A Guide to Small Scale Prairie Restoration
Welcome to native prairie restoration! Reading this guidebook will give you a good idea of the steps necessary to create your own patch of native prairie. The most important part to remember is that this is a process, an interesting process, and not simply a finished product. The very nature of ecosystems guarantees that the prairie will continue to change even after it is established. This process of creating a native prairie ecosystem has almost limitless potential for use as an educational tool, for students of all ages. This guide is meant to be a generalized introduction to prairie restoration, and a guide to the steps necessary to grow prairie. We did not intend for it to be the only resource used in this process, and have therefore included a large section of references (Appendix III) in a number of topic areas. Please use these references to expand your knowledge and ideas before you begin a project, and also use them for details about techniques while in progress.
Welcome to native prairie restoration! Reading this guidebook will give you a good idea of the steps necessary to create your own patch of native prairie. The most important part to remember is that this is a process, an interesting process, and not simply a finished product. The very nature of ecosystems guarantees that the prairie will continue to change even after it is established. This process of creating a native prairie ecosystem has almost limitless potential for use as an educational tool, for students of all ages. This guide is meant to be a generalized introduction to prairie restoration, and a guide to the steps necessary to grow prairie. We did not intend for it to be the only resource used in this process, and have therefore included a large section of references (Appendix III) in a number of topic areas. Please use these references to expand your knowledge and ideas before you begin a project, and also use them for details about techniques while in progress.