"It's created a giant [sic] wildlife habitat," said David Ellis, the American Horticultural Society's spokesman. "We have seen the diversity of wildlife increase on the whole property. It has been exponential since the meadow was started." Goldfinches, eagles, bobwhites and wild turkeys have been drawn to the meadow and the food chain it supports.

Neil Diboll advised them that old fields with heavy weed growth need one to two years of weed-killing before wildflower seeds can be sown. His prescription: Mow the field in July, and spray the regrowth with an herbicide two months later. The following year, spray the weeds in spring, midsummer and late summer, before seeding the wildflowers and grasses.

Weaver, Minn. — "The native prairie on part of the land has largely disappeared because of farming, but a new restoration project that uses snow seeding techniques could help restore native plants to the area." This Minnesota Pulic Radio piece includes a slideshow and audio.