The Urban Pollinator Plots Project is following the "gold standard" for prairie establishment, which involves eliminating weeds, planting a soybean cover crop and then broadcasting native seeds the following spring. 

Read more about the process of establishing a resilient urban prairie here. 

• Wednesday - Womens Lower Red Division 1
• Wednesday - Womens Lower Red Division 2
• Wednesday - Womens Lower Blue Division

• Tuesday - Upper Division
• Tuesday - Middle Blue Division
• Tuesday - Middle Red Division 1

Woody encroachment is a problem in many grassland habitats throughout the U.S. and numerous studies have shown how restoration can be thwarted when woody plants are left unmanaged in grassland landscapes. Often, one particularly invasive woody species will take over a grassland patch, dramatically reducing plant diversity.