Suggested References
General Information About Prairies/Natural Areas
- Chicago Wilderness: An Atlas of Biodiversity
Chicago Region Biodiversity Council - Egan, Dave 1997
Old Man of the Prairie: An Interview With Ray Schulenburg
Restoration and Management Notes 15(1):38-44 - Greenberg, Joel 2002
A Natural History of the Chicago Region
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago - Madson, John 1982
Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston - Madson, John and Frank Oberle 1993
The Tallgrass Prairie
Falcon Press, Helena, Montana - McClain, William 1997
Prairie Establishment and Landscaping
Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Natural Heritage, Springfield, Illinois - Samson, Fred B. and Fritz L. Knopf, eds. 1996
Prairie Conservation:
Preserving North America’s Most Endangered Ecosystem
Island Press, Washington, D.C. - Schulenburg, Ray 1967
Prairie in a Post-Prairie Era
The Morton Arboretum Class Schedule 3(2):17-27 - Stevens, William K. 1995
Miracle Under the Oaks: The Revival of Nature in America
Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York - Packard, Stephen and C.F. Mutel 1997
The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook for Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands
Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Plant and Animal Identification/Information
- Bouseman, J.K. and J.G. Sternburg 2001
Field Guide to Butterflies of Illinois
Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 9
- Chadde, Steve W. 1998
A Great Lakes Wetland Flora
Pocketflora Press, Calumet, Michigan - Christiansen, Paul and Mark Muller 1999
An Illustrated Guide to Iowa Prairie Plants
University of Iowa Press, Iowa City - Dickinson, Mary B., ed. 1999
Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. - Fassett, Norman 1978
Spring Flora of Wisconsin 4th Ed.
The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison - Fisher, Chris C. and David B. Johnson 1998
Birds of Chicago Including NE Illinois and NW Indiana
Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Kirt, Russell 1995
Prairie Plants of the Midwest: Identification and Ecology
Stipes Publishing, Champaign, Illinois - Kurta, Allen 1995
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor - Ladd, Doug 1995
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide
Falcon Publishing, Helena, Montana - Phillips, C.A., R.A. Brandon, and E.O. Moll 1999
Field Guide to the Amphibians of Illinois
Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 8 - Runkel, Sylvan T. and Dean M. Roosa 1989
Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest
Iowa State University Press, Ames - Swink, Floyd and Gerould Wilhelm 1994
Plants of the Chicago Region 4th Ed.
Indiana Academy of Sciences, Indianapolis - Tekiela, Stan 1999
Birds of Illinois Field Guide
Adventure Publications, Cambridge, Minnesota - Voight, John W. and Robert H. Mohlenbrock 1979
Prairie Plants of Illinois
Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Forestry, Springfield - Young, Dick 1994
Wild Plants and Natural Areas of Kane County
Kane County Forest Preserve District, Geneva, Illinois
Landscaping With Native Plants
- Diekelmann, John and Robert Schuster 2002
Designing with Native Plant Communities
The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison - Harstad, Carolyn 1999
Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest
Indiana University Press, Bloomington - Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission 1998
A Source Book on Natural Landscaping for Local Officials - Nowakowski, Keith Gerard 2004
Native Plants in the Home Landscape
University of Illinois Extension, Urbana-Champaign - Smith, J.R. and B.S. Smith 1980
The Prairie Garden: 70 Native Plants You Can Grow in Town or County
The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison - Wasowski, Sally 2002
Gardening with Prairie Plants
University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis
Resources
General Information About Prairies/Natural Areas
- Chicago Wilderness: Atlas of Biodiversity
- Chicago Wilderness
- Illinois Prairie Path
- Illinois State Museum
- Iowa Prairie Network
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- Prairie Seeds, Seedlings, and Fruits
- The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois
Plant and Animal Identification/Information
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois
- Illinois Plant Information Network
- Illinois Birds
- USDA Plants Database
- University of Illinois Digital Flowers Tutorial
Landscaping With Native Plants
- Landscaping Naturally
- Making a Rain Garden
- Michigan Native Landscaping for Homeowners
- Midwest Invasive Plant Network
- Missouri Department of Conservation Grow Native Program
- Prairie Establishment and Landscaping
- Wild Ones Handbook
Native Plant Conservation
Invasive Species/Weed Management
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- InvasiveSpeciesInfo.gov
- Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
- IL DNR: Invasive Exotic Plants in Illinois
- Invasive Plants of Canada
- Defenders of Wildlife
Natural Areas In Northeastern Illinois
- Chicago Wilderness
- DeKalb County Forest Preserve District
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
- Kane County Forest Preserve District
- Lake County Forest Preserves
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
- McHenry County Conservation District
- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
- Morton Arboretum
- The Nature Conservancy
Urban Conservation/Sustainable Development
- Center for Watershed Protection
- Green Infrastructure Regional Data
- Penn State Center for Green Roof Research
Contact Information
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