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Sites:

Burnham Prairie: A 3-acre restoration site by 47th street in between the Metra tracks and Lake Shore Drive. 

Indiana Dunes: A National Park on Lake Michigan with everything from prairie to dune ecosystems.

Midewin Prairie: A 19,000 converted army arsenal south of Joliet. Some examples of extremely rare dolomite prairie.

Mnoke Prairie: Part of the Indiana Dunes National Park.

Morton Arboretum: A 900-acre woodlands and prairie restoration area west of the city.

Native Plants Garden: The native plants garden north of Rockefeller Chapel (to be expanded in the future).

Nichols Park: A park inbetween 53rd/54th Streets and Kimbark/Kenwood.

Miscellaneous: Plants on the go.

April 1, 2007

Pictures at Nichols Park.

April 2, 2007

I headed over to  Burnham Park, which, aside from being so close to Lake Shore Drive you may get hit by straying vehicles, is a gorgeous patch of prairie being restored. There is also a butterfly garden which I noticed on my way out and will have to postpone for another day, since I had to go to work downtown.

I hope to get to some other prairie sites soon. If anyone is interested in some collective prairie grass hunting, let me know. I'm busy, but game.April 6, 2007

New shots from the Nichols Park site.

Also, I got a few shots at the Native Plants Garden by Rockefeller Chapel

April 7, 2007

An exciting day of hard work and learning down at Midewin prarie in Wilmington (Ottawan for "healing"). I have several pics but not enough time to post them all just now. Other school work beckons. So I'll just post a couple now and then get to the rest after I've worked enough to ease the load of BA-procrastination guilt hanging over me.

April 8, 2007

More from Burnham.

April 14, 2007

I spent all morning out at Morton Arboretum clearing out invasive garlic mustard. The hilly wooded areas - felt just like home (Cincinnati, though it's much hillier than Morton).

April 24, 2007

More pictures from Nichols Park and the Native Plants Garden. I probably missed a couple of updates. BA thesis, a green roof, and 3 midterms are keeping me busy. 

April 28, 2007

Pictures from Mnoke Prairie and Nichols Park.

A great day down in Indiana Dunes National Park (same park as Mnoke Prairie). This time, succession.