pics4learning.com

Seed Grant Application This is the application for those who have taken the eii Iowa's Roadside Prairies workshops to apply for seeds to plant prairies.

Bottle Planter Directions Use these to grow a prairie in your classroom.

Prairie Websites

America 's Lost Landscape-The Tallgrass Prairie
http://www.uni.edu/~lostland/index.html
This site has ordering information for the DVD shown in the workshop.

Bell Museum-University of Minnesota
http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/
This site has great prairie information and activities including, Build A Prairie Activity,
Field Guide to the Prairie, Experience the Prairie, and Researching Prairie.

Go Wild With Wildflowers
http://www.enviro-explorers.com/wildflowers/go_wild_with_wildflowers.htm
Great information including, importance of plants, Iowa's native plants, prairie types,
start your own prairie patch, USDA plant hardiness map, glossary of plant terms,
and free wildflower seed packet.

Iowa Association of Naturalists-booklets
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/IAN203.pdf

Iowa Prairies booklet
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/IAN302.pdf

Iowa 's Summer and Fall Wildflowers booklet
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/IAN301.pdf

Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund
http://www.iowalivingroadway.com/
Iowa Department of Transportation site includes great resource information including,
Iowa native and invasive plant database, prairie games, book lists, prairie
curriculum and educational resources and much more.

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
http://www.inhf.org/prairiemgmt.htm
Good background information about the prairie.

Iowa Prairie Network
http://www.iowaprairienetwork.org/
The purpose of this site is to learn about, enjoy,and protect Iowa 's Prairie Heritage.

Low Impact Development Sustainable School Projects
http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/school/bioret/brm.html
Information about raingardens.

National Wildlife Federation eNature Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide
http://www.enature.com/native_invasive/
This has a native plant finder.

Native Prairie Management Guide
http://www.reflectiveimages.com/PrairieManagement.htm
Good information about prairie management.

The Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/iowa/
This is the Iowa section of the Nature Conservancy including a publication about
Saving the Last Great Places in Iowa .

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.tallgrass.org/
Lots of good prairie information, activities, and facts about Neal Smith.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension-Building a Rain garden
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/Building.htm
Great information about building a rain garden.

Prairie Plant Root Systems
http://ed.fnal.gov/data/life_sci/vis_tools/vir_rot.shtml
Lots of good information and activities about prairie plants and their root systems.

Rain gardens
http://native-raingarden.com/
Information about rain gardens

Trees Forever
http://www.treesforever.org/
Information about the Trees Forever organization.

Prairie Books

Books:

_____. Iowa's Living Roadway Plant Profiler. Iowa Department of Transportation.

_____. (2006). Iowa seed directory for seed grown in 2006. Ames, IA: Iowa Crop Improvement Association.

_____. (2006). Central region seedling ID guide for native prairie plants. Elsberry, MO: USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center.

_____. (2006). Native species seed for source identified or selected class. Ames, IA: Iowa Crop Improvement Association.

Amsel, S. (1993). Grasslands. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

Andelson, J. et al. (2004). Guide to prairie sites near Grinnell, IA, 3rd ed. Grinnell, IA: Grinnell College, Center for Prairie Studies.

Antoine, S. S., editor. (2001). Stories from where we live: The great north american prairie. Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions.

Badenhope, J. M. et. al. (2004). Roadside design in communities. Ames, IA: Iowa State University.

Bernstein, N. P. (1998). The journal of the Iowa academy of science, 105(3). Iowa Academy of Science.

Betz, R.F. (1979). Resurrecting the Prairie. Garden, 3(4), 28-34.

Betz, R.F. (1977). What is a Prairie? The Nature Conservancy News, 27(2), 9-11.

Bollwinkel, C., Bonnett, B., & Cochran, R. (1996). Biodiversity temperate grasslands kit. Fort Atkinson, WI: NASCO.

Brown, L. (1977). Weeds in winter. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.

Brown, L. (1979). Grasses: An identification guide. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Christiansen, P. (1988). Prairie Establishment. Prairie Blazing Star, 1(1), University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

Christiansen, P. & Muller, M. (1999). An illustrated guide to Iowa prairie plants. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press.

Cunningham, W. P. et al. (2005). Environmental science: A global concern, 8th ed. Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill.

Dodge, S., editor. (Spring 1977). The nature conservancy news 27(2). The Nature Conservancy.

Enger, E. D. & Smith, B. F. (2002). Environmental science: A study of interrelationships, 8th ed. Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill.

Kersten, H. H. A project for Iowa. Fort Dodge, IA: Iowa Committee for a Prairie Park.

Khanduri, K. (1993). Grassland Wildlife. London: Usborne.

Knapp, E. E., & Rice, K. J. (1994, Summer). Starting from seed: Genetic issues in using native grasses for restoration. Restoration and Management Note, 12(1), 40-45.

Kuchenreuther, M. et al. Iowa's prairie: Our lost heritage. Clear Lake, IA: Northern Trails Area Education Agency.

Kurtz, C. (2001). A practical guide to prairie reconstruction. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press.

Ladd, D. & Oberle, F. (2005). Tallgrass prairie wildflowers. Guilford, CT: Falcon.

Madson, J. (1993). Tallgrass prairie: A nature conservancy book. Falcon Press: Helena, MT.

Messerly, L. & Messerly, R. (1976). The turkey foot. Pioneer Advertising Co.

Miller, G. T. (2002). Living in the environment, 12th ed. Stamford, CT: Brooks/Cole.

Muller, M. (2000). Prairie in your pocket. Iowa City, Ia: University of Iowa Press.

National Wildflower Research Center, Recreating a Prairie, National Wildflower Research Center Clearinghouse Publication, Austin, TX.

Nichols, S. et. al. (1996). Prairie Primer. Madison, WI: Cooperative Extension Publishing.

Nicholson, R. A. Pasture & Range Plants, 2nd ed. Fort Hays State University: Hays, KS.

Packard, S. (1994, Summer). Successional restoration: Thinking like a prairie. Restoration and Management Notes, 12(1), 32-39.

Perkins, E., & Tweit, S. (1990). Planning for fire. Iowa Prairie Blazing Star, 2(1). University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

Rock, H. W. (1981). Prairie propagation handbook. Milwaukee County, WI: Wehr Nature Center, Whitnall Park.

Runkel, S. T. & Roosa, D. M. (1989). Wildflowers of the tallgrass prairie: The upper midwest. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press.

Sayre, A. P. (1994). Grassland. New York: Twenty-First Century Books.

Schramm, P. The "Do's and Don't" of Prairie Restoration. Unpublished manuscript. Knox College, Galesberg, IL 61401.

Shaw McKinney, B. (1999). Pass the energy please. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.

Shirley, S. (1994). Restoring the tallgrass prairie. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press.

Smith, D. D. (1998). Iowa Roadside Curriculum Project. Cedar Falls, IA: University of Northern Iowa.

Smith, Daryl D. (1992). Recreating the tallgrass prairie. Unpublished manuscript, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

Smith, Daryl D. (1997). Fire History and Benefits. Reader's Digest, 9(2).

Smith, J. R. & Smith, B. S. (1980). The prairie garden. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.

Spizzirri, L., editor. (1998). Wildlife of the plains. Rapid City, SD: Spizzirri.

Sullivan, Jerry. July 1998. Bringing Back the Prairie. Audubon National. Volume 90: 41-47.

Trager, J. C. & Ellis, L. S. Shaw Arboretum Prairie Trail Guide. Gray Summit, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden.

Varland, K., & Breining, G. (1989, Fall). Making roadsides into prairies. Pheasants Foever, 10-13.

Voigt, J. W. & Mohlenbrock, R. H. Prairie plants of Illinois. Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Conservation.

Wallace, M. D. (2004). America's prairies and grasslands guide to plants and animals. Golden, CO: Fulcrum.

Winckler, S. (2004). Prairie: A north american guide. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press.

Books With ISBN Numbers:

Appelt, Kathi, Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers 0-06-001107-6

Bouchard, David, If you're not from the prairie. 0-689-82035-6

Brett, Jan, Hedgie Blasts Off 0-399-24621-5

Fredericks, Anthony, Near One Cattail 1-58469-070-4

George, Jean Craighead, One Day in the Prairie 0-06-44039-6

Hood, Susan, First Field Guide: Wildflowers 0-590-05486-4

Howell, Laura, The Usborne Little Book of Flowers 0794510868

Johnson, Rebecca, A Walk in the Prairie- available through Baker and Taylor , Follett and Amazon.com

Louv, Richard, Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder 1-56512-522-3

Malnot, Bruce, A Teacher's Guide to A Drop around the World 1-883220-77-7

McKinney , Barbara Shaw, A Drop Around the World 1-883220-72-6

Moore, Yvette, A Prairie Alphabet 0-88776-323-5

Rowan, James, Prairies and Grasslands 0-516-01706-3

Savage, Candace, Prairie: A Natural History 1-55365-190-1

Scullin, Wendy, Young Person's Guide to the Prairie 0-9770764-0-7

Selsam, Millicent, The Doubleday First Guide to Wildflowers 0385023723

Staub, Frank, America's Prairies 0-87614-781-3

Wallace, Marianne, America's Prairie and Grasslands: Guide to Plants and Animals 1-55591-992-8

Wells, Diana, 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names 1-56512-138-4

Multimedia:

_____. America's prairie. Bethesda, MD: Discovery Channel Education. (VHS)

_____. Dangerous travelers: Controlling invasive plants along America's roadways. San Dimas, CA: USDA Forest Service, Technology and Development Center. (DVD)

_____. (2004). Invasive plant control. Dow AgroSciences. www. invasive-plants.com (CD)

_____. Managing Kansas Roadsides. Salina, KS: Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Scenic Byways Program. (VHS)

O'Shields, D. (2005). America's lost landscape: The tallgrass prairie. New Light Media. Cedar Falls, IA: University of Northern Iowa. (DVD)

Stewart, B. Native grass seeding calculator. NRCS. (CD)