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.
View this publication online - 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.
View this publication online - 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.
Links
General Information About Prairies/Natural Areas
- Chicago Wilderness: Atlas of Biodiversity
- Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora
- 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
- Minnesota DNR Going Native Handbook
- Missouri Department of Conservation Grow Native Program
- Prairie Establishment and Landscaping
- Wild Ones Home Page
- Wild Ones Handbook
Native Plant Conservation
Invasive Species/Weed Management
- INHS Vegetation Management Guideline
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- InvasiveSpeciesInfo.gov
- Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
- IL DNR: Invasive Exotic Plants in Illinois
- Missouri Vegetation Management Manual
- 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
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