grasses and wildflowers to public land managers across the state. They also publish (online) a very informative newsletter and a Prairie Seedling and Seeding Evaluation Guide.

The Kasota Prairie is a ninety-acre portion of the great prairies which covered one third of Minnesota before 1850.  Juniper and oak forest the river side of the prairie, which lies on the bluffs of the Minnesota River Valley in south central Minnesota.  Ancient limestone outcroppings, exposed by the powerful waters of the Glacial River Warren, are a notable feature of this prairie.  Set aside as a preserved prairie ecosystem in 1984, virgin prairie remains untouched and areas changed by grazing are returning to their natural state through careful management.

The Prairie Conservation Forum is a large voluntary coalition of stakeholder groups whose members are interested in the conservation of native prairie and parkland environments in Alberta, Canada. The Forum, which has been in existence for over 16 years, is currently involved in the implementation of the Alberta Prairie Conservation Action Plan.

The Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance supports conservation activities involving the Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands and the surrounding Sauk Prairie landscape, through education, research, ecological restoration, and community participation. The Badger Army Ammunition plant's 7,354 acres is slated to be converted to conservation, restoration, recreation, and agriculture.