The Tallgrass Prairie Center guide to prairie restoration in the Upper Midwest / by Daryl Smith ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Daryl (Daryl D.), 1938-

Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Series:

Bur oak book.

A Bur oak book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prairie planting--Middle West.

Prairie planting.

Prairie restoration--Middle West.

Prairie restoration.

Prairies--Middle West--Management.

Prairies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Guide to prairie restoration in the Upper Midwest

Place of Publication:

Iowa City [Iowa] : Published for the Tallgrass Prairie Center by the University of Iowa Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although less than 3 percent of the original vast landscape survives, the tallgrass prairie remains a national treasure, glowing with a vast array of colorful wildflowers in spring and summer, enriched by the warm reds and browns of grasses in fall and winter. This comprehensive manual, crafted by the staff of the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa, will be an essential companion for everyone dedicated to planning, developing, and maintaining all types of prairie restorations and reconstructions in the tallgrass prairie region of Iowa, northern Illinois, northwestern I

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Why This Manual? / Daryl Smith; Introduction: Returning Prairie to the Upper Midwest / Daryl Smith; Part 1. Reconstruction Planning; 1. Preparing and Planning for a Reconstruction / Daryl Smith; 2. Seed Source and Quality / Greg Houseal; 3. Designing Seed Mixes / Dave Williams; Part 2. Implementing Reconstruction; 4. Site Preparation / Dave Williams; 5. Seeding / Dave Williams; 6. First-Season Management / Dave Williams; 7. Evaluating Stand Establishment and Seedling Identification / Dave Williams; Part 3. Prairie Restoration and Management

8. Identifying and Assessing Remnants / Greg Houseal9. The Restoration of Degraded Prairie Remnants / Daryl Smith; 10. Prairie Management / Daryl Smith; Part 4. Special Cases; 11. Prairie in Public Places / Dave Williams; 12. Roadsides and Other Erodible Sites / Kirk Henderson; 13. Small Prairie Plantings / Kirk Henderson; Part 5. Native Seed Production; 14. Seed Harvesting / Greg Houseal; 15. Drying, Cleaning, and Storing Prairie Seed / Greg Houseal; 16. Propagating and Transplanting Seedlings / Greg Houseal; Epilogue: The Future of Tallgrass Restoration / Daryl Smith; Glossary

Common and Scientific Names of Plants Mentioned in This GuideReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781587299520

1587299526

OCLC:

667223651