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2020-2021 Tallgrass Prairie Center Highlights, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University Of Northern Iowa Nov 2021

2020-2021 Tallgrass Prairie Center Highlights, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University Of Northern Iowa

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The Tallgrass Prairie Center empowers people to value and restore diverse, resilient tallgrass prairie. Our goals are to: 1) build the capacity of our partners and stakeholders to plant prairie and 2) expand public awareness of and appreciation for the prairie ecosystem.

The need for more diverse, native, perennial vegetation on the landscape has never been greater. Prairie is ideal wildlife habitat. Its deep roots hold the soil during even the heaviest rainfall, increase water infiltration and reduce nutrient pollution in our rivers. Over time, prairies can trap and store carbon. And let’s not forget the mental health benefits of …