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Why Summer Is the Most Important Season for Fall Restoration Success

Why Summer Is the Most Important Season for Fal...

When most people think about ecological restoration, they picture planting seed in the fall. But experienced restoration practitioners know that successful fall projects often begin months earlier. In fact, summer...

Why Summer Is the Most Important Season for Fal...

When most people think about ecological restoration, they picture planting seed in the fall. But experienced restoration practitioners know that successful fall projects often begin months earlier. In fact, summer...

Planting for the Next 250 Years: What Did the Midwest Look Like Before Settlement?

Planting for the Next 250 Years: What Did the M...

As Americans celebrate 250 years since the founding of the United States this July, it's worth asking a different kind of question: What did the Midwest look like 250 years...

Planting for the Next 250 Years: What Did the M...

As Americans celebrate 250 years since the founding of the United States this July, it's worth asking a different kind of question: What did the Midwest look like 250 years...

Purple Milkweed: The Rare Native Milkweed Gardeners Always Ask For

Purple Milkweed: The Rare Native Milkweed Garde...

If you've been searching for a milkweed that's a little different from the usual suspects, meet Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens). This uncommon native perennial combines everything gardeners love about milkweed—beautiful...

Purple Milkweed: The Rare Native Milkweed Garde...

If you've been searching for a milkweed that's a little different from the usual suspects, meet Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens). This uncommon native perennial combines everything gardeners love about milkweed—beautiful...

Breaking the Herbicide Treadmill: Healing Wetlands with Native “Warrior Plants”

Breaking the Herbicide Treadmill: Healing Wetla...

Every spring, restoration ecologists, land managers, and property owners across the Midwest lace up their boots and head back into the field to fight the same battle all over again....

Breaking the Herbicide Treadmill: Healing Wetla...

Every spring, restoration ecologists, land managers, and property owners across the Midwest lace up their boots and head back into the field to fight the same battle all over again....

Native Plants for Stormwater & Green Infrastructure Projects

Native Plants for Stormwater & Green Infrastruc...

Native Plants for Stormwater & Green Infrastructure Projects As communities across the Midwest face increasing flooding, runoff, erosion, and water quality challenges, green infrastructure is becoming an increasingly important part...

Native Plants for Stormwater & Green Infrastruc...

Native Plants for Stormwater & Green Infrastructure Projects As communities across the Midwest face increasing flooding, runoff, erosion, and water quality challenges, green infrastructure is becoming an increasingly important part...

Using Native Seed Mixes for Invasive Species Recovery Projects

Using Native Seed Mixes for Invasive Species Re...

Using Native Seed Mixes for Invasive Species Recovery Projects Across the Midwest, land managers, municipalities, nonprofits, and private landowners are facing the same challenge: what happens after invasive species removal?...

Using Native Seed Mixes for Invasive Species Re...

Using Native Seed Mixes for Invasive Species Recovery Projects Across the Midwest, land managers, municipalities, nonprofits, and private landowners are facing the same challenge: what happens after invasive species removal?...