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Hello! from: Park Mgr. Iowa State Parks

Hi, Kristi Solberg from Wilmette Park District in Wilmette, IL. I am interested in adding plants to an existing prairie.

Currently, restoring an Oak woodland have used prescribed goat grazing, prescribed fire, forestry mowing, manual cutting, girdling and after five years am seeing oaks regenerate, more native forbs, pollinators are loving it!

Managing ~ 90 acres of prairie & oak savanna on MI/IN boarder. Best practices, new invasive species

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Resources:USDA NRCS PLANTS Database (plant range maps and fact sheets) https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/BONAP NAPA (plant range maps) http://bonap.net/napaUSDA NRCS Web Soil Survey (soil maps) https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htmPrairie Moon Nursery Learning Center (added learning for prairie management, seed supplier) https://www.prairiemoon.com/blog/learning-centerSpence Restoration Nursery (education, seed supplier) http://www.spencenursery.com/Index/links.phpCardno Native Plant Nursery (resources for habitat management) https://www.cardnonativeplantnursery.com/habitat-ecosystem-restorationPrairie Nursery https://www.prairienursery.com/resources-guides/getting-started-with-native-plants/Tallgrass Prairie Center (prairie reconstruction videos) https://tallgrassprairiecenter.org/prairie-reconstruction-how-videos

Stewardship Calculator (helps calculate long-term management costs) https://conservationgateway.org//ConservationPlanning/ToolsData/Pages/stewardshipcalculator.aspxRenovating Native Warm-Season Grass Stands for Wildlife https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-548-W.pdfMidwest Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan (1995 Midwest Oak Savanna and Woodland Ecosystems Conferences) https://archive.epa.gov/ecopage/web/html/app-a-2.html"The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands" Edited by Stephen Packard and Cornelia F. Mutel

Jason Getz, Property Manager​jgetz@dnr.in.gov​Jenna Parks Freeman, Interpretive Naturalist​jparks@dnr.in.gov

Thank you... Great presentation!