Boots On The Ground Conservation

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A Glossary of Firefighting Terms

The following three links pretty much cover the terminology of firefighting. Of course "firefighting" and "prescribed burning" are quite separate universes.

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Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora

This Atlas treats most of the native vascular plants of grassland and savanna communities from the standpoints of floristics and phytogeography. Included are 341 species and 73 additional subspecies, varieties, and hybrids, as well as 103 species and 50 infraspecific taxa and hybrids.

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Flora of North America

The Flora of North America (FNA) presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. The Flora will appear in 30 volumes and will be available in print and on the Web.

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Illinois Laws and Regulations

There are many Illinois statutes that relate to conservation. For example, in Illinois prescribed burning is regulated by the Illinois DNR and the Illinois EPA.

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Keys to the Asteraceae of Wisconsin

This volume on the aster family (Compositae) was assembled and edited by Robert R. Kowal in 2007. Although virtually all information in the keys comes from others’ work, he has edited all the keys more or less severely. In particular, the terminology used is now more consistent among treatments, and the splitting of genera necessitated completely rewriting those keys.

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Policies and Forms

Northwest Illinois Prairie Enthusiasts policies and forms.

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Prairie Restoration

Prairie restoration is a set of practices ranging from species introduction to complete ecosystem creation.

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Prescribed Burning

Prescribed burns are used for various purposes in the management of natural areas. Spring burns are used to stimulate seed germination. Summer burns are used to control herbaceous plants. And fall burns are used to control woody plants.

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Primer on Ecological Restoration

"Ecological restoration is an intentional activity that initiates or accelerates the recovery of an ecosystem with respect to its health, integrity and sustainability." Society for Ecological Restoration

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