Native Prairie Restoration News
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Being with mother nature and breathing pure air can heal our mind, body & soul and that’s not the only reason why we should enjoy the outdoor life. Native plants can also bring inspiration, unleash creativity in us and simply make us feel more connected and rooted to our planet.
Monarch butterflies & the plants vital to their migration
The monarch butterfly has a critical dependence on a selection of native plants for its survival. These plants provide the necessary habitat and sustenance for the butterfly at various phases of its life cycle. Learn which plant is vital to the survival of monarch...
Why Native Milkweed Plant Seed Is Crucial To Monarch Butterflies
Decades ago, wild grasses and flowers covered the country. These wild prairie lands were home to hundreds of different species. Local wildlife helped the land develop soil full of nutrients and perfect for growing crops. As civilization expanded, wildflower prairies...
Remington Oaks: Pollinator Habitat Restoration Project
PRE-RESTORATION OF HABITAT When we engaged with the Remington Oaks Home Owners Association (ROHA), it was a traditional, mowed-grass landscape surrounding a detention basin. The lake on the property had consistent algae presence due to the regular influx of...
Missouri Natives Are Great For Use In An Urban Habitat
Native species are useful in urban areas. Using native plants to vegetate space works well across a variety of habitats utilized to: Define property lines Obscure sight lines Provide visual cues to stakeholders Did you know that you can use tall grasses like switch...
Big Bluestem, A Shining Star In Native Grass Species
Andropogon gerardi, commonly known as Big Bluestem, is a species of tall grass native to much of the Great Plains and grassland regions of central and eastern North America. It is a warm season, perennial bunchgrass with blue-green stems. Big bluestem is the star...
Crop Circles or Fire Breaks at St Louis Prairie Cemetery?
Ever seen crop circles in St. Louis? These aren't actually crop circles! But they are natural fire breaks on an urban Prairie at Calvary Cemetery on Northside of St. Louis. This is true "restoration habitat" using the finest plant seeds selected from pure air remnants...
Building Natural Habitats: Its worth the wait!
Whether it is restoring a native plant community or de-signing a new landscape, we are creating a delicate eco-system of plant life that requires nurturing, care and maintenance. We create a site-specific plan, developed in conjunction with our team of biologists,...
What is PLS & Why Do I Care?
Admittedly, understanding the composition of a seed mix can be confusing. So we're trying to clear some of the fog surrounding native seed mixes and how PLS & composition effects mix pricing. Pure Live Seed (PLS) PLS is just a means of indicating live seed. It is...
We’ve Gone Solar!
Our facilities are now solar powered! We commissioned the project in February 2020, and the system is already up and running. We have a 65kW system with 165 panels. We are directly making a contribution to reducing the collective CO2 emissions and saving the planet!!...
Happy Holid….. I mean Planting Season
While most of us are trying to get last minute Christmas shopping done and packing for any holiday traveling, there's a lot going on in Mother Nature, including planting season for native herbaceous plants. Planting season is dictated by the onset of the dormant...
How To Start Native Landscaping
If you're anything like me, the seemingly hundreds of Facebook posts, Instagram photos, and Tweets showing large-acreage native restoration projects are more than unrelatable, they're unobtainable to someone without land. Or so I thought. In the Spring of 2015, I had...