Grasslands research

The Southeastern Grasslands Institute, along with multiple partners, pursues scientific research aimed at helping us better understand the historic extent of our southeastern grasslands, their current status, and how to best go about restoring them and prioritizing the incredible amount of work that needs to be done. We pursue research along six major lines of inquiry:

Conservation Biology

Floristic Research

New Species Descriptions

Mapping Historical Grasslands

Restoration Ecology (under construction)

Dendrochronology

 
Butterfly on Purple Milkweed, by Adam Dattilo, TVA

Butterfly on Purple Milkweed, by Adam Dattilo, TVA