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Introduction
Prairie Ecosystems
Prairie Restoration
All Sizes Are Good
Time and Planning
Site Selection
Preparing
Planting
Fire and Prairies
People
Planting a Prairie Garden
Human Voices
Inspiration for Art
Restoration Game
Resources
Credits
Teacher Orientation
      Sand Prairie Scrub Oak
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Midewin NTP
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  Prairie Restoration areas that line the highways in Illinois are only one type of prairie restoration that goes on in the state. 

Some prairie sites, like Gooselake Prairie in Grundy County near Morris, are established prairies that were set aside over 25 years ago. 

Other sites, like Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Joliet in northern Illinois, are large sites with plans for a big future. 

Prairie sites like Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve, or Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak Nature Preserve, both in Mason County in central Illinois, are owned by the state or conservation organizations and are known in their local communities. 

Even in your own community you may have prairie sites. By calling your Department of Natural Resources or the Nature Conservancy, you can find out about prairie treasures in your backyard. All prairie sites, big or small, have value for different species of birds, plants and animals.

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Images
1. Sand-Prairie Scrub Oak Nature Preserve
2. Midewin NTP seeds beds
3. Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

 

   
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