Tallgrass Prairie Center
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The Tallgrass Prairie Center restores native vegetation for the benefit of society and environment through research, education, and technology.
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Leopold Letter: "Prairie strips transition from research to reality"
News
(Summer, 2013) Read more about STRIPS first demonstration site in this article from the Summer, 2013 Leopold Letter! Read more about Leopold Letter: "Prairie strips transition from research to reality"
The Stewardship Network webinar featuring STRIPS
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(November, 2014) Listen to webinar by Lisa Schulte Moore on the science and practice of prairie strips! The webinar was hosted by The Stewardship Network and was originally delivered on November 12th. Read more about The Stewardship Network webinar featuring STRIPS
Plant Iowa Native
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Plant Iowa Native is an initiative of the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa. Plant Iowa Native helps link consumers, private industry, non-profit organizations, and government agencies for the purpose of promoting native Iowa plants. Plant Iowa Native maintains a list of native seed dealers and technical service providers.
STRIPS Farmer Cooperator to Present Webinar
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STRIPS Farmer Cooperator Tim Smith will present on July 22 as a part of an ISU Extension webinar series on drainage water management. Read more about STRIPS Farmer Cooperator to Present Webinar
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Prairie Strips Taking Root in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin farmers and farmland owners are establishing prairie strips! Click here to learn more. Read more about Prairie Strips Taking Root in Wisconsin
Seth Watkins - Farmer
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Seth Watkins is a cow-calf livestock farmer from Clarinda, Iowa. He also farms 800 ac of corn, soybeans, oats, and alfalfa. He chatted with Lisa Schulte Moore from the STRIPS team on June 16, 2017 about why he sees prairie strips as a good option for his farm. He also shared some of his experiences as a farmer in establishing and farming around prairie strips.
Lisa: What were your goals in establishing prairie strips?
Darwin Pierce - Farm Manager
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Darwin Pierce is the Farm Manager at Whiterock Conservancy, 5,500 acre non-profit land trust near Coon Rapids, Iowa. Whiterock's mission is to balance sustainable agriculture, natural resource protection, and public recreation. Mr. Pierce was interviewed by Rob Davis, Whiterock's Conservation Land Manager, in March, 2018 about why he pursued prairie strips as a practice for one of the row-crop fields at the Conservancy.
Rob: How were you first introduced to prairie strips?
Tim Smith - Farmer
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Tim Smith is from Eagle Grove, Iowa and farms 800 ac of corn and soybeans. He chatted with Lisa Schulte Moore from the STRIPS team on June 1, 2017 about why he sees prairie strips as a good option for his farm. He also shared some of his experiences as a farmer in establishing and farming around prairie strips.