The south wasn’t just forest

Millions of acres of prairie, savanna, glade, barrens, bogs, and other open ecosystems once shaped the Southeast.

We’re rebuilding them.

  
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Why Grasslands?

They support life.

They store carbon.

They sustain pollinators.

They hold cultural knowledge.

They are disappearing.

Mission

Rebuilding the lost grasslands of the South

Vision

**Culture, history, and science inform the restoration of grassland habitats of the Southeast, which are understood, protected, accessible, and thriving**

Our programs

Mapping, documenting, and understanding the grasslands that remain.

Explore Indigenous stewardship

Plant. Collect Seed. Pull invasives. Learn. Bring a friend.

You don’t have to be a scientist to restore a grassland.

We can’t restore the millions of acres of grasslands that need our help without volunteers. Check our our calendar of volunteer events, and subscribe to our volunteer newsletter to join our team.

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Your donation to SGI supports not only the pressing need for grassland conservation, restoration, research, and community education, but also the next generation of conservation professionals. Your support makes our work possible! Learn more here.

SGI needs not only dollars, but in-kind donations such as volunteer hours and equipment. There are many ways to support SGI’s work via the APSU Foundation, which can be viewed here. You can see ways that each of our programs need support above and beyond financial donations by clicking here.

Video: an introduction to the Southeastern Grasslands Institute

Revealed: What we now know about the incredibly diverse grasslands of the Southeast and why ecologists often consider their loss the greatest threat to the terrestrial biodiversity of eastern North America.