Establishing the NRB Prairie Patch

Marlin, John C.

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Description

Title

Establishing the NRB Prairie Patch

Author(s)

Marlin, John C.

Issue Date

2013

Keyword(s)

Prairie restoration -- Colleges and universities -- Illinois -- Case studies

Geographic Coverage

Urbana, IL

Abstract

The Student Sustainability Committee at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provided a grant to the Prairie Research Institute to develop a native prairie patch behind the Natural Resources Building (NRB) and grow plants for other locations. Over 100 volunteers from campus and the community at large, ranging in age from 4 to over 70, participated. The patch went from seed to full bloom in a single season. The patch attracted hundreds of butterflies, bees, birds and other species that depend on native plants for food for themselves and their young.

Publisher

Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Type of Resource

image

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

University of Illinois Student Sustainability Committee

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