Site History

Prairie History

Prairie Facts

References

Plant Species

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Michael A. Dirr

Tallgrass Prairie of the Upper Midwest, Walter Mirk. 
The Prairie Enthusiasts. 1997. 

Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers, Doug Ladd and Frank Oberle. Falcon Publishing, Inc. 1995. 

The Prairie Garden, J. Robert Smith and Beatrice S. Smith. University of Wisconsin Press. 1980. 

The Shrub Identification Book, George W.D. Symonds, Photographs by A.W. Merwin 

The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook,  S. Packard and C.F. Mutel 

Weeds of the North Central States, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agriculture 
 

Native Plant Nurseries 

Bluestem Farm, 
S5920 Lehman Rd., Baraboo, WI 53913, 608-356-0179 

Landscape Alternatives, 
1465 Pascal St., St. Paul, MN 55108, 612-488-3142 

Kinnickinnic Natives, 
235 State Road 65, River Falls 54022, 715-425-7605 

North American Prairies, 
111754 Jarvis Ave. NW, Annadale, MN 55302, 612-276-5316 

Oak Prairie Farm, 
W4642 Hwy. 33, Pardeville, WI 53959, 608-296-3679 

Prairie Moon Nursery, 
Route 3, Box 163, Winona, MN 55987, 507-452-1362 

Prairie Nursery, 
P.O. Box 306, Westfield, WI 53964, 608-296-3679

Prairie Restorations, Inc., 
P.O.Box 327, Princeton, MN, 55371, 612-389-4342 or 5733 

Rohde's Nursery, 
N8098 Duck Creek Ave., Neshkoro, WI 54960, 414-293-4373 

Wildlife Habitat, 
R.R. 3, Box 178, Owatonna, MN 55060, 507-451-6771 
 

Web Sites

http://ars-grin.gov/npgs/tax/

http://www.borealforest.org

http://www.ct.botanica.society.org

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/plants/prairieplants.htm

http://www.hortpix.com

http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflowers/index.shtml

http://www.prairieresto.com/wildflowers.htm

http://www.seedsource.com/restore/history.htm 

http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/

We would like to thank the following students for their assistance in developing this brochure and ID cards: 

Nick Jefferies, Erin Peterson, Lynn Peterson, Brent Schoenfeldt, Daniel Thelen and faculty advisor Terry Ferriss.