Related Web Sites
City of Pana http://www.panaillinois.com
The Illinois Native Plant Society http://www.ill-inps.org
Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center in Springfield http://www.lmgnc.com
Ken Robertson home page Illinois Natural Nistory Survey botanist has extensive information on prairies available at his site. http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/home.html
Illinois Prairie Page http://www.prairiepages.com
Illinois Raptor Center http://www.illinoisraptorcenter.org
Plant Nurseries and Mail
Order Houses
Easy Living Wildflowers http://www.easywildflowers.com/
Bluestem Prairie Nursery in Hillsboro, Il.; a source for local ecotype seeds. Tours available for nature groups during summer. Contact Ken Schaal for a catalog at: bluestemnursery@yahoo.com
Prairie Nursery provides native prairie, wetland, and
woodland wild flowers,
grasses and sedges for low maintenance sustainable gardens and
meadows. We
offer over 150 native plants for creating habitat for birds,
butterflies and
a host of other creatures.
http://www.prairienursery.com
Earthskin Nursery near Mason City offers local ecotype prairie seeds. Visit: http://www.earthskinnursery.com/ for more information.
Books and Resources
The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook edited by Stephen Packard and Cornelia F. Mutel. Published by Island Press. http://www.islandpress.com
The Last Prairie, A Sandhills Journal by Stephen R. Jones. Published by Ragged Mountain Press.
For the Health of the Land, by Aldo Leopold. Previously Unpublished Essays and Other Writings, Edited by J. Baird Callicott and Eric T. Freyfogle. Published by Island Press.
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold. Oxford University Press.
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers, a field guide to 295 species. Text by Doug Ladd and photos by Frank Oberle and others. Published by Falcon Publishing, Inc., Helena, Montana.
Where The Sky Began, Land of the Tallgrass Prairie by John Madson. This is a book that many say inspired them to learn more about the prairie and then to help restore it. It is a collection of essays including natural history as well as stories of those who are trying to save this endangered ecosystem. Published by Iowa State University Press, 2121 South State Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50014. Call 800-862-6657.
