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Prairie Wildflowers of Illinois - Descriptions & photographs of Prairie Wildflowers in Illinois. Also includes cultivation requirements, range maps, floral-fauna associations, & other information. Go

Database of Flower-Visiting Insects - A database of insects species that visit prairie wildflowers in Illinois & the Midwest. Go

Tall Grass Prairies of Illinois - Introduction to different kinds of tallgrass prairies in Illinois, describing their history, animals & plants. Clear? Includes many photos of prairie plants. Go

Effects of ozone on grassland plant diversity - Research conducted by the Air Pollution / Climate Research Group on the effects of ozone (air pollutant) on the bio-diversity of grassland Go

Conversion of arid grasslands to desert shrubland by grazing - Photo essay illustrates the evolution of Mojave & Colorado River native grasslands to desert due to grazing. Go

Konza Prairie - The Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA) is representative of native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas. Go

Prairie Plains Resource Institute - Land trust specializing in prairie & wetland protection & restoration in Nebraska, USA. Go

Northern Prairie Biological Resources - Plants & animals of the U.S. northern Great Plains. So... Species identification, population declines, searchable by type, taxon, or geography. Go

British Columbia Grasslands Conservation Council - A link between British Columbia & other grassland related programs in Canada, the United States, & the world. Go

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie - Describes the largest prairie east of the Mississippi River, including natural history, visitor information, field notes, gallery of photos, a downloadable restoration plan & quarterly publication about this prairie. Go

Kasota Prairie - A 90-acre portion of the great prairies which covered one third of Minnesota before 1850. Juniper & oak forest the river side of the prairie, which lies on the bluffs of the Minnesota River Valley in south central Minnesota. Set aside as a preserved prairie ecosystem in 1984, virgin prairie remains untouched & areas changed by grazing are returning to their natural state through careful management. Go

Tallgrass Ontario - This action oriented network of organizations & individual persons seeks to identify, conserve, manage & restore tallgrass prairie, savanna & related ecological communities in Ontario, Canada. Go



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