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Baptisia aberrans (Glade Blue Wild Indigo), Inner Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna, Rutherford Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270553938-81FT5DI1WHCK6SI3KJB3/Rutherford+County+023.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), Inner Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna, Rutherford Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270566743-BC5KZZY2BMT2NSTEYZ4S/Rutherford+County+024.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), Inner Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna, Rutherford Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270670937-D1HC1YLFSZWXV2CBATLL/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+474.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - Pyne's Groundplum (Astragalus bibullatus), Inner Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna, Rutherford Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270622782-IWKXN8LYRS6LYSUESGEE/Sept+20+2012+285.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - 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Nabalus asper (Rough Rattlesnake Root), Inner Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna, Flatrock Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford Co., Tennessee Credit: Ashley Morris (Middle Tennessee State University) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270638720-O2Y9AYN8DKRFH3ROC4ZO/22135636_10214512921075399_3031284294401486125_o.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - Prairie Gentian (Gentiana puberulenta), Inner Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna, Flatrock Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford Co., Tennessee Credit: Ashley Morris (Middle Tennessee State University) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270638359-TDJ67PQYMSZP2XJBW65G/tr_calc.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - Trifolium calcaricum (Limestone Glade Clover) Credit: Dennis Horn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512270338566-1RZ34EIJ7QTJUIJ1CA01/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+511.jpg Nashville Basin Grassland Gallery - 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Crawford Uplands Post Oak-Blackjack Oak Savanna, Raymond Athey Barrens State Nature Preserve, Logan Co., Kentucky Credit: Margie Hunter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884275840-42JGFE1442WE0YJBNH8R/Mosquito+Creek.png Crawford Uplands Grassland Gallery - Crawford Uplands Limestone Barren, Mosquito Creek, Harrison Co., Indiana Credit: Mike Homoya (Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884241716-E1373EK3GENW30LT65VD/Blue+River.png Crawford Uplands Grassland Gallery - Crawford Uplands Limestone Riverscour Barren, Blue River, Harrison Co., Indiana Credit: Mike Homoya (Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513057511577-DVX6DO73MBMSQ4T47WI1/butterfly+photo.jpg Crawford Uplands Grassland Gallery - Butterfly feeding on Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens), in powerline r.o.w. that is a remnant of Crawford Hills Calcareous Savanna & Woodland, Todd Co., Kentucky Credit: Adam Dattilo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513057833409-SAYBSC6ONZ1KYTWYOU57/RIMG0260.JPG Crawford Uplands Grassland Gallery - 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Research Highlight - SGI Alumnus Thomas Murphy earns an Early Career Award - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9fde5096-2b1b-4404-bfbd-e8e52da13a9a/Murphy_Clematis+common+garden+experiment.jpg The SGI Blog - Research Highlight - SGI Alumnus Thomas Murphy earns an Early Career Award - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3d1d698a-dec2-4017-a235-e0fb7ad4ae0b/Clematis+terminalis.jpg The SGI Blog - Research Highlight - SGI Alumnus Thomas Murphy earns an Early Career Award - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2025/8/7/getting-to-know-us-chris-oberholster monthly 0.5 2026-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/017da7b1-b842-426f-b910-c039c34ea1f8/Chris+Oberholster.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Chris Oberholster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/78b05a58-4e19-439a-8dd5-13fa3bab667b/South+African+Grasslands_Chris+Oberholster.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Chris Oberholster - Make it stand out A photo of rugged, mountainous eastern South African grasslands of Chris’s childhood. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2025/genus-of-the-month-cirsium monthly 0.5 2026-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1749763643746-6BGQZY67HQQLHD88TUCT/Cirsium_altissimum_chia_CC.jpg The SGI Blog - Genus of the Month - Cirsium - Make it stand out Member of the plume thistle genus Cirsium, Cirsium altissimum. Copyright chia CC BY-NC 4.0 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b3db3283-c351-4689-9bd4-d166173030ec/Cirsium_Diagram_Blog+Post_2025.png The SGI Blog - Genus of the Month - Cirsium - Make it stand out Fig. 1 Cirsium altissimum, tall thistle, with arrows and brackets highlighting morphological characteristics of Cirsium species, including decurrent leaf tissue, flower head, phyllaries, florets, and the involucre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1750447429938-4FFUXYCM9ATT0D6ZKM8B/Cirsium+altissimum_muticum.jpg The SGI Blog - Genus of the Month - Cirsium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1750447140130-CVEAP9WOKJFQOYNGRDXM/Cirsium+discolor_look+for+Cirsium.jpg The SGI Blog - Genus of the Month - Cirsium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1749836031356-D88ZWWUFN8TQDQQ9GK0Y/Cirsium_vulgare_arvense.jpg The SGI Blog - Genus of the Month - Cirsium https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2024/5/24/embracing-indigenous-perspectives-and-traditions-in-grassland-conservation monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3317cbbb-0397-4ccc-861e-4aaa700102bc/PXL_20240521_163534750%7E2.jpg The SGI Blog - Embracing Indigenous Perspectives and Traditions in Grassland Conservation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1b50bf7f-cd04-4a29-a408-680200a681f0/Screen+Shot+2024-05-25+at+11.20.01+AM.png The SGI Blog - Embracing Indigenous Perspectives and Traditions in Grassland Conservation - Make it stand out A young rivercane shoot gifted to me by Roger Cain, the United Keetoowah Bands Tribal Historic Preservation Officer/ Tribal Ethnobotanist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5ac7f12a-b2b8-4ff7-956b-72c2658cdbaa/Corlee.jpg The SGI Blog - Embracing Indigenous Perspectives and Traditions in Grassland Conservation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/cumberland-gap-bog-bioblitz monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c4617321-7db8-4485-8dab-ecb454694e65/PXL_20230824_171650847.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Surveying the base of the famous White Rocks cliffline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f63c29e5-9454-4a2c-9cfa-2beadef1cf1f/PXL_20230524_180358130.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Alaina perched atop an unnamed waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/55c66ac8-ae8a-44cf-9201-3e70a89371e6/PXL_20230905_205008360.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out White fringeless orchid, Platanthera integrilabia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/52e190c6-25fb-4f85-9c50-b3c9542c9a4b/PXL_20230906_144731555.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Tracks from a juvenile black bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/dff5f28d-d2d2-4908-8067-30a467b71513/PXL_20230908_111255350.MP.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out SGI’s Lynn Welden and their camp cooking set-up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d3b4f7a4-39e9-427c-8c37-f76e1b9663cd/PXL_20230906_140405029.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Tawny cottongrass (Eriophorum virginicum). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a5867bc4-c013-4690-9aea-c0a30ce38d01/IMG_1316+%281%29.JPG The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Looking down at Boggy Bluff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6957573e-c720-4534-a145-d0871c2e0c49/PXL_20230906_143425636.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out A characteristically red species of sphagnum moss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/73e241e0-fe1e-4033-9e44-858d07878dce/PXL_20230906_193409426.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Zach Irick exploring Boggy Bluff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/62c087a9-ba65-4934-a21b-144732a77c6c/yellow_flowers_laina.jpg The SGI Blog - Cumberland Gap “Bog Bioblitz” Finds Rare Plants and Quiets the Mind - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2023/9/20/sgi-workshops-help-southeast-landowners-become-better-stewards-of-the-land monthly 0.5 2023-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d4d07e6e-b4da-4869-9ff3-50dce0e09bde/SGI+2.jpeg The SGI Blog - SGI Workshops Help Southeast Landowners Become Better Stewards of the Land - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/548e879a-8de4-4be8-be93-9329c5483290/Brynn.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Workshops Help Southeast Landowners Become Better Stewards of the Land - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2023/2/24/volunteers-who-make-a-difference-in-grassland-restorationone-seed-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677250040131-MZ6PVFUQOU3ZX26LJY5K/Laura.JPG The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677250041846-QXZ52J1QB061H1ZQQXH0/Laura2.jpeg The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677250044380-T1KG0ON1W5EUH0I0MB1N/Laura3.JPG The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b446cb01-e7f2-4525-820d-8c3e0945e8f5/seed+cleaning.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time - Make it stand out Our new seed cleaning station at SGI with SGI staff members and volunteers cleaning seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677252980691-423YJ9D0299B4DQEXHGF/Linda.JPG The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time - Linda at the seed blower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677252048401-572UO71GF27ERQSYOALH/Linda2.JPG The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time - Linda showing the before and after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677255148129-QFBCYFP0VT5MV88CZNCH/gus1.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time - Gus at the seed blower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677255148164-VV6L738AA15NG8DG62CG/Gus2.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time - Gus observing the plant materials to be cleaned https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677255148941-RVTY8IJVH0GS1OCDAOPJ/Gus3.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time - Gus using sieved to extract seeds from fruits and separate plant materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1677331525395-LQ4IMG1PPVSR82AZ97WT/gus5.PNG The SGI Blog - Volunteers who make a difference in grassland restoration…one seed at a time https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/10/25/discovering-new-clematis-species-through-scientific-gardening monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/dfef0a88-d19c-49e4-a3bc-3619fcbc7f46/Murphy_Clematis+field+observations.jpg The SGI Blog - Discovering New Clematis Species through Scientific Gardening - Make it stand out Murphy and his colleagues observed and documented netleaf leatherflower populations growing in the wild throughout 20 states. The variations they observed in the wild were also observed in the common garden experiment and provide further support that what was formerly known as netleaf leatherflower is actually comprised of multiple species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9fde5096-2b1b-4404-bfbd-e8e52da13a9a/Murphy_Clematis+common+garden+experiment.jpg The SGI Blog - Discovering New Clematis Species through Scientific Gardening - Make it stand out Murphy’s ground-breaking research on netleaf leatherflower (Clematis reticulata) was the first to grow specimens of that species from across its range together in a common garden experiment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3d1d698a-dec2-4017-a235-e0fb7ad4ae0b/Clematis+terminalis.jpg The SGI Blog - Discovering New Clematis Species through Scientific Gardening - Make it stand out Clematis terminalis is one of the newly described species that was formerly considered a variation of netleaf leatherflower (Clematis reticulata). C. terminalis is only found in two places in the world – both on Pine Mountain in Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Discovering New Clematis Species through Scientific Gardening - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/10/20/new-directions-in-the-american-landscape-and-sgi-co-presented-a-workshop monthly 0.5 2022-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7a08ba5e-cdf6-4ecf-90b0-62d50f2bf1a4/Dwayne+and+Clarence+introduction.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop - Make it stand out Dwayne and Clarence introduced some of the history of the Cumberland Plateau and how that relates to its ecology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d126cdd3-9a07-45d0-9c22-cb5c1a569108/Larry+introduction.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop - Make it stand out Larry continued the conversation by adding how important it is for landscape architects to be able to read the landscape at multiple levels and then apply what they see when working with clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294831668-FFZYQCKLYZSSIBM0JG5D/group+walking.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294832189-I42S7FZZE5302F3HZUE0/Larry+talking+to+group+4.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294830524-RETD58EJ7EEUWFS4ZAJ9/Dwayne+talking+in+the+savanna.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294829494-T6XR7X32HT4G81M0EFSU/Dwayne+taking+picture+of+Larry+talking.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294828478-NJHBSUYD1EL8L00XL4XL/David+talking+to+group+2.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294831285-AN92QJ4X07ELXV2S9WAP/Group+in+grassland.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294828501-F3CHGH9WSZSMNBGJ9UZ4/Different+sps+of+bluestem.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294829308-87OYQ4VAFHUD3XQ03X4K/Dwayne+and+Larry.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1666294832529-HBZVBNWO73D0SVNFJ3J9/Larry+talking+to+group.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d4fed9e6-df9c-4445-b632-0f35b4f51466/savanna+2.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - New Directions in the American Landscape and SGI Co-presented a Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/10/13/sgi-attends-12th-eastern-native-grassland-symposium monthly 0.5 2022-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/88867192-7459-4f72-8b1a-3adca3ed2883/Native+forage+tour.jpeg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out Some of the team got to learn about using native grasses for forage on one of the field trips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/43f66ba7-ad89-4952-8f2b-dc6cd080ea50/John+Seymour+talking+about+hand+harvesting+seeds.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out Other members of the team attended a field trip to Roundstone Native Seeds where they got a glimpse behind-the-scenes of what it takes to produce and harvest native seeds at a commercial level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b9b9c5bf-5627-4f66-a805-169d31085a85/Ashley+Bennett+giving+talk+2.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out Several of our partners, like Ashley Bennett with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), also attended the Symposium and gave presentations about some of their projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/10dc00cd-c046-4b27-82cf-a7f351d7665c/Poodle+meets+Kyle.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out The informal, after-hours conversations with friends, like Kyle Lybarger of the Native Habitat Project, and colleagues were often just as inspiring and productive as the formal sessions during the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/29e16dc2-d127-4edb-87a6-ccec244093ba/Dwayne+giving+presentation+2.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out On Wednesday, SGI’s co-founder and Executive Director, Dwayne Estes, gave a presentation to a packed room about restoration efforts for Southeastern grasslands. His presentation just happened to be on SGI’s 5th birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/987db091-f54c-4309-924b-9a0881df41b4/5th+b-day+dinner.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out The SGI team members who attended the Symposium celebrated our 5th birthday by eating dinner together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Attends 12th Eastern Native Grassland Symposium - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/10/6/getting-to-know-us-dwayne-estes monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b86dc604-6a8b-4703-a059-38f1d318aa04/2021-11-10_15-22-29_650.jpeg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/54777694-1e47-4998-b043-a3db47d9c132/58303476910__E3C609E1-158D-45FE-AF08-726AD8D9F6C7.JPG The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/83299a70-b01d-475b-87ff-bba94a9e8163/IMG_5184.JPG The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/139e50ef-6ad1-4590-bad8-796fa23b8c56/285019502_5277083245684247_9093432081588429775_n.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/af25e1d6-93f3-4cca-9d6f-f9992bd49f55/IMG_6576.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/4880ea8a-dd0b-41ff-ad39-5c7fcce0b901/2021-11-10_16-02-22_270.jpeg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Dwayne Estes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/9/29/celebrating-5-years-of-saving-southeastern-grasslands-a-conversation-with-sgis-co-founders monthly 0.5 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ad9b3773-8681-4714-ac3f-363158636cc4/Theo.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/41aad4ea-fc83-4691-a884-f1ff1fc685a2/Dunbar+Cave+Grassland.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/807578e1-fb47-4584-9be0-d04634a5d419/education+and+partnerships.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/cfa1efe5-4f13-4302-b3f0-3819ecb95d45/Guthrie+prairie.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a05c89b6-50fe-4e13-9246-86a5fc1f0fd4/SGI+team+at+Fort+Chaffee+3.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d198ff3a-0335-4b83-a6ab-37712931714b/Guthrie+Prairie+with+tall+green+milkweed.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating 5 Years of Saving Southeastern Grasslands: A Conversation with SGI’s Co-founders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/9/28/october-3-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8277f8c6-168b-4abd-aff2-82f65c19f113/Whorled+sunflowers.jpg The SGI Blog - October 3, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out SGI is actively engaged in conservation and restoration efforts of the federally endangered Whorled Sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus) which is known from only 4 states. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c3d44558-1d8f-4e05-97fe-cf55273303ba/2022+Grassland+Restoration+Workshop+for+Private+Landowners.JPG The SGI Blog - October 3, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out SGI recently hosted a Grassland Restoration Workshop for Private Landowners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/160c4516-1325-441e-bc25-4ef37e632e83/Will+and+Zach+Insectival+2022.jpg The SGI Blog - October 3, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Zach Wood and Will Rogers co-hosted two educational tables at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s Insectival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/03124e2d-a2d0-4ab3-aee7-8d5e2542b5aa/2022+Southeast+Climate+Adaptation+Science+Symposium+poster.JPG The SGI Blog - October 3, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out SGI’s Seeds Program Director presented a poster about SGI and our activities at the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Symposium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/39494025-acc8-4b88-ab98-18845ce33af0/birthday+cake.png The SGI Blog - October 3, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/9/21/nacho-workshop monthly 0.5 2022-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a6140861-9ec4-400e-aa4b-2653d063e5b7/nachos-gb8a5d4532_1920.jpg The SGI Blog - Nacho Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/fbab395d-0c59-4b41-a94c-41c258528024/Poplar+Creek+looking+over+to+Leaky+Lake.jpeg The SGI Blog - Nacho Workshop - Make it stand out Poplar Creek and Shoe Factory Road Nature Preserve; Steward Jenny Flexman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/372ee8e8-bf55-463e-98a9-a17189ebe684/Nachusa+Grasslands+Molly%27s+Knob.jpeg The SGI Blog - Nacho Workshop - Make it stand out Laura at Nachusa Grasslands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1629758475398-27X35IH9I5EH0JKN3DER/Laura+First+Rattlesnake+Master.jpeg The SGI Blog - Nacho Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/9/14/the-first-seeds-of-success-collections-from-tennessee monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/dc4e730e-896a-46a1-bf01-ed1a9cb66982/SOS+map.png The SGI Blog - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out One of the goals of SGI’s Native Seed Program is to help provide better coverage of seed collections in the Southeast for the Seeds of Success program. Photo credit: BLM Plant Conservation & Restoration Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8f0f7b91-3d41-45e0-8c62-e2ee41f6899d/Cooper+collecting+data+for+SOS+collection.jpg The SGI Blog - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out Cooper Breeden, SGI Plant Conservation Manager, helped collect data for the SOS collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1663170637537-YT91RZ2DF75HAZG0JY5H/pinnate+prairie+coneflower+seed+collection.jpg The SGI Blog - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out Seed collection of pinnate prairie coneflower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1663170637652-NOI68U2P9VOSTTQGYWBV/side+oats+grama+seed+collection.jpg The SGI Blog - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out Seed collection of sideoats grama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c9cef8fd-6b9d-4ed0-a219-a96b0040df9c/SGI2.jpg The SGI Blog - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/9/7/getting-to-know-us-jared-gorrell monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/dcaf7f68-7a52-4921-ba59-0815df508282/20220429_114725.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Jared Gorrell - Make it stand out Jared is a graduate research assistant with SGI and APSU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0ef4e0b6-6a85-447c-ae72-b4d67d8e1449/Laying+out+vegetation+plots.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Jared Gorrell - Make it stand out As part of his graduate research, Jared created several vegetative monitoring plots at the Sumter Farm in Alabama. He identified over 100 species in one of these plots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/75108d6f-4e5a-4658-ae55-bf888f5ea571/Jared+and+Theo+in+saline+glade+Ft.+Chaffee+5-14-22+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Jared Gorrell - Make it stand out Jared photographing a prairie plant that he found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d9136c4f-ea77-4132-bee3-ba072d0e992c/Layla.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Jared Gorrell - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/8/30/september-6-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/4d100c5e-4d07-4553-baf6-4b2b2bfaecc5/snowy+orchid_Photo+credit+Jared+Gorrell.jpeg The SGI Blog - September 6, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out The globally threatened, grassland-dependent snowy orchid is now known from 2 sites in Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/22e6385b-22cb-48ae-ba2d-caa47aad838a/First+SOS+collections+in+TN_Photo+credit+Marcello+DeVitis.JPG The SGI Blog - September 6, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out SGI team members recently collected data and seeds for the first two seed collections in Tennessee for the federal Seeds of Success program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3dc4adc1-d7db-49d4-8e0d-41e5979389e3/Volunteer+Workshop+in+Chicago_Photo+credit+Laura+Hunt.jpeg The SGI Blog - September 6, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out The Grassland Restoration Network recently hosted a workshop that SGI’s Volunteer Coordinator attended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/cab1ef0c-098f-4282-9ac9-9741a8598a73/Porters+goldenrod+monitoring_Photo+credit+Layla+Dunlap.jpeg The SGI Blog - September 6, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Porter’s goldenrod population monitoring at one of the Tennessee sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/bee38a3c-eff9-460e-aa19-1fdbcf77caca/SGI_Landowner_workshop_2022.jpg The SGI Blog - September 6, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/8/24/exciting-new-discovery-new-species-of-beaksedge-described-from-southeastern-grasslands monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7932a488-d060-42f6-ae2a-fd9004f2a813/Stiletto+Beaksedge_Photo+credit+Claire+Ciafr%C3%A9.jpg The SGI Blog - Exciting New Discovery: New Species of Beaksedge Described from Southeastern Grasslands - Make it stand out The Stiletto Beaksedge is a newly described species that is found in sunny, wet grasslands in only seven locations in the entire world. Photo credit: Claire Ciafré https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/535f5360-7dfc-473d-850f-e26e4a40aa28/field+work_Photo+credit+Rob+Naczi.jpg The SGI Blog - Exciting New Discovery: New Species of Beaksedge Described from Southeastern Grasslands - Make it stand out Thomas Murphy (left) and Mason Brock (right), both APSU and SGI alumni, assisted Claire (middle) and Rob (behind the camera) with some of the Tennessee site visits to study Stiletto Beaksedge in the wild. Photo credit: Rob Naczi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/30b7d4ad-5b12-438f-b284-25772fdb9807/Stiletto+Beaksedge+2_Photo+credit+Claire+Ciafr%C3%A9.jpg The SGI Blog - Exciting New Discovery: New Species of Beaksedge Described from Southeastern Grasslands - Make it stand out Stiletto Beaksedge is another example of the rich biological diversity that can be found in our southeastern grasslands and why it is so important to protect and conserve these vanishing ecosystems. 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Contact the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to find out how you can help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Grasslands You Can Visit: Dunbar Cave Grassland at Dunbar Cave State Park - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/8/9/rock-pinks-cryptic-jewels-of-southeastern-rock-outcrop-grasslands monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a59fef87-e43e-4e84-b944-2394ef57f500/Cama_scil_TW.jpeg The SGI Blog - Rock-pinks: Cryptic Jewels of Southeastern Rock Outcrop Grasslands - Make it stand out A large population of Atlantic camas or wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) in a sandstone glade in the Ozarks’ Boston Mountains. These plants are well-adapted to seasonally hot and dry glade conditions by having succulent leaves and a fleshy bulb capable of storing water and carbohydrates. Photo credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/644f418b-29c7-4d4f-9962-76f59c234be5/Phem_DKDB_2_Witsell.jpg The SGI Blog - Rock-pinks: Cryptic Jewels of Southeastern Rock Outcrop Grasslands - Make it stand out Succulent leaves of rock-pink or fameflower (Phemeranthus sp.). Photo credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/80285d2b-a01c-4265-b890-b2c5507c42c5/Phem_DKDB_1_Witsell.jpg The SGI Blog - Rock-pinks: Cryptic Jewels of Southeastern Rock Outcrop Grasslands - Make it stand out Stand of rock-pink or fameflower (Phemeranthus sp.) in a sandstone glade in the White River Hills Ecoregion of the Ozark Highlands. 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Flower photos (right) by Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1523433502313-8CQTH8GLLM3Q8HYHG8DZ/Theo.png The SGI Blog - Rock-pinks: Cryptic Jewels of Southeastern Rock Outcrop Grasslands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/8/4/historic-bill-will-protect-one-of-north-americas-fastest-disappearing-ecosystems monthly 0.5 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0c80bb1d-ba08-4c20-bcac-b2e0f8686a31/Dunbar+Cave+Grassland+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America’s Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6fee65c3-9ace-4675-8fb9-a285b6bae812/bobwhite+2_USFWS+SE+Region.jpg The SGI Blog - Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America’s Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0e8cf357-37b7-40c4-a698-f4e8a9750684/Monarch+butterfly+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America’s Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/37fdb56f-9ed1-48a4-9d1b-108e9b207ba0/Sinking+Creek.jpg The SGI Blog - Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America’s Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6c9d611b-7992-4372-985a-f082313b33bf/IMG_5950.jpg The SGI Blog - Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America’s Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Historic Bill Will Protect One of North America’s Fastest Disappearing Ecosystems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/7/28/august-1-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/16811b3e-44da-48e1-a2a9-4a3af715f715/Horizon+4.jpg The SGI Blog - August 1, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out We’re hiring a Seed Program Manager. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/65818aed-7bbe-4d48-b2e0-bfbc00712ed0/Menges+Fame-flower.jpg The SGI Blog - August 1, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out The Menge’s Fame-flower recently discovered in a grassland remnant located in eastern Tennessee adds another species to a long list of rare species occurrences that the SGI team has found in Tennessee Valley Authority powerlines over the last three years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/384c1d35-8121-4db3-9672-5cd849bc6c78/Gent+June+2022+Local+Steward+DNR+FWS+GDOT+SBG+search+discuss+major+habitat+intervention+JCeska.jpg The SGI Blog - August 1, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Members of the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance survey a roadside for Fringed Gentian during a recent meeting to discuss emergency measures for saving this species. The few roadside plants surviving in Georgia are our last hope to keep this species going. Photo credit: Jenifer Ceska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6dff730c-3502-4e29-8ae9-c18d83334135/Volunteer+holding+the+heart+of+an+unwelcome+grapevine.jpg The SGI Blog - August 1, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Volunteers have been hard at work on the APSU Native Plants Teaching and Research Garden and at the Dunbar Cave Grasslands. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/7/20/getting-to-know-us-laura-hunt monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/bffb1850-e83b-4aeb-8cf2-5930fd7c8d13/Laura_Photo+credit+-+Rebecca+Johnson.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Laura Hunt - Make it stand out Photo credit: Rebecca Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/fbc11134-0144-4b4e-b9df-9cf18b104bdf/Laura+and+big+bluestem.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Laura Hunt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f100471f-a99b-4f16-b71c-122d47896659/Laura+teaching.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Laura Hunt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Laura Hunt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/7/6/a-field-trip-to-catoosa-wildlife-management-area monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9ea4f0f4-144e-4411-8d2a-1b8496e32418/Devils+Breakfast+Table+Overlook_Georgic.jpg The SGI Blog - A Field Trip to Catoosa Wildlife Management Area - Make it stand out Devil’s Breakfast Table Overlook at Catoosa Wildlife Management Area provides phenomenal views of Daddy’s Creek Gorge and what is often thought of as your typical Appalachian scenery. Photo credit: Brittney Georgic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1b55997d-54b9-4b52-9a52-8d43259ac465/Dwayne+at+Catoosa_Georgic.jpg The SGI Blog - A Field Trip to Catoosa Wildlife Management Area - Make it stand out Dwayne Estes, SGI Executive Director, shared the story of Catoosa’s Savanna Restoration Project and how it has led to an explosion in plant and animal diversity. Photo credit: Brittney Georgic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3e75f2b9-f744-4aae-a92f-c60ea16c60a2/Brittney+at+Catoosa_Estes.jpg The SGI Blog - A Field Trip to Catoosa Wildlife Management Area - Make it stand out Brittney Georgic, SGI and Austin Peay State University Graduate Student and Research Assistant, talked about rare plants that can be found in savannas. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f4f2fa7e-f974-41b7-8135-e33811904c93/Catoosa_TWF.jpg The SGI Blog - A Field Trip to Catoosa Wildlife Management Area - Make it stand out A final stop in a nearby fire-suppressed, artificially dense, closed hardwood forest provided field trip participants with a chance to compare first-hand the sparse vegetation found there compared to the richly diverse vegetation seen in the savanna that they had just left. The group observed savanna-dependent species struggling to survive in the heavy shade and dense leaf litter. Photo credit: Tennessee Wildlife Federation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - A Field Trip to Catoosa Wildlife Management Area - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/6/30/july-5-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/27ea01ab-0569-4dff-a2cb-c4e9e0eeb641/NTR+volunteer+working+in+hot+shade.jpeg The SGI Blog - July 5, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Our volunteers have been busy maintaining the APSU Native Plant Teaching and Research Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7ce5c33f-b84c-484d-8491-db5768c96689/Catoosa+WMA+Field+Trip_Photo+credit+TWF.jpg The SGI Blog - July 5, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Dwayne Estes and Brittney Georgic helped participants in a conservation advocacy training program explore and learn about grasslands in Tennessee at Catoosa Wildlife Management Area’s savanna restoration site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7a920643-8050-4280-bda8-acaa97cc8618/Zach+Wood+presentation+GANPS+East+Piedmont+Chapter.jpeg The SGI Blog - July 5, 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Zach Wood led members of the Georgia Native Plant Society Athens/East Piedmont Chapter on a prairie walk at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at UGA . https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/6/23/help-us-identify-georgias-grassland-remnants monthly 0.5 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5382b89c-4d93-42c1-985c-1bc6a893cffa/bobwhite_USFWS+SE+Region.jpg The SGI Blog - Help Us Identify Georgia’s Grassland Remnants - Make it stand out Northern bobwhite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e569fbd4-47ba-4137-b55d-09b7bdc395d0/butterfly+milkweed.jpg The SGI Blog - Help Us Identify Georgia’s Grassland Remnants - Make it stand out Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a grassland indicator species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ab48392e-04a9-42dc-9d6b-6279dfda9a0a/Collecting+data+for+GA+i-nat+proj.jpg The SGI Blog - Help Us Identify Georgia’s Grassland Remnants - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/874cc34f-13f2-477c-a157-8ed347886d8a/wild+quinine.jpg The SGI Blog - Help Us Identify Georgia’s Grassland Remnants - Make it stand out Wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) is another grassland indicator speceis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1b5acb8d-9eb2-4e4d-a1b4-3d7dcf9fe360/Zach+-+Rx+burn.jpg The SGI Blog - Help Us Identify Georgia’s Grassland Remnants - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/6/16/project-update-soak-creek-savanna-restoration-project monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f5caf41c-2345-4dd1-88de-8ba5632cec35/2022+burn_Evan+Rhem.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Part of the recently burned half of the site - notice the charred logs in foreground. Photo credit: Evan Rhem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/70e0a1e2-46c9-4965-aee7-42497509fa41/2021+burn_Evan+Rhem.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Typical taller stature and more shrubby vegetation of the half of the site that was burned in 2021. Photo credit: Evan Rhem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/47e5709e-39cc-4ea5-883c-1d4db6158b9c/bobcat_Evan+Rhem.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out A bobcat recorded at the site by one of the camera traps. Photo credit: Evan Rhem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/379ea3ab-94d0-4f71-aa36-47d2d25f454e/coyote_Evan+Rhem.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out A coyote that was captured walking down the road at dusk by the camera trap. Photo credit: Evan Rhem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9c494007-eb5b-4251-91db-c3aca0c9236d/Aurelia+checking+traps_Catherine+Haase.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Aurelia checking one of the small mammal traps. Photo credit: Catherine Haase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/788186d3-8fd2-4dab-8371-5fef21d6c2a9/Acoustic_Sarah+Krueger.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out One of the acoustical recorders on a pole that was used to record bat calls at the site. Photo credit: Sarah Krueger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ac21360d-4e17-4ece-9ef8-7fa8cd6d81d4/acoustics.png The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Sonograms, or visual illustrations, of the ultrasonic calls for two of the bat species recorded at the site. Photo credit: Catherine Haase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/42b0c4ad-de17-4fcd-9e6d-6c4cb97ca94c/Spotted+skunk+2_Catherine+Haase.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Spotted skunk tracks found by the creek. Spotted skunks are considered vulnerable in Tennessee so the team was especially excited to document it on the property. Photo credit: Catherine Haase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/775016e6-232f-43b9-be6e-2107f8e51948/Bobcat_Catherine+Haase.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out A bobcat track found on the road. Photo credit: Catherine Haase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f84dd562-f3f3-4577-a09e-3a841d57fa78/Turkey_Catherine+Haase.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out A turkey track by the creek. Photo credit: Catherine Haase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/bfdc180a-0fd5-434b-9e41-fb4c01b4df67/veg+plot+surveys_Evan+Rhem.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Vegetative surveys consist of recording all of the plant species and their numbers that are found within a 10 x 10 m plot. Photo credit: Evan Rhem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3d68194c-29dc-4aa5-85be-33973d2d0e79/Aurelia+soil+cores_Evan+Rhem.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Aurelia collecting soil cores from a nearby forest plot. Soil cores were collected from across the property. Photo credit: Evan Rhem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: Soak Creek Savanna Restoration Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/6/8/getting-to-know-us-reed-noss monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8a01468b-5298-4f98-aadc-73bbfdfabad6/Reed+hiking.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Reed Noss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d0924c10-a8c0-4bb6-9cc7-7008c3d52877/Forgotten+Grasslands+of+the+South.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Reed Noss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/31a2b459-4073-4f31-9a5e-fa80c59ae3d6/Reed+photographing+Indian+Paintbrush.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Reed Noss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Reed Noss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/6/2/june-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a05c89b6-50fe-4e13-9246-86a5fc1f0fd4/SGI+team+at+Fort+Chaffee+3.jpg The SGI Blog - June 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out During their retreat, SGI team members visited some of Arkansas’s prairies, glades, and open woodland / pine-oak savannas to learn first hand about these grassland ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a2435c25-1433-4077-bcef-d18bb10b1126/Mason+Brock+sharing+plant+with+landowners.jpg The SGI Blog - June 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Mason Brock, SGI Botanist and APSU Herbarium Manager, shows landowners a species of Penstemon he found while looking at their grassland remnant with SGI / Quail Forever Interior Plateau Coordinator, Jeremy French, and SGI Interim Communications Director, Shannon Trimboli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/29da6386-5536-491c-b1aa-20d89efb8977/Aurelia+checking+traps.jpg The SGI Blog - June 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out APSU student, Aurelia Christy, checking a small mammal trap while working on the Soak Creek restoration project’s small mammal survey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/52efab06-3e3a-4b03-9d9c-5480cb07e49c/Ted+at+Kentucky+Pollinator+Group+Meeting_26+May+2022.jpg The SGI Blog - June 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Ted Brancheau, SGI / Quail Forever Biologist, presenting at the joint meeting of the Kentucky Pollinator and Kentucky Monarch Working Groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c8b230ec-0191-4cdb-9279-33c964ec91b5/Rebecca+Johnson+collecting+Phlox+pilosa.jpg The SGI Blog - June 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out SGI Volunteer, Rebecca Johnson collecting Phlox pilosa and several other species for the Plant It Forward Tennessee project as part of SGI’s Native Seed Program. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/5/27/project-update-more-good-finds-from-the-cumberland-plateau-powerline-grasslands monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ac06f2f5-47bb-42a1-9ef5-4a9170413a93/golden+alexanders+and+hairy+phlox+2_Witsell.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: More Good Finds From the Cumberland Plateau Powerline Grasslands - Make it stand out Heart-leaf golden Alexanders (Zizia aptera) and hairy phlox (Phlox amoena) in a powerline right-of-way in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d9a255a9-64f6-4983-b798-782b4c6bcf9d/granite+gooseberry_Witsell.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: More Good Finds From the Cumberland Plateau Powerline Grasslands - Make it stand out Granite Gooseberry (Ribes curvatum) in an open woodland on the Cumberland Plateau in Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It is listed as threatened in the state of Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/fc57be61-4c3a-49ae-9367-6c77e76de85d/zigzag+bladderwort+1_Witsell.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: More Good Finds From the Cumberland Plateau Powerline Grasslands - Make it stand out Zigzag Bladderwort (Utricularia subulata) in a powerline right-of-way in Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It is listed as threatened in the state of Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a3e89a9b-59f0-4f46-ab64-ab121643e7c7/dwarf+iris+2_matt+thorn.jpeg The SGI Blog - Project Update: More Good Finds From the Cumberland Plateau Powerline Grasslands - Make it stand out Dwarf iris (Iris verna var. smalliana) in a powerline right-of-way in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Photo by Matt Thorn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560822583087-E8VIAQ4PWU8UH6W9OTPL/Theo+Witsell.png The SGI Blog - Project Update: More Good Finds From the Cumberland Plateau Powerline Grasslands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/5/19/sgi-participated-in-the-2022-great-smoky-mountains-wildflower-pilgrimage monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/66999ab5-4be5-406a-9fa1-c53bf92cbe71/Cades+Cove+grasslands.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out The best grasslands in the area are found in the center of Cades Cove off Hyatt Lane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8bc185c3-4029-4b25-a1f1-ada8bbf0f6f3/Zach+canebrakes.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out Zach talking about canebrakes, a type of woody grassland that once covered large swaths of the southeastern U.S. Only approximately 2% of our historic canebrake ecosystems still exist. These canebrake ecosystems were highly specialized and numerous species of animals that lived there have declined along with the canebrakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7f245c5f-6a12-4ebb-a372-40d2a7cd1b9a/restored+open+woodland.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out Open woodlands are another type of grassland ecosystem which can be found in the Smokies. These open woodlands consist of scattered trees surrounded by a rich herbaceous groundcover consisting of flowers and grasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ce77a701-8233-4d15-aea5-31e31ebdd0e9/mini-lecture.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out The hike included multiple stops for “mini-lectures” and discussions such as this one ne on Southern Appalachian grassy balds. In the past, these grassy meadows were likely kept open through a combination of large herbivores, fires set by Native Americans, and fires set by lightning strikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/fb8713e8-dbb7-4474-9d4f-c43f05b68726/sun-loving+plants.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out Of course, plenty of time was also devoted to learning about sun-loving plants found along the trail. This naturally led to the discussion of fire ecology in the park’s pine-oak woodlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a08ac535-6887-4f38-858a-2870802195b9/Horizon+5.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - SGI Participated in the 2022 Great Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/5/15/southeastern-grasslands-initiative-staff-attended-the-center-for-plant-conservation-national-meeting-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9a869476-8cd8-400c-b861-4ce4b92a542a/Denver+Botanical+Gardens.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Staff Attended the Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out Macello De Vitis and Cooper Breeden recently attended the National Meeting of the Center for Plant Conservation at the Denver Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/99ccf875-6901-4987-8f5a-fc004f2e8409/CPC+2022+Field+Trip.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Staff Attended the Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out Cooper and Marcello participated in a pre-meeting field trip to the USDA-Agricultural Research Service National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation where they got to see first-hand some of the techniques the Lab uses to preserve and evaluate seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0314b537-c883-4d05-9266-3a4bd3abf1bb/Cooper+Presenting+CPC+2022.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Staff Attended the Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out Cooper Breeden gave a presentation about SGI’s efforts to protect and preserve rare, endangered, and declining species and habitats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c9cef8fd-6b9d-4ed0-a219-a96b0040df9c/SGI2.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Staff Attended the Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/95df90c5-fa23-4a93-9a3b-8c465b773f9c/Cooper.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Staff Attended the Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/5/4/searching-for-porters-goldenrod-in-2022 monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/94407c6c-2f0b-4e82-9985-3fca631dcc84/solclose.jpeg The SGI Blog - Searching for Porter’s Goldenrod in 2022 - Make it stand out This summer, the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative will be working with several of our partners to conduct intensive, coordinated searches in Georgia to look for additional, previously unrecognized sites where Porter’s goldenrod is growing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/95df90c5-fa23-4a93-9a3b-8c465b773f9c/Cooper.jpg The SGI Blog - Searching for Porter’s Goldenrod in 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/4/28/may-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6227de93-eefe-4e29-89ec-803239a3dfbb/4-1-22_Gabby+LeFevre+at+ASB+Confernce.jpg The SGI Blog - May 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Gabby LeFevre was one of the many SGI team members who presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference in Little Rock, AR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/95050c37-03e1-4af1-b1c9-f369359ac10c/4-1-22_Georgia+Plant+Conservation+Alliance+Trillium+persistens+rescue+Photo+by+Patrick+Ceska.jpeg The SGI Blog - May 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out We were able to help our partners within the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance rescue a population of the critically imperiled persistent trillium in north Georgia. Photo credit: Patrick Ceska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/dab9f1e9-e51c-4c5b-89d2-789f931b66e8/BreedenTNP3.jpg The SGI Blog - May 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Tennessee Naturalist Program participants had the opportunity to go out in the field with Cooper Breeden as he taught a class on forbs, ferns, fungi, and mosses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5a139954-5531-4bd0-8332-5046be536248/4_20+iNat+students+APSU.jpeg The SGI Blog - May 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Students at Austin Peay University learned about iNaturalist and were able to practice using it in the APSU Native Plant Teaching and Research Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/aaaf2a94-a205-4e2f-ad98-3e399d9137f8/Laura+Hunt+interfacing+with+general+public+.jpg The SGI Blog - May 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Laura Hunt talked about the importance of Southeastern grasslands with visitors to our table at the Outdoor Murfreesboro Conservation Days in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/57b6ec9e-7f67-4175-be41-0fda5dc61106/IMG_3558.jpg The SGI Blog - May 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Some of our partners at the Mississippi Entomological Museum setting up a Malaise trap to sample insects on the Sumter Farm and Stock Company in the Black Belt ecoregion of Alabama. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/4/22/celebrating-trees-in-grasslands monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/4177b157-7030-4ab3-b4bf-0f6447999134/Pine+oak+savanna.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out A shortleaf pine-oak savanna. Fort Chaffee Army Base, Arkansas. Photo credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1881df0c-6851-4fba-8e78-be5ba9d83dc1/post+oak+savanna+AR.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out A post oak savanna with the globally rare yellow-flower bee-balm in the Arkansas River Valley Grasslands. Photo credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/bf059727-cd12-4268-9ac3-7c5f21c1471e/Cumberland+Plateau+savanna.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out A savanna on the Cumberland Plateau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/48a1ddc9-f9b5-480c-af55-f6806a482359/long-leaf+pine+savanna.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out A longleaf pine savanna. Nearly 1,000 plant species are endemic (only found in) the longleaf pine ecosystem of the outer Coastal Plain, which helps make it one of America’s richest ecosystems. Photo credit: USFWS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5ca2f05b-c4f2-4070-953e-38c3a41263ab/post+oak.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out Small and stunted post oaks in this rare Ozark Shale Barrens have been cored and dated at more than 250 years old. While post oaks can survive in closed canopy forests, they require open areas with lots of sunlight in order for the seedlings to become established. Kessler Mountain. Washington County, Arkansas. Photo credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/efdf0e8f-dc39-4901-b555-a5c82359924e/woodland+sunflower.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out Woodland sunflowers grow in open woodland and savanna habitats. Their flowers support numerous pollinators and their seeds are eaten by a wide variety of birds. Photo credit: Mary Crickmore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e41b389a-e270-46c8-851e-bd475c45aa5a/Louisiana+pine+snake.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out The USFWS considers the federally threatened Louisiana pine snake one of the rarest snakes in North America. One of the reasons for its decline is a loss of habitat, especially longleaf and shortleaf pine savannas. Photo credit: USFWS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/510e0564-1ac4-41b9-8f6f-8465185d3950/red+cockaded+woodpecker.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out The federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is a savanna obligate species that requires living pine trees with heart rot. Photo credit: USFWS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9af8797f-7a16-436a-86ad-4448db6e7c89/Eastern+bluebird.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out Eastern bluebirds, a favorite visitor to many people’s yards, are cavity nesters that require open areas. Today, bluebirds commonly nest in bluebird houses, but their natural nest sites would have been in hollow trees found in savannas and open woodlands. Photo credit: Shenandoah National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560822583087-E8VIAQ4PWU8UH6W9OTPL/Theo+Witsell.png The SGI Blog - Celebrating Trees in Grasslands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/4/15/getting-to-know-us-marcello-de-vitis monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/67cdda7f-1ec9-455e-ad00-5f1b6350bf07/Marcello+PhD+studies.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Marcello De Vitis - Make it stand out Marcello monitoring one of the reintroduction plots of the plant he was studying for his PhD. Photo credit: Paolo Di Bacco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/18831dbd-0fe6-4ebb-9082-b14a10bb32c5/Marcello+monitoring+violets.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Marcello De Vitis - Make it stand out Marcello monitoring one of the violet reintroduction plots at the Kankakee Sands Preserve in Indiana as part of his research at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo credit: Stephanie Frischie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d8552225-2228-4e3d-99f8-d8dde96fc5b7/Marcello+and+Dwayne.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Marcello De Vitis - Make it stand out Marcello and Dwayne Estes at Dunbar Cave Prairie in Clarksville, Tennessee. Photo credit: Stephanie Frischie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Marcello De Vitis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/4/5/on-the-road-with-sgi-visiting-the-state-botanical-garden-of-georgia monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6c1f7e9c-b3df-4f3a-b19a-2f237296428d/First+stop+at+SGB.jpeg The SGI Blog - On the Road with SGI: Visiting the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Make it stand out SGI staff (clockwise from left) Dwayne Estes, Cooper Breeden, Marcello De Vitis, Layla Dunlap, Will Overbeck, Laura Hunt, Chip Morgan, Zach Irick, and Jodi Morgan gathered at the entrance for a group photo with our host Jennifer Ceska (center) of the Botanical Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/de165091-0c11-435d-80ce-c6fcd659951d/Jennifer+Cruse-Sanders+interprets+the+buildings+and+grounds.jpg The SGI Blog - On the Road with SGI: Visiting the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Make it stand out Jenny Cruse-Sanders welcomed SGI to the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/08ef50a0-c51b-4f1e-973e-4dd2b43d6d46/Jennifer+Ceska+and+Dwayne+Estes+visit+the+Piedmont+Prairie+under+powerlines.jpg The SGI Blog - On the Road with SGI: Visiting the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Make it stand out Our host, Jennifer Ceska, shared with us the story of the grassland remnant found in the powerline rights-of-way at the Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/52ad00ce-5eac-4b4e-8988-8203cb32b328/Will+Rogers+and+Dwayne+Estes+near+greenhouses.jpg The SGI Blog - On the Road with SGI: Visiting the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Make it stand out Will Rogers shared the Garden's research greenhouses and propagation facilities with SGI staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d313bef8-c624-45c3-a5c8-f41b2f9ead07/Cooper%2C+Zack%2C+and+Laura+looking+at+Trillium+in+the+woods.jpg The SGI Blog - On the Road with SGI: Visiting the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Make it stand out The State Botanical Garden of Georgia lends the opportunity for immersion in nature; the pine woodlands surrounding the entrance of the Garden create a feeling of wonder in a characteristic southeastern ecosystem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f392c4a8-df93-4b32-b671-d0e8544ad992/Overbeck_Corinth-Cemetery_2012.jpg The SGI Blog - On the Road with SGI: Visiting the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/3/30/april-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9904dab0-91c4-4fd7-a11d-3bcf96facd8d/Silene+regia+outplanting+Park+Creek+B.jpg The SGI Blog - April 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Planting and caging royal catchfly in grassland restoration project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a7997b43-6598-45bb-8c7e-1ad46bf10df6/First+Stop+-+SBG.jpeg The SGI Blog - April 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out The Clarksville-based SGI team enjoyed visiting and collaborating with our partners at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5dc254da-ee57-4c98-a55f-7c813b7cd27e/UT+Ext.+Master+Gardener+Event.jpeg The SGI Blog - April 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out SGI participated in the conference for the Western Regional Master Gardeners of Tennessee. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/3/22/getting-to-know-us-zach-wood monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1b5acb8d-9eb2-4e4d-a1b4-3d7dcf9fe360/Zach+-+Rx+burn.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Zach Wood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/987b76ed-82dd-4b31-bcae-2498e8a785b9/Red+Top+Mountain+Rx+fire.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Zach Wood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a276bf6f-6bf3-4fff-82f9-a74b163333b7/Zach+Red+Top+Mtn+Rx+Fire.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Zach Wood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ab1f5154-e5a6-458f-a5b3-fa1a76c18709/Conserv+Highlights+3.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Zach Wood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2307dba9-7b35-458c-92fa-a826a4089ed5/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Zach Wood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/3/16/southeastern-grasslands-provide-valuable-habitat-for-frogs-and-toads monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8298c997-70ac-4a62-823d-5eb11559be99/crawfish+frog.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Provide Valuable Habitat for Frogs and Toads - Make it stand out The crawfish frog can be found in wet meadows and similar habitats in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. It requires the burrows of grassland crayfish as hibernating habitat, and thus is dependent on the existence of wet grassland habitat. Photo credit: John Williams, CC-BY-NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9f63bc7f-ca33-45e3-a39c-c35b7fb9140f/9250093972_6efb79fdae_o.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Provide Valuable Habitat for Frogs and Toads - Make it stand out Sometimes names can be deceiving. The oak toad is a grassland species, not a deep forest species. It favors pine or oak savannas and open canopied woods with grassy understories. Oak toads can be found in parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Photo credit: Everglades National Park, public domain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c848efc0-df9c-4738-8370-96c669a00a07/little+grass+frog.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Provide Valuable Habitat for Frogs and Toads - Make it stand out The little grass frog can often be found sitting in grasses, sedges, or low shrubs in wet meadow, bogs, and shrubby wetlands in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Photo credit: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, CC BY-NC-ND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a4675fcd-1c29-4b6c-a9ee-085ecdc2e0bb/Trimboli+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Southeastern Grasslands Provide Valuable Habitat for Frogs and Toads - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/3/8/project-update-sgi-field-team-finds-16-rare-plant-species-in-tennessee-valley-authority-powerline-corridors-on-the-cumberland-plateau monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/480ea44e-3ff9-4c16-a890-96ff224c918a/Early+St.+John%27s+Wort_Brittney+Georgic.JPG The SGI Blog - Project Update: SGI Field Team Finds 16 Rare Plant Species in Tennessee Valley Authority Powerline Corridors on the Cumberland Plateau - Make it stand out Early St. John’s Wort (Hypericum nudiflorum). Photo credit: Brittney Georgic, SGI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f0034429-ca82-4d79-a0e0-b82ad8bccd93/Yellow+Crested+Orchid_Brittney+Georgic.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: SGI Field Team Finds 16 Rare Plant Species in Tennessee Valley Authority Powerline Corridors on the Cumberland Plateau - Make it stand out Yellow Crested Orchid (Platanthera cristata). Photo credit: Brittney Georgic, SGI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1b97f9c9-9257-493f-9b45-1a093d535eb5/White+Fringeless+Orchid_Brittney+Georgic.JPG The SGI Blog - Project Update: SGI Field Team Finds 16 Rare Plant Species in Tennessee Valley Authority Powerline Corridors on the Cumberland Plateau - Make it stand out White Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera integrilabia). Photo credit: Brittney Georgic, SGI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9dd88bb7-7e19-41fa-8918-5ae52f262dac/Muhlenberg%27s+Nutrush_Brittney+Georgic.jpg The SGI Blog - Project Update: SGI Field Team Finds 16 Rare Plant Species in Tennessee Valley Authority Powerline Corridors on the Cumberland Plateau - Make it stand out Muhlenberg’s Nutrush (Scleria muehlenbergii). Photo credit: Brittney Georgic, SGI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560822583087-E8VIAQ4PWU8UH6W9OTPL/Theo+Witsell.png The SGI Blog - Project Update: SGI Field Team Finds 16 Rare Plant Species in Tennessee Valley Authority Powerline Corridors on the Cumberland Plateau - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/3/4/march-2022-newsletter monthly 0.5 2022-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1b5acb8d-9eb2-4e4d-a1b4-3d7dcf9fe360/Zach+-+Rx+burn.jpg The SGI Blog - March 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out Zach Wood assisting the Georgia State Parks with a prescribed burn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/481e855e-a2cb-484f-939e-ab9dc979f2b3/Cladium+mariscoides.jpg The SGI Blog - March 2022 Newsletter - Make it stand out The first ever Tennessee record of smooth sawgrass (Cladium mariscoides), a rare sedge, was collected by Michelle McInnis as part of her Austin Peay State University graduate research. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/2/28/volunteer-team-kicking-off-the-2022-season monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642117626789-05PO58NASBNJ48JVELFK/vol+4.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteer Team Kicking Off the 2022 Season - Make it stand out Seed collecting is one of our common volunteer activities in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642117626912-3I3OV4TM9TXMT2RLCM59/vol+5.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteer Team Kicking Off the 2022 Season - Make it stand out Talking, getting to know each other, and having fun are important components of our volunteer program that you can find at any of our activities and events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642117625895-3IKE6F9D132JB4GXLLNB/Vol+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Volunteer Team Kicking Off the 2022 Season - Make it stand out Common spring and summer volunteer activities include weeding, pruning, canopy clearing, thistle killing, and other habitat management activities. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/2/16/getting-to-know-us-layla-dunlap monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ff3891fa-61b8-4a22-b905-1ed95f4057dd/Layla+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Layla Dunlap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e8b2a004-dcd4-44f5-aa0c-8a26b79a97c7/Layla+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Getting to Know Us: Layla Dunlap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/2/11/were-listening-sharing-our-2022-communication-plans monthly 0.5 2022-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e3e10e12-b9bf-471a-84f5-e11b940b9101/involved+2.jpg The SGI Blog - We’re Listening: Sharing Our 2022 Communication Plans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d2f78ddb-7222-45d3-8010-ce2c39f52837/Conserv+Highlights+2.jpg The SGI Blog - We’re Listening: Sharing Our 2022 Communication Plans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2022/1/3/charting-sgis-communication-activities-for-2022-what-do-you-want-to-hear-from-us monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e0174cf4-27a7-4af8-92c9-3bc62074693a/Field+of+native+wildflowers+1_USFWS+Midwest+Region.jpg The SGI Blog - Charting SGI’s Communication Activities for 2022: What do you want to hear from us? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2020/11/19/wild-scenic-and-scared monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605914232779-IM454ZVPG3XZGMBOFOG7/20200410_132324+%281%29.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared Michelle McInnis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605884399422-83RPJCR0HBBBH3UNFC11/the+river.png The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared Clear Creek portion of the Obed Wild and Scenic River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605884489029-URNVFLQQ8NG2FNTCAOHT/IMG_9224.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared Riverscour grasslands at Clear Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605884787835-5QCVMJAVWB1H8B7GUDLO/20201007_130455.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605884786859-B9PTGP1SNKQCSUY8N3YG/20201007_121657.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605884797727-D5UDT04U9OTIFKI2WY9O/20201007_133636.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605884936224-WOSPKKS2XBY0NTNA7QV1/Dragging+kayak.JPG The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605885059021-NLLG6FY2OCQYMCTTJGCP/IMG_4242.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605885145869-B0XV3Z0FZES6LFGU9TYH/IMG_9341.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1605885200287-4L52YTGLPY0NCFOEAUUT/20201007_191901.jpg The SGI Blog - Wild, Scenic, and Scared https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2020/10/16/home-is-where-the-grassland-is monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602875876914-48OLDUH3AJA5EQQID951/Google+Earth+shot.png The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is Google Earth leaf-on image of savanna shown within white polygon. Polygon measures at exactly 2 acres and is approximately 205 yards north-south. Transmission powerline right-of-way to south. House in center. Imaged May, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602876662132-962UVQ6MGF8CBM8ZJ149/image-asset.jpeg The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is June 18, 2020 – I left a few smaller trees in this corner of the savanna including young winged elm (Ulmus alata) and pignut hickory (Carya glabra) as well as a scraggly flowering dogwood (Cornus florida). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602876409246-6ULU5SWU1TTEC3CBY5V5/3+years+ppost+burn.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is April 18, 2020 - 3 years since burn in this shady portion of the savanna but still relatively free of woody encroachment. Light green in foreground is Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), a persistent non-native that is tamed, but not easily eliminated, by fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602877377185-PMRC2ET0YF3916EXR5JB/curlyhead.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is April 14, 2020 – Curlyheads (Clematis ochroleuca), an uncommon perennial only found on more basic soils in this region. The species is a favorite of deer and rarely flowers at my site. Two sub-populations with just a few plants each have persisted in the same relative location of the savanna for the last 20 or more years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602877265069-I9SC7SHVBVCOOJDFMQ3Y/angelica.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is July 27, 2020 – Fruiting hairy angelica (Angelica venenosa) emerging from a tangle of hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) and trailing lespedeza (Lespedeza procumbens). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602882915864-2ERKNBUZPO0TYEZ3828D/Black-eye.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is July 27, 2020 - A dense patch of Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) in front of upland ironweed (Vernonia glauca) and Godfrey's thoroughwort (Eupatorium godfreyi). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602883293599-Q1B0RHWEBW1C2Y8WXJBS/image-asset.jpeg The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is Sept. 17, 2020 - although we have had plenty of rain in 2020 and not yet had a frost, the vegetation is less vigorous and browning this time of year. Many early season species can no longer be found. The light brown in the upper left is Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) vigorously flowering/fruiting in the adjacent transmission powerline. Curiously, Indian grass is limited in the savanna. In the distance near the house, tall goldenrod (Solidago altisimma) not yet in full flower forms a light-yellow haze above the richer yellow of peak blooming gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602883722270-35WHKAY61KXH2X9UH1J4/dog.jpg The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is Sept. 29, 2020 - 9 species of Tick-trefoil (Desmodium/Hylodesmum) fill the late summer understory of the savanna. Wonder why? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602877032198-WSQ8DCQULTBSQD17UYOO/petunia.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is July 16, 2020 - Carolina Wild-petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis) that is slowly coming in to the savanna from the adjacent powerline right-of-way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602883171432-MIAR862P8W4IFRSBI8EE/liatris.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is July 27, 2020 – Blooming scaley blazing star (Liatris squarrosa) below with upland ironweed (Vernonia glauca) blooming above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602876804400-M0Q11YJBY0VE218GULP4/post+oak.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is May 22, 2020 - Under the shade of a post oak (Quercus stellata). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602876237876-HWMF0WIPVXZGD1EA2GRJ/butterflies.JPG The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is April 14, 2020 - it's not just about the plants! Sleeping eastern tailed blue butterflies (Cupido comyntas) 8:45am. This butterfly species is quite common in Virginia and this savanna and is often referred to as an “ETB”. ETBs aren’t particular about their nectar sources but they only use pea family (Fabaceae) as their host plants. Thirty species of pea were found at this site in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1602877139777-8ECR1CGN66W4UCXE4FME/Housesavanna2.jpg The SGI Blog - Home is Where the Grassland Is July 22, 2020 – About half of the savanna is shown in this photo. Fern in lower left is Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2020/9/11/tales-from-the-crypt-extinct-plants-of-the-southeastern-grasslands monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1599854222245-3T70YSSVIHIEHFT7WW4L/Micranthemum+last+collection+VA.jpg The SGI Blog - Tales from the Crypt – Extinct Plants of the Southeastern Grasslands Image of Nuttall’s Micranthemum (Micranthemum micranthemoides), the intertidal mud flat species once found from New York to Maryland. This is the species that started my interest in extinct plants. This image should be cited as from the Massey Herbarium, Virginia Polytechnical Institute. This was the last time this plant was ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1599852764068-FUAWRBVE2KBG43AWM07Y/Franklinia+photo.JPG The SGI Blog - Tales from the Crypt – Extinct Plants of the Southeastern Grasslands Photo of Franklinia alatamaha, a species extinct in the wild. Photo courtesy of the John Bartram Association/Bartram's Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1599854605024-Z1G7WDC0RM0GM1TD0DNG/Calochortus+monanthus+type.jpg The SGI Blog - Tales from the Crypt – Extinct Plants of the Southeastern Grasslands Image of the Single-flowered Mariposa Lily (Calocphortus monanthus). This plant is known only from type collections. Apparently, only seen a single time by the botanist, E.L. Greene, who collected the plant in 1876 from California. Described new to science much later in by Ownbey in 1940. Photo credit: Harvard University Herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1599854718333-QMQ85NQPWW5MTUQ8KEZ9/US+TYPE+Marshallia+grandiflora.jpeg The SGI Blog - Tales from the Crypt – Extinct Plants of the Southeastern Grasslands A photograph of the Type specimen housed at the Smithsonian Herbarium of Large-flowered Barbara’s-buttons (Marshallia grandiflora). This is a newly recognized extinct plant endemic to two western North Carolina counties (Henderson & Polk). Last collected 101 years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1599854000434-L25UEIYY5KI8O34XTEEQ/Crataegus+fecunda+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Tales from the Crypt – Extinct Plants of the Southeastern Grasslands Photos of Crataegus fecunda – the St. Clair Hawthorn. Known from a single individual at the Morton Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1599854031622-29KKDMHUWY13KNS5ZJ7U/Crataegus+fecunda+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Tales from the Crypt – Extinct Plants of the Southeastern Grasslands Photos taken by Matt Lobell of the Morton Arboretum. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2020/6/3/save-the-planet-and-other-cries-from-volunteers monthly 0.5 2020-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1591219867896-CV3I3IZC5PRDYRU3XQ6Z/bluemarbleNASANOAAGSFCSuomiPPVIIRSNormanKuring.jpg The SGI Blog - Save the Planet, Right Here, Right Now Blue marble photo by NASA https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/11/7/the-penalties-of-an-ecological-education monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1574725560556-8INUYORJHH5DLFRCJZV5/figure+1_fraiser.jpg The SGI Blog - The Ghosts of the Grass-pinks (and Other Penalties of an Ecological Education) FIGURE 1. Gone but not forgotten. Oklahoma Grass-pink Orchids (Calopogon oklahomensis) photographed in 2012 on a remnant of Massard Prairie in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This may have been the largest population of this globally rare species in the state, with thousands blooming in a good year. The site was destroyed in 2017 for a housing development. Photo by Craig Fraiser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1574725629256-HTNQDLJA1TID6YU8OBXD/figure+2_fraiser.jpg The SGI Blog - The Ghosts of the Grass-pinks (and Other Penalties of an Ecological Education) FIGURE 2. Portrait of an Oklahoma Grass-pink Orchid (Calopogon oklahomensis) photographed in 2012 on a remnant of Massard Prairie that was destroyed in 2017 for a housing development. Photo by Craig Fraiser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1574725670445-MIIYO4NLZB4F6L7FOCPQ/figure+3_fraiser.jpg The SGI Blog - The Ghosts of the Grass-pinks (and Other Penalties of an Ecological Education) FIGURE 3. Large clump of the Queen’s Delight (Stillingia sylvatica) in a remnant of Massard Prairie, destroyed in 2017 for a housing development. This was the last prairie in Arkansas known to support this rare species. Photo by Craig Fraiser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1574725729432-YM1ZACNXSMSUA2285O8U/figure+4_witsell.JPG The SGI Blog - The Ghosts of the Grass-pinks (and Other Penalties of an Ecological Education) FIGURE 4. ZONED COMMERCIAL. Another ancient remnant of Massard Prairie, on the southern edge of Fort Smith, Arkansas. This prairie, among the highest quality in the state, gets smaller and smaller each year and it is encroached by commercial development. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1574725756526-P8KKTR4XNBUUE2SLQC1B/figure+5_witsell.JPG The SGI Blog - The Ghosts of the Grass-pinks (and Other Penalties of an Ecological Education) FIGURE 5. LAST OF THE LEAST. Large population of Barbara’s Buttons (Marshallia cespitosa var. cespitosa) in a very high-quality remnant of Massard Prairie, on the southern edge of Fort Smith, Arkansas. This prairie, the last in the state known to support this rare species, is unfortunately high dollar commercial real estate. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/8/8/starting-them-young-how-to-create-lifelong-grassland-lovers monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565281938831-ZU2FOWNL8RPN532OV1PV/Anna+Mae+Searles+and+Ellen+Turner+at+Searles+Prairie.jpg The SGI Blog - Starting Them Young: How to Create Lifelong Grassland Lovers Anna Mae Searles and Ellen Turner at Searles Prairie in the 1990s. Photo: Neil Compton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565282273406-IX4HFESHJYRLWESFD4QG/Plains.jpg The SGI Blog - Starting Them Young: How to Create Lifelong Grassland Lovers A reunion at Long Island's Hempstead Plains. From left: Betsy Gullotta, Clark Mitchell, Friend of Hempstead Plains Executive Director Amanda Furcall, Ellen Turner, Tom McClure. Photo: David Stolarz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565282457972-WZQTC4W5FQA740DBEBSN/Amanda+Blount+-+SGI+Volunteer+Day+-+Dunbar+Cave+Park+-+27Jan2019+%28104%29.jpg The SGI Blog - Starting Them Young: How to Create Lifelong Grassland Lovers Children at an SGI Dunbar Cave prairie restoration workday. Photo: Amanda Blount. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565282339604-T6YEMCZGHSSIANNL329X/Plains4.JPG The SGI Blog - Starting Them Young: How to Create Lifelong Grassland Lovers Clark Mitchell exploring the Hempstead Plains after being reunited with his teacher Ellen Turner. Photo: Tom McClure. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/8/2/a-passion-for-the-outdoors-where-it-begins monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1564769774794-RO7RFNAYD7JREEKWR2JI/Starting+my+hike+to+Mt.+LeConte+via+the+Appalachian+Trail.jpg The SGI Blog - A Passion for the Outdoors: Where it Begins Starting my hike to Mt. LeConte via the Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1564769809116-U7N3UU6X4XUS9WN4RS3Q/Getting+volunteers+immersed+in+the+resource+is+a+good+way+to+keep+them+involved.jpg The SGI Blog - A Passion for the Outdoors: Where it Begins Getting volunteers immersed in the resource is a good way to keep them involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1564769920709-DWF6OESTBF5RV4SKCLOV/These+volunteers+are+having+fun+during+a+conservation+fundraising+evening.JPG The SGI Blog - A Passion for the Outdoors: Where it Begins These volunteers are having fun during a conservation fundraising evening. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/7/22/saving-rare-butterflies-one-plant-survey-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1563801160192-76BE0QJJY8X2PH2OGLRR/IMG_0058.JPG The SGI Blog - Saving rare butterflies, one plant survey at a time Female Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis). Imaged May 15, 2018. Nectaring on Violet Wood Sorrel, Oxalis violacea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1563801050461-4ZDSVLEUIDX1MHF51TYK/DCUnit6Savana.JPG The SGI Blog - Saving rare butterflies, one plant survey at a time Hardwood/shortleaf pine savanna at Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve imaged June 3, 2019. Note the thriving grassy understory. New Jersey tea is scattered throughout this area and Mottled Duskywings are consistently found over a large are of this Natural Area Preserve. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/6/18/cues-of-care-helping-people-see-plants-in-georgia monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560908388354-ALHEC7YD348WTD9CTSIA/1+Alley+teaching+Solidago+2018+helping+people+see+plants+by+Jennifer+Ceska.jpg The SGI Blog - Cues of Care, Helping People See Plants in Georgia Helping people see plants, in this case Solidago. 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The Flora and Rare Plants of the Clear Fork Riverscour on the Cumberland Plateau https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/5/28/chardonnay-gets-its-dayand-so-does-prairie-national-prairie-day-in-2019-is-june-1 monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1559079739585-Y3XFO5K9NJLV9L0HPIDX/PrairieRootsConservationResearchInstituteHeidiNatura.jpg The SGI Blog - Chardonnay Gets Its Day—And So Does Prairie (National Prairie Day in 2019 is June 1) Prairie has been nearly obliterated in Missouri and surrounding states, but it is the underpinning of our entire agricultural economy—thanks to prairie roots and soil. Credit: Heidi Natura, Conservation Research Institute https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/3/9/five-sure-signs-a-southeastern-grassland-was-here monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180466265-4BQZ2TFUMKN2Q9BI60SM/FIG+1.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here FIG 1: The SGI Focal Region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180510533-UPWNB3ZSBYQSR6G82ND4/FIG+2.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here FIG 2: A French map of the Southeastern United States from 1720 showing “Savana Land and Good Pasture Ground” over what is now Kentucky and Tennessee, and “Savana” in west-central North Carolina, southern Georgia, and northern Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180576532-DNMLNPD27Y5HVNXC712J/FIG+3.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here FIG 3: A General Land Office (GLO) plat map from the early 1800s showing a prairie of more than 1,000 acres in extent along the Arkansas River near Van Buren, Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180606405-X5O90X6Z544Q1B3V2EHB/FIG+4.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here FIG 4: A Revolutionary War Land Grant survey from the 1790s shows stakes used to mark most of the property corners, an indication that trees were absent or so sparse as to be inconvenient to serve as “witness trees.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180744772-4DERUVKUU663LCIE0Y5W/FIG+5+Calopogon+oklahomensis_Eric+Hunt.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180743336-IEV7W2HP8LKIXYHLHCOC/FIG+6+Schwalbea+americana_dogtooth77_iNaturalist.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1552180744933-LBHDH9ZNSJ5QR1S0YU2O/FIG+7+Buchnera+americana_Eric+Hunt.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1553130472674-PLTB37HVH7WUP3CSIMVA/FIG+8+REVISED.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here FIG 8: A GLO plat map (above) from the early 1800s showing a “wet prairie” intercepted by a survey section line 5.5 miles southwest of Ashdown, Arkansas paired with a modern-day aerial photo (below) of the same area showing a wet nebkha field (today a cattle pasture). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1553130439427-R8Y85EWZKXAFM9VN8ZEX/FIG+9.jpg The SGI Blog - Six Good Clues that a Southeastern Grassland was Here FIG 9: Detail of nebkha field in Fig. 8. Note the extensive network of ditches installed in an attempt to drain the area during the wet season. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2019/2/12/some-context-for-native-grassland-conservationnbsp-5-things-every-supporter-should-know monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1582589133073-Y6DS4SGFOA9BSJZBYZSF/nature-4291967_1280.jpg The SGI Blog - Context for Native Grassland Conservation:&nbsp; Five things every supporter should know https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1530945516984-Y1G7PV6GXPCGW1CRT4JA/51T0SVM9KVL._SX331_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377763591-CDWC9C78CWRU15AJOJID/IMG_1916.JPG The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Lesson 1. Community-led Conservation is the way of the future Community-led conservation can be a major driving force in rebuilding our lost grassland ecosystems. Within each community, strong leadership and a base of operations are essential. SGI's mission is to replicate this Chicago model in dozens of communities across our 23 state focal area. 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Seeds are often spready by hand with the help of teams of committed volunteers. This usually happens in late fall prior to oncoming winter snows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531382222147-GQW7EVA1B7Z4HEXQ43H3/IMG_1922.JPG The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Lesson 2. Bringing Chicago-style conservation to the southeastern U.S. There's more to grassland restoration than "Native Warm Season Grasses" and "Pollinator Mixes." SGI aims to bring Chicago's unique restoration approach to the Southeast to revolutionize approaches to restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289041939-B6V8C80L6TN9YNZHW6X6/IMG_1995.JPG The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Purple Prairie Clover graces the upper slopes of Spring Creek Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531382556613-QDWUVM316Y41L1817L3N/image-asset.jpeg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) The bottomland shown here that is now Spring Creek Prairie was a dense forest 40 years ago. Citizens for Conservation volunteers have worked tirelessly to bring back the prairie that existed here before the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531387051239-2VLCNR78URJAP6Q9YT3A/20248492_1501554773200950_917600871974252596_o.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Dwayne Estes, Executive Director of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (left), stands beside Justin Pepper, Chief Conservation Officer of the Bobolink Foundation, during a visit to Spring Creek Prairie in the Chicago suburbs to pull invasive White Sweet Clover with volunteers from the Citizens for Conservation organization. Where they are standing was forest just a couple of decades ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531465367645-RTOU8YW7QEBDQ1FU6GW8/henslow.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Lesson 3. If we rebuild them, they will come... Many rare species that are in severe decline throughout their ranges are rebounding in the Chicago area thanks to the increase in high-quality grassland conservation efforts. Let's bring similar efforts to the SGI focal area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531466820887-IXJ6Z7YTZRRJNT51OS2X/201507-25grigsbyprairie.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Grigsby Prairie, Cook County, Illinois, July 25, 2015, Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. By Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531467770995-5OK3KZJKJDRRWODIJKH1/euphydryas_phaeton_upper_tmiddagh_1.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) At Grigsby Prairie, we spotted the rare Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton), a species that some fear is slipping towards extinction. Somehow it found Grigsby Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531467012653-J79TVG5X28FVDNHNDRUI/201312inspiredbypoplarcreekprairie.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Inspired by Poplar Creek Prairie (Late July), Cook County, Illinois, December 2013, Oil on canvas, 24 " x 36", by Philip Juras. From Philip's website: "In this scene, inspired by a late July visit to Poplar Creek Prairie, big bluestem grass has just begun to send its flowering stalks as high as a horse’s back. Also reaching overhead is the robust stalk of a compass plant in full bloom, and stems of the not yet flowering tall tickseed. Lower down are the abundant colorful blooms of the lavender flowering bee balm and bright yellow flowers of the gray-headed coneflower. These two are often seen in recently restored areas of prairie. Also in the foreground is the off-white wild quinine and the not yet flowering stems of stiff goldenrod. These are only a handful of over one hundred species of prairie plants that have been lovingly restored to this former farm site. Since 1989, the Poplar Prairie Stewards, a project of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, have brought some 600 acres back to a near pre-settlement condition, all centered on a tiny remnant of dry prairie that survived on a gravelly hill on the site. Although it is surrounded by the suburban sprawl of Chicago, when walking through these 600 acres one can almost imagine the vast expanse of prairies and woodlands that once covered this part of Illinois." (Juras 2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531388258288-T5NU15IB8NFLDVEHQESY/rich+turf.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Lesson 4. Urban or wild, either will work just fine Efforts in the greater Chicago area prove that great grassland restoration can happen both in rural areas and in the heart of one of the nation's largest cities. SGI aims to bring similar approaches to dozens of communities across our 23 state region, including Austin, TX and Charlotte, NC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289138535-I4BH51BSNCO50IOWZ447/IMG_1993.JPG The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Tom Vanderpoel (1951-2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531466055201-TLUHLPCBQYZMN3W5ZH4V/201707-11burroak.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Bur Oak, Flint Creek Savanna, Lake County, Illinois, July 11, 2017, Oil on canvas, 10 x 16 in, by Philip Juras. Some of the trees near Stephen Packard's neighborhood were old-growth bur oaks. The spreading growth form of these ancient trees comes from the fact that they have grown for 2-3 centuries among open, fire-maintained savannas where they can spread their branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531384967703-A5LSH1AFDVNKQ88RV77L/image-asset.png The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Somme Prairie is located at the end of this street, just beyond the trees that line the main highway in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545703646-9DWJ12HEBMFH29G393NB/July+28.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545866083-EQJ4OC6PHZTFCIQK4LXJ/cord+switch+canada.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545888456-P99IZIGN356SPVNY6DHY/deepening+woods.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545900408-N7MC8DUIUASJ635QWZQ8/rich+turf.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531470808224-3WTUMA522F7GWZ85NZ95/image.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) A volunteer of Chicago's Forest Preserve program clears invasive brush in what was historically a bur oak savanna. Notice the scattered large oak trunks in the background. As these shrubs are removed, volunteers pave the way for restoring hundreds of species of grasses, sedges, wildflowers, and native prairie shrubs to this site where they have been absent for a century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531546931213-7BAV0UDG8SOQOI9AJ7FY/E.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531471174081-LMV9DSE45E7RNFII2WWT/007.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - The ghost of prairies past. Andrew Lane Gibson’s photographs from remnant prairies in central Ohio perfectly capture the essence of this rare species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531554663384-PS8D8NSZZXGB98PB1TVZ/Screen+Shot+2018-07-07+at+5.07.26+PM.png The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Somme Prairie in Chicago is in the heart of one of America's largest cities. More than 450 species grow in this urban refuge. This example provides hope to dozens of major cities across the Southeast that once supported important grasslands that we can restore high-quality grasslands in both wild and urban landscapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531387777100-NO8A2Q28C6I1K8XR359D/il-vsn-nachusa-storm-1112x544.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Lesson 5. The sky is the limit The Chicago-style methods of restoration can be applied to sites smaller than 1 acre or they can be scaled up to cover several square miles. It can be done in the Southeast as well and SGI will lead the way. Let's dream big and find a way to rebuild grasslands that stretch to the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474403105-XM05EV9WVABZBK9YB4UU/201806-12remnantview.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Remnant View, Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, June 12, 2018, Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in., Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531388152418-0RETCW3AEOSV1MZ4V3D6/22426278_1577641722258921_7673188882234110066_o.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Volunteers hand-collecting seeds from prairie species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474488518-58JZC6705MXE98RNIIM7/201710-21woods.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Copy of The Woods Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, October 21, 2017 Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in., by Philip Juras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474507550-4H04EWFRLFJO9N0XR7CN/201710-20hilltopgrove.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Copy of Doug's Knob Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, October 20, 2017, Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in. By Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474516640-G8JOD0ODACZ8M5JILLSU/201609-28lateafternooncolor.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Copy of Late Afternoon Color Nachusa Grasslands, lllinois, September 28, 2016, Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in., by Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474801540-BD7KCF6GAOGWFFKIXWFB/201507-28bisonherd.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Copy of Bison Herd Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, July 28, 2015, Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in., by Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531703694864-36GH1NCVS98T3KOD6TDJ/Slide2.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531694533439-WSX9HS34HW9GAQR7VOMQ/Slide1.jpg The SGI Blog - THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) Map showing concept of how SGI will function at a regional level, here showing a focus on North Carolina. Colored polygons equal ecoregions (yellow=Atlantic Coastal Plain; orange=Piedmont; red=Blue Ridge Mountains; purple=central Ridge and Valley; dark red=southern Ridge and Valley). Volunteers will work in teams (red dots), or individually, and will work on grassland projects in their communities (larger orange circles). In time, each volunteer team will be guided by a Steward (also a volunteer position but one willing to take on a leadership/coordination role). So far, we have identified stewards for three communities (yellow dots) but in time all communities will be in need of a steward. Stewards may guide the work of one to several groups of volunteers. 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THE SOUTHEASTERN GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE: BRINGING CHICAGO-STYLE CONSERVATION TO THE SOUTH (Full Story) - Training & Teaching https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story-gkyar monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1530945516984-Y1G7PV6GXPCGW1CRT4JA/51T0SVM9KVL._SX331_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377763591-CDWC9C78CWRU15AJOJID/IMG_1916.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future - Lesson 1. Community-led Conservation is the way of the future Community-led conservation can be a major driving force in rebuilding our lost grassland ecosystems. Within each community, strong leadership and a base of operations are essential. SGI's mission is to replicate this Chicago model in dozens of communities across our 23 state focal area. The power of the people knows no bounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377547872-BGG2ACTZIVTSJSMUSFYV/IMG_2035.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531379067456-Q1WE5UWWD2D6Q375MR6A/23593614_1611666278856465_2440622117104677849_o.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377555914-PAZ91OQSCODRNT20I0OS/IMG_2038.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377551546-YKL2CK4V76WSIKUTE5UB/IMG_2036.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377563355-T4GWWF9KZ7PJL87ZEKEW/IMG_2039.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531377560477-18F80PDCO2KLWGRPWXYY/IMG_2040.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289313519-ULWLAA0KFSO6BO0141I5/IMG_2024.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289334487-IST5RC84960EK1FWD7KX/IMG_2034.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289316298-J81P98G7SZF5M0QXZFTH/IMG_2025.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531379110456-LOEJMEUG66DWL3ZDKB5Z/30595047_1758689854154106_7432228463760637952_o.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531379113185-FO02UJQHNI5U8GJNP67A/30415377_1758691174153974_3696947014756466688_o.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531379147117-P0S2Z66ELBA86BC0BBSI/IMG_2023.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531380483547-V4V2BW211X8IE8NM7MEE/23593538_1611669102189516_1249372505706838711_o.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 1 OF 6 - Community-led Conservation is the way of the Future CFC volunteers spread seed harvested from local Chicago-area prairie remnants and from propagation beds at their headquarters. Seeds are often spready by hand with the help of teams of committed volunteers. This usually happens in late fall prior to oncoming winter snows. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story-rmpjl monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531382222147-GQW7EVA1B7Z4HEXQ43H3/IMG_1922.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 2 OF 6 - Bringing Chicago-style Conservation to the Southeastern U.S.&nbsp; - Lesson 2. Bringing Chicago-style conservation to the southeastern U.S. There's more to grassland restoration than "Native Warm Season Grasses" and "Pollinator Mixes." SGI aims to bring Chicago's unique restoration approach to the Southeast to revolutionize approaches to restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289041939-B6V8C80L6TN9YNZHW6X6/IMG_1995.JPG The SGI Blog - PART 2 OF 6 - Bringing Chicago-style Conservation to the Southeastern U.S.&nbsp; Purple Prairie Clover graces the upper slopes of Spring Creek Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531382556613-QDWUVM316Y41L1817L3N/image-asset.jpeg The SGI Blog - PART 2 OF 6 - Bringing Chicago-style Conservation to the Southeastern U.S.&nbsp; The bottomland shown here that is now Spring Creek Prairie was a dense forest 40 years ago. Citizens for Conservation volunteers have worked tirelessly to bring back the prairie that existed here before the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531387051239-2VLCNR78URJAP6Q9YT3A/20248492_1501554773200950_917600871974252596_o.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 2 OF 6 - Bringing Chicago-style Conservation to the Southeastern U.S.&nbsp; Dwayne Estes, Executive Director of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (left), stands beside Justin Pepper, Chief Conservation Officer of the Bobolink Foundation, during a visit to Spring Creek Prairie in the Chicago suburbs to pull invasive White Sweet Clover with volunteers from the Citizens for Conservation organization. Where they are standing was forest just a couple of decades ago. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story-gkyar-b24dx monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531465367645-RTOU8YW7QEBDQ1FU6GW8/henslow.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 3 of 6 - If we Rebuild Them, They will Come - Lesson 3. If we rebuild them, they will come... Many rare species that are in severe decline throughout their ranges are rebounding in the Chicago area thanks to the increase in high-quality grassland conservation efforts. Let's bring similar efforts to the SGI focal area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531466820887-IXJ6Z7YTZRRJNT51OS2X/201507-25grigsbyprairie.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 3 of 6 - If we Rebuild Them, They will Come Grigsby Prairie, Cook County, Illinois, July 25, 2015, Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. By Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531467770995-5OK3KZJKJDRRWODIJKH1/euphydryas_phaeton_upper_tmiddagh_1.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 3 of 6 - If we Rebuild Them, They will Come At Grigsby Prairie, we spotted the rare Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton), a species that some fear is slipping towards extinction. Somehow it found Grigsby Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531467012653-J79TVG5X28FVDNHNDRUI/201312inspiredbypoplarcreekprairie.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 3 of 6 - If we Rebuild Them, They will Come Inspired by Poplar Creek Prairie (Late July), Cook County, Illinois, December 2013, Oil on canvas, 24 " x 36", by Philip Juras. From Philip's website: "In this scene, inspired by a late July visit to Poplar Creek Prairie, big bluestem grass has just begun to send its flowering stalks as high as a horse’s back. Also reaching overhead is the robust stalk of a compass plant in full bloom, and stems of the not yet flowering tall tickseed. Lower down are the abundant colorful blooms of the lavender flowering bee balm and bright yellow flowers of the gray-headed coneflower. These two are often seen in recently restored areas of prairie. Also in the foreground is the off-white wild quinine and the not yet flowering stems of stiff goldenrod. These are only a handful of over one hundred species of prairie plants that have been lovingly restored to this former farm site. Since 1989, the Poplar Prairie Stewards, a project of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, have brought some 600 acres back to a near pre-settlement condition, all centered on a tiny remnant of dry prairie that survived on a gravelly hill on the site. Although it is surrounded by the suburban sprawl of Chicago, when walking through these 600 acres one can almost imagine the vast expanse of prairies and woodlands that once covered this part of Illinois." (Juras 2013) https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story-xdn56 monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531388258288-T5NU15IB8NFLDVEHQESY/rich+turf.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine - Lesson 4. Urban or wild, either will work just fine Efforts in the greater Chicago area prove that great grassland restoration can happen both in rural areas and in the heart of one of the nation's largest cities. SGI aims to bring similar approaches to dozens of communities across our 23 state region, including Austin, TX and Charlotte, NC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531289138535-I4BH51BSNCO50IOWZ447/IMG_1993.JPG The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine Tom Vanderpoel (1951-2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531466055201-TLUHLPCBQYZMN3W5ZH4V/201707-11burroak.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine Bur Oak, Flint Creek Savanna, Lake County, Illinois, July 11, 2017, Oil on canvas, 10 x 16 in, by Philip Juras. Some of the trees near Stephen Packard's neighborhood were old-growth bur oaks. The spreading growth form of these ancient trees comes from the fact that they have grown for 2-3 centuries among open, fire-maintained savannas where they can spread their branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531384967703-A5LSH1AFDVNKQ88RV77L/image-asset.png The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine Somme Prairie is located at the end of this street, just beyond the trees that line the main highway in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545703646-9DWJ12HEBMFH29G393NB/July+28.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545866083-EQJ4OC6PHZTFCIQK4LXJ/cord+switch+canada.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545888456-P99IZIGN356SPVNY6DHY/deepening+woods.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531545900408-N7MC8DUIUASJ635QWZQ8/rich+turf.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531470808224-3WTUMA522F7GWZ85NZ95/image.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine A volunteer of Chicago's Forest Preserve program clears invasive brush in what was historically a bur oak savanna. Notice the scattered large oak trunks in the background. As these shrubs are removed, volunteers pave the way for restoring hundreds of species of grasses, sedges, wildflowers, and native prairie shrubs to this site where they have been absent for a century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531546931213-7BAV0UDG8SOQOI9AJ7FY/E.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine - Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531471174081-LMV9DSE45E7RNFII2WWT/007.jpg The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine - The ghost of prairies past. Andrew Lane Gibson’s photographs from remnant prairies in central Ohio perfectly capture the essence of this rare species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531554663384-PS8D8NSZZXGB98PB1TVZ/Screen+Shot+2018-07-07+at+5.07.26+PM.png The SGI Blog - Part 4 of 6 - Urban or Wild, Either Will Work just Fine Somme Prairie in Chicago is in the heart of one of America's largest cities. More than 450 species grow in this urban refuge. This example provides hope to dozens of major cities across the Southeast that once supported important grasslands that we can restore high-quality grasslands in both wild and urban landscapes. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story-8dn9j monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531387777100-NO8A2Q28C6I1K8XR359D/il-vsn-nachusa-storm-1112x544.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit - Lesson 5. The sky is the limit The Chicago-style methods of restoration can be applied to sites smaller than 1 acre or they can be scaled up to cover several square miles. It can be done in the Southeast as well and SGI will lead the way. Let's dream big and find a way to rebuild grasslands that stretch to the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474403105-XM05EV9WVABZBK9YB4UU/201806-12remnantview.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit Remnant View, Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, June 12, 2018, Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in., Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531388152418-0RETCW3AEOSV1MZ4V3D6/22426278_1577641722258921_7673188882234110066_o.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit Volunteers hand-collecting seeds from prairie species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474488518-58JZC6705MXE98RNIIM7/201710-21woods.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit - The Woods Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, October 21, 2017 Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in., by Philip Juras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474507550-4H04EWFRLFJO9N0XR7CN/201710-20hilltopgrove.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit - Doug's Knob Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, October 20, 2017, Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in. By Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474516640-G8JOD0ODACZ8M5JILLSU/201609-28lateafternooncolor.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit - Late Afternoon Color Nachusa Grasslands, lllinois, September 28, 2016, Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in., by Philip Juras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531474801540-BD7KCF6GAOGWFFKIXWFB/201507-28bisonherd.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 5 OF 6 - The Sky is the Limit - Bison Herd Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, July 28, 2015, Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in., by Philip Juras. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/6/18/chicago-style-full-story-sml2w monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531703694864-36GH1NCVS98T3KOD6TDJ/Slide2.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 6 OF 6 - SGI Needs Your Help, Here's How https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1531694533439-WSX9HS34HW9GAQR7VOMQ/Slide1.jpg The SGI Blog - PART 6 OF 6 - SGI Needs Your Help, Here's How Map showing concept of how SGI will function at a regional level, here showing a focus on North Carolina. Colored polygons equal ecoregions (yellow=Atlantic Coastal Plain; orange=Piedmont; red=Blue Ridge Mountains; purple=central Ridge and Valley; dark red=southern Ridge and Valley). Volunteers will work in teams (red dots), or individually, and will work on grassland projects in their communities (larger orange circles). In time, each volunteer team will be guided by a Steward (also a volunteer position but one willing to take on a leadership/coordination role). So far, we have identified stewards for three communities (yellow dots) but in time all communities will be in need of a steward. Stewards may guide the work of one to several groups of volunteers. 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PART 6 OF 6 - SGI Needs Your Help, Here's How - Training & Teaching https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2018/2/3/podcast-from-roan-mountain-radio-about-old-growth-grasslands monthly 0.5 2019-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1517646652516-SJ34C1U1C4UCV39VAXRZ/Roan+Mountain.png The SGI Blog - Podcast from Roan Mountain Radio about "Old-Growth Grasslands" https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2017/12/13/6-southern-ridge-and-valley-dolomite-seep monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513190135241-3VF9UPSW68UK5DSSSWY4/IMG_20170829_125201.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep, Campbell Co., TN. This community consists of a weird mix of species. On the margins one finds Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) and Interior Bushy St. Johnswort (Hypericum interior). But in the seep itself, which may have qualities of a barren, there are "prairie species" such as Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum). Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513193014518-NV7CYTLRC0A8ALZKTJCF/IMG_20170427_171135.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep These seeps occur on steep to moderate slopes and percolate out of cracks in the dolomite bedrock. Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513190332834-FYMEFND6Z9XXG2C9F5L8/bluff%2Bmountain%2Bfen_AW.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513190336053-EG3M5DWW01Z2G7NGW8YX/Grasshopper%2BHollow%2BFen.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513190522122-Z0N3IBERJ8JBZLUILNVF/xyris%2Btennesseensis.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Strongly sloping groundwater-fed calcareous wetlands occur in scattered places across the Southeast, such as this one in Lewis Co., Tennessee. Such sites are sometimes called Seepage Fens or simply Seeps but differ in important ways from deeper-soil fens described above. Credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513193859137-UQKSYXS489MQVN9W14GQ/13433104_929801103808438_4767650232165976468_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Aaron Floden (right) works with staff of the University of Tennessee documenting flora of an incredible seep discovered by Aaron about 10 years ago. Credit: Ed E. Schilling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191258819-MBPSJ19OWMDQKJMLACFJ/Screen+Shot+2017-12-13+at+12.53.39+PM.png The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Google Earth street view image of the initial seep discovered by Aaron Floden in Campbell Co., Tennessee. He found this seep first by using Google Earth street view to do a "virtual backroad survey." Credit: Google Earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191589725-XVQ8BD4J7BXJ9OIPF9TR/IMG_20170720_131458.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Hypericum interior (Inland Bushy St. Johnswort) dominates the margins and interiors of some seeps. Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191474132-6QZIBBR2LHGK45TYGM5T/010.JPG The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Aaron's discovery of this complex of previously unexplored seeps was initiated by his desire to rediscover the Needleleaf Beakrush (Rhynchospora capillacea) (above). He found it on his first day of looking for it in Campbell Co., TN and had not been seen in TN since the 1930s. Credit: Aaron Floden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191649779-UQ74ESCU7VAIUUFKPYPJ/007.JPG The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep One of the other cool plants Aaron found on that eventful day was this small white-flowered "lily"--the Sticky False Asphodel (Triantha glutinosa). This represented one of numerous state records found by Aaron in these dolomite seeps. Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191706256-QJIZ4NGQ2FXG511830U7/IMG_20170925_115419.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Large-leaved Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia) dominates some dolomite seeps. This is one of several rare species tracked by the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas. Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191755548-96LDRPLJMAIJREAUIKJY/054.JPG The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Alderleaf Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia) is a rare shrub that prior to Aaron's discovery of numerous populations had been known only from a couple of old records. Credit: Aaron Floden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191950628-LF3WVI6PKBKULQU50FEJ/IMG_20170831_083838.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513191890260-87XZI9KH8VEXOT63AH5Z/IMG_20170711_155123.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513194929632-K7E8JW2A319DVP6XR9MV/flowers.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513192360894-NKURRAEXV53XRQIMK5LO/IMG_20170215_125958.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep The Tennessee Valley Authority has funded efforts by Aaron Floden and Adam Dattilo (TVA) to locate and study dolomite seeps of the Powell River Watershed. Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513192408705-8IEOX7Y4C55FVY9MJDC6/157.JPG The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep Showy Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium reginae) is one of the most spectacular species found in the Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seeps. Aaron has found new populations of this Tennessee endangered species. Credit: Aaron Floden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513192609009-U20R95442Z061AKV75UM/pr_alba2.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513192599918-LGQ2FPZFJJKMVA5CFY2L/pa_race1.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513192681335-9405RN7U2TSD6178TOV2/c_wood3.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513214474724-OO6DDQ2SOG7TUZ04Z7SG/13418574_929805207141361_7192562343525770908_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #6 Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep This open gap in the forest was once home to a thriving seep but has been destroyed by bulldozing. The small size of these Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seeps makes them susceptible to these activities and because they are so tiny it doesn't take much to wipe them out. Credit: Ed E. Schilling. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2017/12/5/5-interior-plateaus-limestone-riverscour-glade monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512537328268-1BSHAEP02UGU0CN1ZRJZ/IMG_2011_10_16_03081.JPG The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade, Rock Island State Park, White and Warren counties, Tennessee. Credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512572392348-WYA2I6TERDAC43BPWUD4/IMG_2011_10_16_03163.JPG The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade This photo shows the two factors that maintain this unusual grassland, soils thin to absent and high degree of flooding (note the driftwood). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512536114699-W46CMVTKDDN680ZAZH3O/Screen+Shot+2017-12-05+at+10.54.24+PM.png The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Google Earth image of the best Limestone Riverscour Glade complex probably in existence in the southeastern U.S. At lower right is Great Falls Dam. In upper left (out of scene) the river flows around a bend and then the impounded waters of Center Hill Lake are reached. This is a glimpse at what the original riverbed in this section looked like. The best glade is located at far left on the south side of the river. The northern half of the river is in White County and the southern half in Warren County, TN. Source: Google Earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512537399321-T5JN9U0NCUYG1QMRWRMG/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+697.jpg The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Undescribed species, the Cumberland Leatherflower (Clematis sp. nov.), on limestone scour at Rock Island State Park, White Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512532510677-2VNMFNUXK29LYZZMB2X5/IMG_2011_10_16_03164.jpg The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Limestone Riverscour Glade, Rock Island State Park, Warren Co., TN. The cracks in the bedrock are densely packed with a small form of big bluestem (Andropogon aff. gerardii) which is also dominant on sandstone cobble bars of the Cumberland Plateau. This big bluestem may be an undescribed species or variety unique to riverscour. Pringle's Aster is common in these cracks along with Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum interior), False Dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana var. praemorsa), Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium), and Carolina Willow (Salix caroliniana). Credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512537894485-1ML980Y4A974581NTY99/IMG_2011_10_16_03158.JPG The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Pringle's Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei is known only from this single site in Tennessee. Credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512537687676-K2MANNNN2RZUZ3CUDPEL/IMG_2011_10_16_03148.JPG The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Pools of water on the open Riverscour Glade add another dimension which provides habitat for dozens of species of wetland plants. The back edge of this glade also provides habitat for calcareous shrub wetlands. 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Photo credit: Ketona Dolomite Barrens, Bibb Co., AL by Eric Hunt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512532729902-419Z4QEIKWRCLMDZDBRK/Phyllanthopsis+phyllanthoides.png The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Map showing the distribution of Maidenbush (Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides). 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This glade is home to numerous rare species including the endangered rock grape (Vitis rupestris) and prairie grasses such as big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) line the upper edge of the glade. Credit: Mason Brock. Some of the species found here are known in Tennessee otherwise only from Rock Island State Park about 100 miles to the east, including rock grape and Midwestern Silky Dogwood (Cornus obliqua). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512531892279-8QQEN28BXHP66YDA5CYH/orbex.jpg The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Specimen of Orbexilum stipulatum in the Ravenel Collection, University of South Carolina Herbarium. Credit: University of South Carolina Herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512534779628-DNSE42QD2DIAU7Q25BGF/Falls+of+Ohio.jpg The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade Falls of the Ohio State Park, Louisville, Kentucky, used to be an important crossing place over the wide Ohio River. Buffalo traces from the Midwest crossed here leading south into the Bluegrass and Pennyroyal Plain of Kentucky. This is the site from which Charles W. Short collected the now extinct Orbexilum stipulatum (Source: http://www.arrowssentforth.com/2011/03/falls-of-ohio-state-park.html). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512702047258-24I6H65COLGWQHS38T4R/Screen+Shot+2017-12-07+at+8.58.53+PM.png The SGI Blog - #5 Interior Plateaus Limestone Riverscour Glade The red oval highlights the section of the Tennessee River (then referred to by the French as the Cusatees River or the Thegalegos River) on this 1720 French Map. Note within the red oval the river splits and a couple of islands are drawn within it. The shape resembles an eye. This is the Muscle Shoals (or Mussel Shoals). Note just south of the Tennessee River there is the inscription "All Level and Good Ground." This area evidently contained a large grassland immediately south of the river that is gone today. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2017/11/30/4-cumberland-plateau-sandstone-riverscour-barrens monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512108126100-5VH1Q2VP6OJ2A95DQSR2/Daddys+Creek.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens High-quality riverscour barren on bank of Daddy's Creek, Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, Cumberland Count, TN. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512108214207-AT2T9SKZB27VRHI2DW0B/Catoosa.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Old picture of Daddy's Creek Gorge, Morgan Co., TN (Catoosa Wildlife Management Area) in the 1950s. Riverscour grasslands occur in the depths of the gorge along the boulder-strewn riverbanks. Note the presence of open pine-oak savanna on top of the cliff at right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512184986394-03RLF8RX9ANOUK2OYU4S/1399138_10201951805344090_206824731_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Riverscour grassland also occurs in areas outside the Cumberland Plateau. This beautiful example is from the bank of the South Fourche La Fave River in the Ouachita Mountains of Perry Co., Arkansas. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512185732049-TLTVA8U3HS0U919ZIRRU/IMG_3798.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens The grassland along this riverbank can't be seen in this photo. Just to the left of Chris Mausert-Mooney the riverbank rises just a few feet. Beyond the border of shrubs and stunted trees at left is where we find the riverscour grassland. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512108547435-MTYENCSPGIWADQWINIA4/IMG_5166.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Austin Peay State University graduate student, Chris Mausert-Mooney, squatting beside an ancient flood-beaten but still living eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) growing appressed to the ground amid a highly diverse riverscour grassland along the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, Scott Co., TN. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512186674886-I6YY3QAOH53M5D3TGL3Q/Big+South+Fork_Estes.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512186737171-2CAOYPVUSPS3FMKBLUOY/IMG_3785.JPG The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512186986057-9K8J9D9SMSDAUSNE7INY/IMG_2579.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Black Warrior River Goldenrod (Solidago arenicola) named by Drs. Brian Keener and Robert Kral was originally discovered in riverscour in northern AL along the Black Warrior River. Several years later, it was found more than 150 miles to the north in the Obed River Watershed in Tennessee and along Rock Creek in northwest Georgia. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512108987050-QSB75JHD5YILALVL7IMK/8_Conradina.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata) is a narrowly endemic species known from just four counties in Tennessee and one county in Kentucky where it is restricted to Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512110138251-64VWBSDJ3Z0CNO4FINJZ/collages+of+rare+species_Page_3.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Collage showing a few of the rare species of Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Riverscour Barrens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512109626822-V9TBN0NFU1SV0IOHLVQC/8928310643_0bbaa93269_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila) is an example of one of the many rare species that can occur in Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour habitats. Photo credit: Alan Cressler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512183791161-8NAX409F9CEVX9QS15UH/IMG_2570.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512183829395-8SJ9QRV1PXMSHQ832LQF/IMG_3808.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512183797988-7FKMZEX6H47BAK1NNRJK/IMG_2416.JPG The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512183804373-H2X6HNR05ICLY50NPMY7/Dwayne_with_raft.JPG The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512108385418-DQQKTEKBFBAVP4RNUZ82/IMG_5477.jpg The SGI Blog - #4 Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens Riverscour grassland along the Caney Fork River, White Co., TN showing transition from open water and exposed boulders at left to shrubby zones on the bank to grassland farther away from the river. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2017/11/28/3-nashville-basin-calcareous-savanna monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511928314307-8GIAL1BLT5CNQGI6WNBM/IMG_0068.JPG The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Savanna-like landscape, Inner Nashville Basin, Couchville Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Davidson Co., TN. Photo credit: Will McClatchey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511929413324-VFZ4UBMCC4EWNUEYW0HB/13990941846_97572f0163_z.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Typical limestone "cedar" glade, Flatrock Glades & Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford Co., TN. Note how the open rocky grassland--the glade proper--is surrounded by nearly impenetrable thickets of eastern redcedar and shrubs (glade privet, fragrant sumac, Chinese privet). In the foreground, the glade is dominated by one of numerous endemic species, in this case the Nashville Breadroot (Pediomelum subacaule). The closest relative of this species, Pediomelum esculentum, is found mostly in the Great Plains. Photo credit: Alan Cressler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511928441984-OIHGGPAT31SBWLRZT0MD/Lane%2BFarm1.png The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Gattinger's Prairie Clover (Dalea gattingeri) is endemic to the most open and exposed parts of limestone glades and is capable of growing in cracks among limestone pavement or gravel glades. Photo credit: Sunny Fleming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511928558058-YK07H4AFY2QG2TM0TOB1/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+471.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Wavy-leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea simulata) is a species that prefers glade margins and deeper soiled areas. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511928728453-ESY1ATEJ9V1E0IAYEGJT/Rutherford+County+024.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), growing in deeper-soiled margin of limestone glade, Flatrock Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford Co., TN. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511929173456-3SMGI297VEM818T5Y78W/7575015842_4f61de06aa_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis), like most other species of coneflowers, prefers deeper soils than most of the open glades afford. The presence of this narrowly endemic species in the Nashville Basin suggests a long history of the presence of open savannas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511929580711-KTGVTD0JSIBHMJ3OUBFJ/tr_calc.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Limestone Clover (Trifolium calcaricum) occurs in just four counties worldwide, with three confined to the Nashville Basin where it is known from about five populations. This species inhabits cedar thickets and shrub thickets and edges of glades. It has declined drastically from a century ago when it was described as common. Photo credit: Dennis Horn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511928964852-MKRDTI9XIQQBSGCYGKD5/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+474.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Pyne's Groundplum (Astragalus bibullatus), originally described by Edwin Bridges and Rupert Barneby in 1989, is a federally-endangered species known from just a handful of populations all in the vicinity of Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN and nowhere else in the world. Recent research shows this species prefers glade margins but benefits from removal of woody plants. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511929971607-6X12OWWQJLJZLQG6NX9H/Screen+Shot+2017-11-28+at+10.30.50+PM.png The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Example of Revolutionary War land survey from near Nashville published recently by Drake et al. (http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/). For each record they provide a copy of the original hand-drawn survey map. Many of the topographic features such as streams or salt licks were first named by these surveyors. They also transcribed the original hand-written notes. This survey is of a property in what is now Davidson Co., TN (Nashville area) but at the time of the survey in 1786 it was part of the state of North Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511930361045-T8EUNTH6WAWR2H0DBTWB/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+511.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna The Redcedar-Blue Ash Woodland, recognized as a rare community (G3) by NatureServe, may in fact be somewhat an artifact of fire suppression, though this woodland probably would have been the natural type in some extremely rocky woodlands with abundant karst exposures that would have been difficult for fire to move through. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511930542042-33VXW9214YPEEJOYQ0G2/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B12.16.10%2BAM.png The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Old-growth post oak (Quercus stellata), Couchville Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. Note the heavy, contorted side branches. In spite of their relatively small size, these trees could easily be 200+ years old as they are growing in extremely harsh conditions and are very slow growing. In the background thicket, such trees can still be found. Removal of cedar thickets and leaving these old oaks, combined with restoration of fire, has been demonstrated to do an effective job of restoring some limestone savanna in the Nashville Basin. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511931498433-V0KP5E6MWH8JN1OA0DE4/IMG_4586.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511931483396-3IA8CDWY8RD6A4NDJ52N/IMG_4572.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511931502262-U7KZ0FB938QR2EA4K4RT/Rutherford+County+048.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511930866610-CRHNTA99JX2CAHOPXW9E/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+468.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511931608173-GZJ11QA1EKZUG9BSOMUU/IMG_4594.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511930814976-9OZ8NF7KXFXQQM6RX125/Sept+20+2012+285.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511931593367-S1G6IG958UFMBY4DI6NG/Rutherford+County+045.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511930888785-HKI8I4PMC1SA6EM6LHYA/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B12.31.21%2BAM.png The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511932702762-OZDASETBVD4F7L3O52HB/22181595_10214519806727536_1036508009048076250_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna The Rough Rattlesnake Root (Nabalus asper) was recently discovered in limestone savanna at Flatrock Glades & Barrens State Natural Area by Dr. Ashley Morris (Middle Tennessee State University). This species is endangered in Tennessee. Restoration of savanna on this protected natural area will greatly benefit this species that, under the conservation paradigm of the last 50 years, would probably have otherwise disappeared. It now has hope. Photo credit: Ashley Morris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511932010544-B4C1C3POUTR38RLCJCOD/IMG_3974.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Brian Bowen and Todd Crabtree of the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas discuss the agency's approach to savanna restoration at Flatrock Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford Co., TN. Photo credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511932664105-MLQSNRCH219GA6VT6HGS/18921001_10213345118721070_4527924981199462553_o.jpg The SGI Blog - #3 Nashville Basin Limestone Savanna Dr. Ashley Morris (Middle Tennessee State University) and her colleagues with MTSU's Center for Cedar Glade Studies are working to document the flora of Flatrock Glades State Natural Area. Her stunning photo shows Wavy-Leaved Coneflower (Echinacea simulata) and Gray-Headed Coneflowers (Ratibida pinnata) in spectacular display in the recently restored savannas. https://www.segrasslands.org/blog/2017/11/28/2-blue-ridge-montane-basins-shortleaf-pine-post-oak-savanna monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511850328294-J8EMD494C778X66BPPEX/Montane+Basins_+Towns+Co_+GA.jpg The SGI Blog - #2 Blue Ridge Montane Basins Shortleaf Pine-Post Oak Savanna Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basins Shortleaf Pine-Post Oak Savanna (background). 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Credit: Steve Orzell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1496635871592-4J4PPTMMKPAQZ5OETMCP/bluff+mountain+fen_AW.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Mountain Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain, Ashe County, North Carolina. Credit: Julie Tuttle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512197804749-W5NN2DKYOLOO4D53279M/Bluff+Mtn+Fen_Tuttle.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Mountains Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain Fen, Ashe Co., North Carolina Credit: Julie Tuttle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493880666321-VH2TCGXRSAU4R0U726HZ/Bluff+Mtn.png Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Mountains Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain, Ashe Co., NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1550812114089-2Z4N8K5L05C4GCOSSE2X/Sparta+Bog%2C+Alan+Cressler.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Montane Bog (Sparta Bog), Alleghany County, North Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1550812109616-TPFLEU0OZ99FGXXTM9LE/Sparta+Bog+2.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Montane Bog (Sparta Bog), Alleghany County, North Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518673348087-XC86KC22YSQYQ30M3T8S/18249644632_287d91147e_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Big Indian Creek Bog, Nantahala River Bog Complex, Southern Appalachian Bog, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518673664523-RHJOL8LN8HJ137KIWPTY/3921474843_86cee92e1c_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Hurricane Creek Outlet Bog, Upper Nantahala River, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518673796494-JTDBZ8RTR6LTPN7BW5YA/7864620188_9a78e7eba2_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Chattahoochee National Forest, Fannin County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518672092445-8GXQQJ862WUEK9FTNDYP/3590737605_bc54c65aff_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Acid Bog, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518674092011-MDLJ1NA4471QT35OTBEX/38592092736_dd57af04e4_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Whiteoak Bottom Bog, Nantahala River Bog Complex, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512197937305-JIQX4EOWQDFWIG5UBLAS/Ripshin+Bog+copy.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335496069-XFDVAUR62Z10YJ3WTC4K/Screen+Shot+2018-02-11+at+12.55.06+AM.png Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Acidic Wet Meadow, Roan Mountain State Park, Carter Co., TN Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124903602-JLWM3S6N639M8TK8JE7Y/2681810458_7d84418fff_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Mountains Depression Pond & Meadow; Gourley Pond, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, Tennessee Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518670782899-2ZOXVMZYNYMKK5ZI9ESF/3924005197_7c677af45b_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Calcareous Wet Meadow, Shield's Spring, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, Tennessee Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518670799469-OEQVQ15UMQW9SG3N1TY7/3593173150_38231fd7f7_o.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Calcareous Wet Meadow & Pond, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tennessee Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501200678823-QVE7VFN894MFU0ILYGGN/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+6.58.17+PM.png Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Towns Co., North Carolina. Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493880836692-0N3W9DW0TWPOT7IIJ3WY/Green+Pitcher+Plant.png Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Towns Co., North Carolina. Photo: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198378350-YWKQP48RG0ZCS8SOG0P8/Montane+Basins_+Towns+Co_+GA.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow, Towns Co., Georgia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285064831-S8Z4FRAM6578MK30NMEF/Eller+Seep+4.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Clay Co., North Carolina. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512197921749-YYZ006OURCGK6Y94J9X8/Montane+Basin+Grasslands+copy.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521258920416-5HICWYRPSQVB1WXODMP0/20170709+616.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Mountains Mesic Cove Meadow, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount Co., TN. Photographed 25 May 2017. 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Credit: Adam Dattilo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1516950982403-96Z9KR1NTJ9CPMVFN86P/RIMG0060.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Blue Ridge Mountains Phyllite Riverscour Glade, Hiwassee River, Polk Co., TN Credit: Adam Dattilo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524796529925-GJULITZDI8R2YAWH8PYX/Eller+Seep+Scene.jpg Blue Ridge Mountains Grassland Gallery - Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Clay Co., North Carolina. 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Credit: Adam Dattilo (TVA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285228870-MNEKVX9OQ8LSX9W15SAV/Brockdell+Rd.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Powerline remnant of what would have historically been Cumberland Plateau Dry Shortleaf Pine-Oak Savanna, off Brockdell Road, Van Buren/Bledsoe Co., TN Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285260703-I2LL48V22GFMM0WB5IB8/collages+of+rare+species_Page_2.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493881960082-HEZE0M714OCH7HDMJ9O7/TVA1.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau wet savanna remnant, in Tennessee Valley Authority powerline r.o.w., Bledsoe Co., TN. Credit: Adam Dattilo (TVA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493881302743-O14DW5YMJPC8RVCR8OGJ/Belvidere.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment limestone barren, Franklin Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493881568304-DWFLPP040NROGLQFPA2T/Catoosa2.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Acidic wet swale amid regenerating shortleaf pine savanna, Catoosa WMA, Cumberland Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255895649-ZCWKC9DGJLJMQM8CDF43/Glade+Branch+copy.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335215608-VR4YYGGAQ7ER25AT8S89/BSF.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Seepage Bog, Big South Fork National Recreation Area, Scott Co., TN Credit: Caitlin Elam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285296954-H8GG2N78D9RP4ISX8NNI/Cumberland+Plateau+Acid+seep_+Marsh+Branch+KY.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery Credit: Mason Brock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518668057841-C84D7F77791MY1X9C88N/2134754005_8369a39d13_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Depression Pond, Gernt Pond, Fentress Co., TN Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255881240-EFLZNHFBJGGGHH6HSECC/Gernt+Pond_Cressler.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Depression Pond, Gernt Pond, Fentress Co., TN Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285304419-JPNFZ9OIW2RI8J5CZ4OP/Cumberland+Plateau+Collage.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485215249-AJZIAKVNONAUTRPHE3UX/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.39.32+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Cobble/Boulder Riverscour Barren, Daddy's Creek, Cumberland Co., Tennessee, Catoosa Wildlife Management Area Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493881646375-MM4C9UMZTNVJQTURUBRK/Daddys1.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Cobble Riverscour Barren, Daddy’s Creek, Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, Cumberland Co., TN. Credit: Devin Rodgers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485194951-RWTHWLL085ROL46QZS7F/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.38.22+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485226397-JT3D90SNKADJDY2YYR1B/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.37.29+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barrens, Big South Fork National Recreation Area, Scott Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485335680-RMPQM2NTLR8WQ3XERZFN/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.52.23+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Barren, Caney Fork River, Scott's Gulf & Virgin Falls Wilderness, White Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255527825-SP6IIKJ4MTHIU4BZDIUK/S+Table+Plateaus+xeric+sandstone+riverscour+%28locust+fork%29.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255508615-VC1TOUYSC4Y4MH3AY1I6/Cumberland+Plat+Sandstone+seep+cracks+%28Caney%29+copy.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Glade, Caney Fork River, Cumberland Co., Tennessee Credit: Mason Brock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485182649-B1X7G8EM2H35BR7921YC/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.41.03+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Glade, Daddy's Creek Gorge, Daddy's Creek, Cumberland Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485169443-GJPVHN4GS0QJ1LE4AHCM/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.41.28+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Glade Seep, Daddy's Creek Gorge, Cumberland Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487517550-25S22JPX5T7WT40J8ZXF/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.40.47+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Glade, Daddy's Creek Gorge, Cumberland Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501201176843-P9RO0PHCBD6JUZ5FDNHK/29163172173_03d5521cc3_k.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Riverscour Glade, Little River, LIttle River Canyon, Little River Canyon National Preserve, DeKalb and Cherokee Counties, Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285279078-6R1RGT8GSJ9M3VXAHJ1M/collages+of+rare+species_Page_3.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518665075019-OK6T02512WOYMPF6CQSO/7155896882_2863415769_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dekalb County, Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501201136330-635M5JBH8A10E2HRKRK3/Dropbox+12.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518663956147-WMRDFQ8BGNXDXYNW4WN2/8082748257_95c952298e_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Hinds Road Outcrop, Lookout Mountain, Etowah County, Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518663663765-1H69SAP23H3TTAY76Z2F/3696970308_a5198a3187_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cuscuta harperi on Liatris species, Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dekalb County, Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285216250-1PWIHPTDMVOPU6D75QG3/7155915464_8a30434b6a_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Allium speculae (Little River Canyon Onion), Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335192209-0T5H6NHPO6266XGA9AJV/BSF+1.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Outcrop, Big South Fork National Recreation Area, Fentress Co., TN Credit: Devin Rodgers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335189351-CXYLPDFQTQDAZV26WI5P/BSF+2.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Outcrop, Big South Fork National Recreation Area, Fentress Co., TN Credit: Devin Rodgers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518665331494-LJLX6RJ09LLHKTEZ47VA/4466405242_e1a329a143_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Outcrop, Basin Rock, Walden Ridge, Cumberland County, Tennessee Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487499980-EX8FECKLL3Z9D4E8CRMM/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.58.45+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Barren, Franklin Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545119366615-XG87G8F8ZUY3SS1KG147/IMG_9623.JPG Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Barren, Keith Cove, Franklin Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500948477385-YNMXR515KZV91DCQOI6S/Screen+Shot+2017-07-24+at+9.05.19+PM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Barren, Sequatchie Valley, Little Cedar Mtn, Marion Co, TN Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500948494349-AJW8YL3RRO7YQSOVSPLQ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-24+at+9.04.55+PM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Barren, Sequatchie Valley, Little Cedar Mtn, Marion Co, TN Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485322893-L1D4IKGHJA08AW198W0K/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.49.23+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Powerline cut above Cowan Tunnel, Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Barren, Franklin Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493881739426-H9GTNIRS1W6PRP18CPUO/Little+Cedar+Mtn.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Barren, Sequatchie Valley, Little Cedar Mountain overlooking Tennessee River, Marion Co., TN Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518672592186-XN2TY9L2NTNF8LAVFSTQ/3496123299_5ede00cfc0_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Glade, Pigeon Mountain, Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Walker County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501201172699-K73T8MHC6GOFVS1VZKLE/3496934948_7e4f696f65_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Limestone Glade, Pigeon Mountain, Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Walker County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255544649-1PDWCF5VJ3ONFLH03C7R/Sequatchie+Valley+copy_14+x+11.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery Credit: Tennessee State Library & Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487446351-3JG6GSF8VQ31JQVYO3ZB/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.00.29+AM.png Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Sequatchie Valley Limestone Savanna, Sequatchie Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285252952-D1CSZ2D0I7HVJLCY9M09/collages+of+rare+species_Page_1.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255547179-FK6BIJ7699IQ7LW6CNRF/Savage+Gulf.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512255907335-ILK7HJGY1GKLQ0EIRGVO/Plateau+surface+forest+copy.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524796952405-MBKDGPJ8AJNEGVHHY45H/Ascalon+Wet+Meadow+%282%29.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524796952917-DJBPEXAEDRON64QIBM2B/Ascalon+Wet+Meadow+%284%29.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1555217270150-5YJWWNLF9PVT2E0U5NZW/56902439_10101688640703859_6923893447619248128_o.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, North Fork Glade Complex, Marion Co., AL Credit: Kevin England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1555217299584-IM8HGV8VX3CN5XHR135A/Marion.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Marion Co., AL Credit: Kevin England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1555217308935-6IEDWSG7T7259CHJOISV/Blount+3.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Mardis Mill Glade, Blount Co., AL Credit: Kevin England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1555217314287-6PM2TOAE67H0P4YGT10Y/Blount+2.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Mardis Mill Glade, Blount Co., AL Credit: Kevin England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1555217317756-Q2Q9XMOMM5ZQSFAO7FZG/Blount.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Mardis Mill Glade, Blount Co., AL Credit: Kevin England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1555217321157-18198KNKLOWB4CFPFFA9/Cullman.jpg Cumberland Plateau Grassland Gallery - Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade, Cullman Co., AL Credit: Kevin England https://www.segrasslands.org/highland-rim-grassland-gallery daily 0.75 2018-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501205267724-4UV1L1K2D2I7KJCUB7YN/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+8.26.04+PM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Xerohydric Hardpan Prairie, May Prairie State Natural Area, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501205267724-4UV1L1K2D2I7KJCUB7YN/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+8.26.04+PM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Xerohydric Hardpan Prairie, May Prairie State Natural Area, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501205249718-QRMJ3F8VBDUD5Q565ET1/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+8.26.40+PM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1504300296873-R9AMVYN16FIWWMC9H2JM/MayPrairiesomediversity.JPG Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Mesic Prairie, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884521648-WDE9ZU49OTJB1BGO3CN4/May+Prairie.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Prescribed fire, Eastern Highland Rim Xerohydric Hardpan Prairie, May Prairie State Natural Area, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285665225-VILPKLWF2HX9OX1S8BRF/ASB+2012+263.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Baptisia aberrans (Glade Blue Wild Indigo) in Eastern Highland Rim Xerohydric Hardpan Prairie, May Prairie Natural Area, Coffee Co., TN Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1504300310319-QMWG9OEB9ATKX06MNGQB/MayPrairieDiversity.JPG Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Mesic Prairie, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Flowering plants include Silphium mohrii, Rudbeckia palustris. Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884378392-4OY8Q1N9YEBZ6KGC20SM/AEDC2.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Dry-Mesic Prairie, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Kevin Willis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884362082-FLC1LZEE5JHAUS6C9D43/AEDC.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Spiked Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) in Eastern Highland Rim Prairie, Arnold Airforce Base, Coffee Co., TN. Credit: Kevin Fitch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501201317257-U4ZVKVPSVAYUUC4QB04Y/DSCN1378.JPG Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Dwarf Prairie Willow (Salix tristis) and Mohr's Rosinweed (Silphium mohrii) in Eastern Highland Rim Dry-Mesic Prairie, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Kevin Fitch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501203238669-LDALZGXWH8X7E9KSXWMK/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+7.31.28+PM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Hydric Prairie, Powerline Barrens State Natural Area, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486206668-5G672GG91UL6KZVQMT25/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.04.46+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) in Eastern Highland Rim Prairie Remnant, along railroad, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486215725-JF673NR4HLFMHWOJLG1H/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.04.24+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) in Eastern Highland Rim Prairie Remnant, along railroad, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884441428-M8DFWHLCM2Y5DFMQAFC4/Hazel+Dell.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Prairie, Hazel Dell Meadow, Pulaski Co., KY. Credit: Mason Brock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512269249236-28IPPTOKJVX723VBZBBK/White+Co_Estes.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Wet-Mesic Meadow, White Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285669753-47T7Y0NYUAAC4AZH3X0I/Estes_TnVeg_NatHistory+676.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Drosera intermedia (Spoonleaf Sundew), White Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285689429-QL8903G6GAQQ7NE080H4/May+Prairie+4.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Xerohydric Hardpan Prairie, May Prairie State Natural Area, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501203226892-KU2TNUDB7W8HMMXH0C19/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+7.26.37+PM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Hardpan Prairie (and adjacent woodlands), May Prairie State Natural Area, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486114676-OQGNBRI62C3ZI7PF1HHA/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.56.09+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Depression Pond Marsh, Goose Pond National Natural Landmark, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486132817-MZNB8APLTXLJS8EQA1HS/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.55.39+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Depression Pond Marsh, Goose Pond National Natural Landmark, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Such ponds were embedded in open savannas. Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486088742-7QXPXIRVMKSVXGE0BN6F/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.55.17+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Depression Pond Marsh, Goose Pond National Natural Landmark, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Such ponds were embedded in open savannas. Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486069245-IHKU9ZUS4OCUL8GHTI59/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.56.42+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Depression Pond Marsh, Round Pond, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Such shallow grassy ponds were historically embedded in open savannas. Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486104398-M3C4AGP8CGKYETX748F9/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.57.13+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Depression Pond Marsh, Round Pond, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Such shallow grassy ponds were historically embedded in open savannas. Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884394688-WTT1LBE62G7XFEJW0H2R/AEDC3.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Depression Pond Marsh, Round Pond, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Such shallow grassy ponds were historically embedded in open savannas. Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512934679270-YKCEU3MRHII83AG27ZEJ/Little+Mtns.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Little Mountains Shortleaf Pine Woodland-Savanna, Colbert Co., AL. Credit: Roland Harper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486305916-63G6M8TVGP9L43RBG5G5/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.35.16+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Oak Savanna, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Elk and Bison Prairie, Trigg Co., Kentucky Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884467703-AILC725LPLXGYTFQQP49/LBL.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Savanna, Land Between the Lakes, Stewart Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285685344-GIQ95DRXGCJ8HXN5409X/Land+Between+the+Lakes+KY-TN.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Bison grazing in Western Highland Rim Oak Savanna, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Elk and Bison Prairie, Trigg Co., Kentucky Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884570209-Z496SRGI3QT938CS93MG/The+Farm.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Loess Prairie, Lewis Co., Tennessee. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487610010-IUW4Y5WAU2M8IKBK9RYB/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.15.21+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Savanna, Mashburn Prairie, Dickson Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884536124-KN0NZB0MVGAAEDXHTTY5/Picadilly.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Savanna, “Picadilly Prairie”, Dickson Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512269202864-QEVFSSSMPS7WFF08FI2X/Img_4608.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Savanna, “Picadilly Prairie”, Dickson Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512269234999-1E82IZN66BMI61G9DUBQ/Sept+20+2012+435.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Old crabapple (Malus angustifolia) in old field in what was historically a Western Highland Rim Oak Savanna, Giles Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486356513-QUL928LPI39ZWKH0CWL5/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.33.22+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Xerohydric Savanna, Lawrence Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335613210-S399MU0JX4WB0DCIODLC/Screen+Shot+2018-02-11+at+12.54.16+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Acidic Xerohydric Flatwoods & Savanna, Lawrence Co., TN Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487660662-52W2X9628OR3EPMNDWB9/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.14.39+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Shaley-Limestone Woodland & Barren, "Ridgetop Barren," Davidson Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487621679-QTSNJGY3GC5FLTJIBOX6/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.14.56+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Shaley-Limestone Woodland & Barren, "Ridgetop Barren," Davidson Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884406117-17CSZJB2SCPVVQHK04HA/Bull+Run.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Shaley-Limestone Barren, Bull Run Rd., Davidson Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486032753-NA5ZKW9U2HWRK4SJGCWZ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.31.40+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Clifftop Limestone Barren, overlooking Cumberland River, Davidson Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486032229-XSNOUYOTDH7T7HZ0BM1A/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.31.53+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Clifftop Limestone Barren, overlooking Cumberland River, Davidson Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493882739963-3H01YVQXM5ZZ7DTQDIV8/Dry+Branch.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Limestone Barren, Glade, and Fen Complex, Dry Branch State Natural Area, Lewis Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512269143800-UXP7CBPO4GKTNZ3SY1R6/IMG_2011_10_01_02673.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Calcareous Seepage Fen, Lewis Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512269263950-YDKB7LHKLD5DGL1GN2T6/Xyris+tennesseensis+seep_Estes.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Calcareous Seepage Fen, Lewis Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1504300149693-F9VXS05Z5UZI0TDUI4U4/xyris+tennesseensis.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Calcareous Seepage Fen, Lewis Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884423818-RFOB85LE6H3HCAGDNFJ2/Dry+Branch1.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Acidic Seepage Fen, Dry Branch SNA, Lewis Co., TN. Credit: Judy Redden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493882706374-33I19CVZP95IG3A54DYM/9+Acre.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Western Valley Limestone Barren, “Nine-Acre Glade”, Decatur Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493882726972-7S9EWSBESKOJCEJHSVFS/Clifton.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Western Valley Limestone Barren above Tennessee River, Clifton, Wayne Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487594510-WYP80UY160ZT2PAI18PQ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.16.21+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Western Valley Limestone Barren, Decatur Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884548360-6AAJ16ZEXJPD2MS7HG4T/Rock+Island.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Limestone Riverscour Glade, Caney Fork River, Rock Island State Park, Warren and White Cos., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512285682215-5OA5L5AE7M719WE9HSFI/IMG_2011_10_16_03164.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Limestone Riverscour Glade, Caney Fork River, Rock Island State Park, Warren Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486428719-597I7AJFB0SKLB6Z0BAR/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+2.05.34+AM.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Limestone Riverscour Glade, Caney Fork River, Rock Island State Park, Warren Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884312879-CUS8VQWVDOF2VSLDNRY3/King+and+Queen.png Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Western Highland Rim Limestone Riverscour Glade, King and Queen Bluff, Montgomery Co., TN. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518679755553-OLNUJA3YOHTDPVE9HQ3E/543377142_e94bc811df_o.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery - Eastern Highland Rim Limestone Riverscour Glade, Collins River, Warren Co., Tennessee Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463697262-6SA9R8EY3KU42E02O7QM/422767_200715213368995_183116609_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463727735-JDTCIS8BITGB3MGR1Q50/424434_200711883369328_1619442833_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463746111-8ZQ2DBYZ5DYS8UNZHCH9/420535_200711446702705_522016553_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463757456-FKBDKNT1GMTARPVTZXVW/426219_200711246702725_399667863_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463784035-NFLG02YK52P1NYCGBUGM/419789_202354886538361_1311140076_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463802288-68XQIFZXBPYHXKX4UQ7H/422941_200728140034369_342429684_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463811259-LZIYPPVKCXC5LTXS6JX5/431415_200728333367683_1327574237_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463830969-OJJWRAME9WOXTT3YFKOG/422853_200728350034348_1678413353_n.jpg Highland Rim Grassland Gallery https://www.segrasslands.org/moulton-valley-grassland-gallery daily 0.75 2017-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512936462106-W26PW3VNCK2O3T22NF7E/Prairie+Grove+Glades+AL.jpg Moulton Valley Grassland Gallery - Moulton Valley Limestone Glade, Prairie Grove Glades Preserve, Lawrence Co., Alabama Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512936462106-W26PW3VNCK2O3T22NF7E/Prairie+Grove+Glades+AL.jpg Moulton Valley Grassland Gallery - Moulton Valley Limestone Glade, Prairie Grove Glades Preserve, Lawrence Co., Alabama Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493882809666-0EE12X2N7LYAB5ZDWWY2/Prairie+Grove.png Moulton Valley Grassland Gallery - Moulton Valley Limestone Glade and Savanna (degraded), Prairie Grove Glades Preserve, Lawrence Co., AL. Credit: Jerry Green. https://www.segrasslands.org/pennyroyal-plain-grassland-gallery daily 0.75 2018-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501204506579-9AKG0I61EO0FXKGD3YMT/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+8.06.10+PM.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Mesic Prairie, Montgomery County, Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501204506579-9AKG0I61EO0FXKGD3YMT/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+8.06.10+PM.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Mesic Prairie, Montgomery County, Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883752272-8QXE5ON296BBUJOMIQM2/Adams.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883775541-X7NUS24OTHVOHLHRN9XK/FC2.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Prairie, Montgomery Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486916188-SFEGMIBZOUXTJEY3DGBF/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+2.02.37+AM.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Prairie, Montgomery Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512276720673-B6NQEONJ9Y4ODOL56KGQ/Pennyroyal+Plain+Oak+Savanna_Chester.jpg Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Oak Savanna, Christian Co., Kentucky Credit: Edward W. Chester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512276724047-7W5VZ7DDR4X5JVOX4XN1/IMG_3581.jpg Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - This Post Oak (Quercus stellata) in Logan Co., Kentucky likely was one of the first trees to form thickets replacing the original prairie after fire suppression in the 1830s. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512276704793-PR16415T8164VXPS1P5T/IMG_3034.jpg Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - This Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica), Montgomery Co., Tennessee, likely was one of the first trees to form thickets replacing the original prairie after fire suppression in the 1830s. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883992590-888HXTQD09VGF6B6NZVO/Hart+Co.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Prairie, Lone Oak Barrens State Nature Preserve, Grayson Co., KY. Credit: Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883791343-O3MWKWBEBVQNV1VV3BWN/FC3.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Mesic Prairie, near Christian Co., Kentucky/Montgomery Co., Tennessee state line. Credit: Edward W. Chester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883863517-H31VXICZ3GISVBLYLCQC/Adams.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Degraded Pennyroyal Plain Mesic Prairie remnant, Adams, Robertson Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883950953-0HCBQGDBTNQ62Q41I98F/Guthrie+Prairie.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Remnant Pennyroyal Plain Wet Prairie ("Warfield Barren") between US Hwy 41 and CSX Railroad, Montgomery Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512276729660-76CILVJCNSR08DU2EQER/2.jpg Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Remnant Pennyroyal Mesic Wet Prairie ("Warfield Barren") between US Hwy 41 and CSX Railroad, Montgomery Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884034957-D3LRF28NO6A6UZP6LK73/pond.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Sinkhole Pond, formerly prairie ponds, Christian Co., Kentucky Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545119024395-ORGN61NPFYXLOLLPJWQD/IMG_5289.JPG Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Limestone Glade, Flatrock Glade State Nature Preserve, Simpson Co., Kentucky Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493883931149-VFRF6S1R9L3C6INHQ3Y6/Flatrock+KY.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Limestone Glade, Flatrock Glade State Nature Preserve, Simpson Co., Kentucky Credit: Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545119008633-AJUWX24C7SJKT5GYY2HQ/IMG_5314.jpg Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain Limestone Glade Seep, Flatrock Glade State Nature Preserve, Simpson Co., Kentucky Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884056464-PJUPB8QXEG381SJXST20/powerline.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Remnant grassland vegetation in powerline r.o.w. of former Mammoth Cave Hills Calcareous Savanna, Todd Co., Kentucky Credit: Adam Dattilo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884065902-E4PVFJ7NXC1ACZX4GLSM/Raymond+Athey.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Remnant Mammoth Cave Hills Calcareous Savanna, Raymond Athey Barrens State Nature Preserve, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky Credit: Margie Hunter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884003986-1G7JT416O2MJF7FD0N0G/Highland+lick.png Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Baptisia australis (Blue Wild Indigo) in remnant grassland vegetation of former Mammoth Cave Hills Calcareous Savanna, Todd Co., Kentucky Credit: Julian Campbell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1504322665893-LIK3YQFQWYFHT6SEUQAD/Flint+Barrens+northeast+side+Harrison+County.jpg Pennyroyal Plain Grassland Gallery - Pennyroyal Plain (Mitchell Plain Subsection) Prairie & Savanna, Harrison Co., Indiana Credit: Mike Homoya https://www.segrasslands.org/ridge-valley-grasslands-gallery daily 0.75 2018-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487749326-UMXX205B6D190H0DY361/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.45.50+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shortleaf Pine-Oak Savanna, Catoosa Co., Georgia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487749326-UMXX205B6D190H0DY361/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.45.50+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shortleaf Pine-Oak Savanna, Catoosa Co., Georgia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487319645-H83WRPQ2JU1RCHXY1A6B/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.13.07+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Savanna remnant, Sevier Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487378247-5IOPZVWBE81R516BD4IN/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.21.19+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Savanna Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282190468-5P0M2I11FVDJAIACXEH8/PIC00230.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery Credit: Hal DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518660809294-BRQ8TS6O9OTNN81ID11Z/5163359566_6e13806557_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shortleaf Pine-Oak Savanna (Dry Prairie within the Coosa Prairie complex), Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518661563892-47TMFID1XDHJK3RO4MEA/4097478522_5ba0676763_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shortleaf Pine-Oak Savanna (“Coosa Prairie”), Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282090288-P4REGKKUYJQNRF7F1DGV/Grand+Prairie_Cressler.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Barren, Grand Prairie ("Coosa Valley Prairies"), Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518661158905-M833DBP26WMNPUP2LGVL/5779160829_21e17f5f73_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Barren, Grand Prairie, "Coosa Valley Prairies", Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518661018604-6JJJ5VAIKQ41VXAVR0BT/5748850088_6ac7e94077_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Barren, Grand Prairie, "Coosa Valley Prairies", Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501200501744-NDUOPYDXDL7F7VXA4C3T/18251149810_ec2d0acd25_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Wavy-Leaf Purple Coneflower (Echinacea simulata) in Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Barren ("Coosa Prairie"), Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501200446794-7EG1M7MAM8CS9KJSDHQD/17818131283_468c478e54_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Barren, Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524795883053-WNZ2L8V3SP9Y03ADN1RW/Grand+Prairie+Scene+%287%29.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren, Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies Preserve, Floyd Co., GA Credit: Richard Ware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524795882300-MFEJNYGGR6EJ00751APK/Grand+Prairie+A.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren, Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies Preserve, Floyd Co., GA Credit: Richard Ware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518229100382-V07IFILWDOQXW248DTWK/209.JPG Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Northern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren, Bedford Co., PA Credit: Chris Tracey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518229101315-2M98ZKE3I5Q6HNAB775H/069.JPG Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Northern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren, Bedford Co., PA Credit: Chris Tracey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281973372-RILKPYOEBUPQHNE5DX8W/Chickamauga+1.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Glade, Chickamauga National Battlefield, Catoosa Co., GA Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335872171-6BUFD5C6S14VX73J8GAR/8702576547_f185342b06_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Glade, Cedar Glade No. 5, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518335884945-REZT5STO9PJPNJT5CHJ5/8702578491_5c26a53200_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Glade, Cedar Glade No. 6, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281989748-YUO4AMXV0WHL2MS5C1YR/Cleveland+Barrens+VA.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Barrens, Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve, Russell Co., Virginia Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884874392-KN8WAIMP8N2KAQ600Y8Y/VA+barren.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren, The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Lee Co., Virginia Credit: Chris Ludwig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884806097-PCZW14ANMRJLZ1LDB7IJ/Meigs+co.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren, above Tennessee River, Meigs Co., Tennessee Credit: Todd Crabtree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282178362-D1MT4262UZJWRTY9GQBC/Meigs+Co+limestone+barren_Dattilo.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Barren above Tennessee River, Meigs Co., Tennessee Credit: Adam Dattilo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487199868-JI07PO012DPDDRGBW1HD/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.12.32+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Barren, Anderson Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487215719-NJTS2O4MM5Q2NCYPJCP6/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.12.42+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Barren, Anderson Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487289891-6SF4BK6J72ACBC7509VA/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.13.58+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487373274-BMN8D11SB5IB6C993TWQ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.20.10+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Glade, "Gunstocker Glade", Meigs Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R. DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487359581-6ED6NLB85BSSNBRLDSVP/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.19.41+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Savanna & Glade, ("Gunstocker Glade"), Meigs Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487823630-XIAEIEIO1WPDB7TJ4WYE/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+2.00.44+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Glade, ("Hixson Glade"), Hamilton Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281941885-ZUDHVIWT18LWUHVD6B1T/6939787486_d452a617de_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Clematis fremontii (Fremont's Leatherflower) on a Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Glade, Hixson Glade, Hamilton Co., Tennessee Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282279086-EHCDQJ0Q5YYNGF7A93TL/Ketona+glades+AL+copy.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Ketona Dolomite Barren, (“Ketona Glade”), Kathy Stiles Freeland Preserve, Bibb Co., Alabama Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513542264742-MQEYRH61S2GCTKL44HYG/Ketona_Eric.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Barren, "Ketona Glade," Bibb Co., Alabama Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884789366-K0Y14E2N4DQDCM7ZBUXB/Ketona.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Ketona Dolomite Barren, (“Ketona Glade”), Kathy Stiles Freeland Preserve, Bibb Co., Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282006755-QV82G1532ZFSA0HFNO0R/Cowpasture+River.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Central Ridge and Valley Shale Barren & Woodland, Cowpasture River Valley, Virginia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286598689-J88CHN75TO0NYXVLUXDA/shale+ridge+bald+VA+%281%29.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Central Ridge and Valley Shale Barren, George Washington National Forest, Virginia Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282214245-8TBA2HETV31MUFPNVMOU/shale+ridge+woodland+VA.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Central Ridge and Valley Shale Woodland, George Washington National Forest, Virginia Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512284338264-JIWSVQAXMKM06NHET0WE/Taylor+Ridge+Shale+Barren.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shale Barren, Taylor Ridge, Chattahoochee National Forest, Chatooga Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487256013-3G8N2EMKDWG7JU83CTWB/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.47.30+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shale Barren (degraded), Hendry Hollow, Greene Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487170661-1JF0W1E5ECMV4VIVU2GC/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.47.43+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Shale Barren (degraded), Hendry Hollow, Greene Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487117751-I2CP3EU3L3IY7KBB6GCT/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.49.12+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Sandstone Outcrop & Barrens, Shoal Creek Mountains, St. Clair Co., Alabama Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518656214392-GIQ9ZOBH7GM3ZIMO06XX/IMG_5734.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Prairie Fen, Coosa Prairies Preserve, Floyd Co., GA Credit: Zach Irick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1504231248841-LE2F6SN0P7FI5DZWO2ZH/Campbell+Co+seep.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seep, Claiborne Co., Tennessee Credit: Aaron Floden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884692543-861EK5MWGSPQ4TZAB63A/Campbell+Co.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seepage Fen, Campbell Co., Tennessee Credit: Roger McCoy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282148598-EOQD4GN1OK6ZCX9JJQ8E/IMG_20170831_083926.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Seepage Fen, Campbell Co., Tennessee Credit: Aaron Floden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487836139-XZE5RZWDJOBKPTHC730E/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.47.36+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Calcareous Fen, Catoosa Co., Georgia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884825332-1UALJ6L6WLBE54QGWA1O/Saltville.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Inland Salt Marsh, Saltville, Smyth Co., VA Credit: Gary P. Fleming, VA Natural Heritage Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518668720522-N4FE67N7UUH91NDDR5S2/32583939222_2ff646b655_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Depression Pond Marsh, Frog Pond, Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area, Calhoun County, Alabama Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512282146059-F0FNEHR9RI21QUVBQNLD/IMG_9962.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Sandstone Mountain Longleaf Pine Woodland & Savanna, Mountain Longleaf Pine National Wildlife Refuge, Calhoun Co., Alabama Credit: Michelle Reynolds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487873959-7FR6WO0AKZ9HVF6WP8IZ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.46.57+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Sandstone Woodland, Catoosa Co., Georgia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487926488-ITTL9LTHP82ME4S400M0/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.46.27+AM.png Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Sandstone Woodland, Catoosa Co., Georgia Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524795917114-BH626GP1APL8LIL28O40/Wet+Prairie+Scene+%282%29.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Seepage Fen, Coosa Valley Prairie Preserve, Floyd Co., GA Credit: Richard Ware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524795895945-XFUVYDQROYIDXN5IBS59/Grand+Prairie+Scene+%2817%29.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524795892707-FI25ADE3T5NXBKS2AYOQ/Grand+Prairie+Scene+%2823%29.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524795910427-SYXSJJ2KQYMZN6K0RY79/Martha%27s+Meadow+Scene+8.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544838845427-UDHHH463MR1MHGYG4TY6/8046024889_4fb8b9a496_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Wet Savanna with Helianthus verticillatus (Whorled Sunflower), Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Georgia Photo credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545283248744-A3D9D9K2OICUFIDQJQ6Y/4741737693_5e5f77afa8_o.jpg Ridge & Valley Grasslands Gallery - Southern Ridge and Valley Limestone Seepage Fen, Coosa Valley Prairie Preserve, Floyd Co., GA Credit: Alan Cressler https://www.segrasslands.org/bluegrass-grassland-gallery daily 0.75 2018-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884170994-J97XI5IH17ZWTHGAFIKE/Bullett+Co.png Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Limestone Barren, Pine Creek Barrens State Nature Preserve, Bullitt Co., KY. Credit: KY Nature Preserves Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884170994-J97XI5IH17ZWTHGAFIKE/Bullett+Co.png Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Limestone Barren, Pine Creek Barrens State Nature Preserve, Bullitt Co., KY. Credit: KY Nature Preserves Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198595956-3YEIUQDD0IS9NF4K9QZL/Pine+Creek+Barrens+%28Silurian+dolomite+glade%29+KY.jpg Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Limestone Barren, Pine Creek Barrens State Nature Preserve, Bullitt Co., KY. Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884153594-U0QNC7JSI8QAHFXC2JK0/Bullett+2.png Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Dolomite Glade and Barren, Bullitt Co., KY. Credit: Marc Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493884182445-7HCQ9JCD8T4GG5XNI29H/Crooked+Crek.png Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Limestone Barren, Crooked Creek State Nature Preserve, Lewis Co., KY. Credit: KY Nature Preserves Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198557793-LTK92YYJAJO375W2X26Z/limestone+prairie+Lewis+Co+KY.jpg Bluegrass Grassland Gallery Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198753887-24WQJ9RZXSIMTQ7UHL8H/Hanging+Prairie+Adams+Co+OH.jpg Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Dolomite Barren, Adams Co., Ohio Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198572665-QUC6AA2JBA0EJ8WTPA1I/Outer+Bluegrass+dolomite+barren+%28Lewis+co%29.JPG Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Dolomite Barren, Adams Co., Ohio Credit: Mason Brock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198590916-W70FKCUP0XLR9Z4VJADD/Outer+Bluegrass+Dolomite+barren+with+Cypripedium+candidum+%28lewis+co%29.JPG Bluegrass Grassland Gallery - Outer Bluegrass Dolomite Barren, Adams Co., Ohio Credit: Mason Brock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198545668-6R1UW9POYFJANWSCPNPM/Knobs-+limestone+%28or+maybe+dolomite%29+barren_+Rockcastle+Co.jpg Bluegrass Grassland Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198536710-LFK8IT9ZGF7J263RXKVB/Inner+Bluegrass+xeric+limestone+cliff+%28Jessamine+co%29.JPG Bluegrass Grassland Gallery Credit: Mason Brock https://www.segrasslands.org/ouachita-mountains-grasslands daily 0.75 2018-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513056847274-ZEC07FDIS39GP0610ZFR/25073312_576516672700755_3682283980268128872_o.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade, Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513056847274-ZEC07FDIS39GP0610ZFR/25073312_576516672700755_3682283980268128872_o.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade, Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513056856507-7SGK278MZ1CGEIBW0XPD/25075240_576516682700754_8928394913467587556_o.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Seasonally Wet Shale Glade, Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513056841926-95A8PYZVWDSKDLBM680L/24955828_576516612700761_5483660094432799124_o.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Seasonally Wet Shale Glade, Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277676518-KQTXNSC9G2HHLWK1QH8O/Middle+Fork+Barrens+1_Craig+Fraiser+copy.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Barren, Middle-Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Craig Fraiser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649496981-FBMSLSLAW67C1T44IV90/Picture5.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Barren, Middle-Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Craig Fraiser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649469566-9ZGU7IC851HSXE8ZZQVV/Picture3.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade, Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512938843730-BV4LOH8WS3SKXMDMNBLJ/Picture1.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Barren & Woodland, Arkansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649511443-YRZXRGVXRRYTOLR3YJ4R/Picture6.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Seepage Glade, Middle-Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649446623-CXW87RAORGIGT11Z6XA6/Picture2.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade and Woodland, Middle-Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649429663-VO2ONIB6UDQDDPOPET5Q/Picture1.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649483714-OSPYXRY2FAY7BL3UZNAL/Picture4.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Seepage Glade, Middle-Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501202861898-A4AUL8W04CHJXOZ1KARO/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+7.41.37+PM.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade & Woodland, Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501203078032-YU53O3VNOVCRFOG4JQK3/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+7.40.39+PM.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade & Woodland, Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486692838-YV7JW5IWCZLWJ06L4S5W/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.38.27+AM.png Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shale Barren & Woodland, above Rolling Fork River, Sevier Co., Arkansas Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277664677-4NPW8FTF1E13815GIO5P/little+fir+barrens+no+outline.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Infrared image showing location of Ouachita Mountains Shale Glades & Barrens (bright spots), Arkansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513056861523-V2GKN8URGZNUC7TVHNJP/25074960_576517416034014_5522050090530350854_o.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - New species of fameflower (Phemeranthus aff. calycinus), Ouachita Mountains Shale Glade, Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline Co., Arkansas. Under study by Theo Witsell. Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277742586-FYIP3VS3VVF2TRXE9YP5/Phemeranthus.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Undescribed species of fameflower (Phemeranthus sp. nov.) thought to be endemic to shale glades of the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Under study by Theo Witsell. Credit: Craig Fraiser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277729517-98PKSGLVEAC81VSJEV41/PeltonsRose.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Sabatia arkansana (Pelton's Rose Gentian occurs in just two places worldwide in Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277765294-ORPB3ND076VKXZQSWYD4/SFBA_Bluff+2.JPG Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Sandstone Barren & Woodland, above South Fourche La Fave River, Ouachita National Forest, Perry Co., Arkansas Credit: Virginia McDaniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277685297-U93AVOC14GTDHO5HXE0Z/Novaculite+Glade+1_Witsell.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Novaculite Barren, Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277785095-UCXI570MAM7Z9Q1LI48W/South+Fourche+Riverscour_Estes.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Sandstone Riverscour Barren, South Fourche La Fave River, Perry Co., Arkansas Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277709621-6GYFCLS2Z1Q2LJJB2A64/Ouachita+shortleaf.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland, Arkansas Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286442184-8KUNJ24CGES8ILYO89TD/Savanna+%281%29.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery - Ouachita Mountains Post Oak Savanna, Camp Robinson State Wildlife Management Area, Faulkner Co., Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463550784-T6QYNH1CZOE9IK25M50E/426865_200012323439284_275453587_n.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463558552-OIDF2F2BT0TY2UFQXAL5/404238_200012333439283_1537539567_n.jpg Ouachita Mountains Grasslands Gallery https://www.segrasslands.org/west-gulf-coastal-plains-grasslands daily 0.75 2018-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281233040-60VAKNEIY3BL2I907JPY/Screen+Shot+2017-11-15+at+1.07.27+AM.png Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Map of the Grand Prairie Ecoregion, eastern Arkansas, showing historical distribution of approximately 500,000-acres of prairie. 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Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon oklahomensis), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512280297505-E8JP732RNN0WAK78ND8H/Screen+Shot+2017-11-15+at+2.26.57+AM.png Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501201997690-NYY9RFEL0GH9TT9GPIQ0/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+7.31.43+PM.png Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286267604-VXEZ5HNCY1DC0TFYZV9G/Railroad+Prairie+Theo.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Theo Witsell (SGI Director of Research) surveying Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286307017-5OFW4P5F754ST75NDSMU/Roth+Prairie.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286259762-YI9OR3AYFAC01H50DSFH/Ornate+Box+Turtle+3_Witsell.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Ornate Box Turtle in Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501203573127-HRHL17EQH90ARIP0BOHQ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+7.30.01+PM.png Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas Credit: Pamela Pasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544838395475-S7ZU1NFHGBXZY48RCDG1/Baptist+Camp+Sand+Prairie+2009.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Barren, Charleston Baptist Church, Scott Co., Missouri Credit: Justin Thomas (NatureCITE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512280248472-3LXB07S1E9R0CEGPR04J/Pg288SandP.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Savanna, Sikeston, Missouri Credit: Paul Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512280204395-O6F7N6OU4T5WKJYOZLV5/Mississippi+River+Grassland.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Mississippi River, Lake Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286233490-L6WPEWAPW202RA60L236/Buck+Island+13_Witsell.JPG Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery - Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Arkansas River, Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286254651-XQ8RNVQD8I48Q0L72H1U/lower+Arkansas+sandbars+3.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463654742-A7EHZ2T1CQJGVDTFPIR6/431468_200029263437590_818413664_n.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463661223-LAOTC9CY57RGI5MSSSCM/424669_200029233437593_1905866710_n.jpg Mississippi Alluvial Plain Grasslands Gallery https://www.segrasslands.org/east-gulf-coastal-plain-grasslands-gallery daily 0.75 2018-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494812293523-R9CKXW6O42TJV13310NI/image-asset.jpeg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513054920945-4RKCDN8C4ON7MPX2UMX9/4441821571_4de116407e_b.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055791225-MITLFESZGIT2R307JUUY/4443832847_071f54c12a_o.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - Old-growth stand, East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513054748374-YWSYQLXDVN2IWVG0QOK2/8106677618_f8069a96e8_k.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Co., Florida Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256359763-YSGE27DBSV1A3W8TRM4F/longleaf+pine+-+wiregrass+Wade.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256375786-KCC7DVPOO519N25DVGEP/longleaf+pine+-+wiregrass.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055230806-TI6UD2OPPZYB5ID85SJD/9681188387_cf2c1d148d_o.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, Mayhaw Wildlife Management Area, Miller Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256389763-J0SSUFS30DCXOTD4E7LE/MS+Pine+Savanna.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055607595-K2AUE4PWXIN5ZLTUNCCY/4443049738_da6888691c_o.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna Pond, Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518668438889-WOIQ88L68P3ZLC7A7NRL/30768509334_0346de4490_o.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Ephemeral Depression Pond Marsh, Sandhills Region, Taylor County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256454140-CBQPJBOCP1U5UPM74W2W/Wakulla+Co+FL+pond.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518671925644-XPSBVMLSCVU48H2SZW21/6289915837_3f0313c110_o.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Depression Pond Marsh, Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area, Mcleod's Bridge Tract, Emanuel County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485860449-06RTPLKRMVBLAQJSV42R/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.41.22+AM.png East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Sand Barren, Fayette Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485894358-1CODLXXDFW625BNBP5ZG/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.55.36+AM.png East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256419205-TU478FV5P10TTFT7E9AQ/Old+Cahaba+black+belt+prairies+AL_Noss.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Prairie, Dallas Co., Alabama Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485878436-RGY7Y21I35VL77PMK3Z4/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.55.51+AM.png East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Prairie, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286530415-JNR6SH7WGZL85E7SXX06/Neodactria-Male+copy.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256334458-V1BGQJ5F2X6THLLC95B2/Harrell+Prairie%2C+13%2C+14+x+11+copy.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256317331-VRTKTQ50DDETP81UNJT2/Harrell+3.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256305065-G6RWX9XMRC7A0TBQKDV1/Dakota+Prairie%2C+GA_Echols.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Eocene Chalk Barren, Dakota Prairie, Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area, Houston County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494810006136-8GR000IXGT5P9TKYYJEI/Floyd+Griffith+2.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Barren, Jackson County, FL. 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Credit: Floyd Griffith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513541822650-5CXPCM0ME337ZXY3Z6ZG/cor+bak.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - Newly described Coreopsis bakeri (Baker's Coreopsis), East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Barren, Jackson County, Florida Credit: Floyd Griffith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256275820-KBG62DQX3GFER96M55QQ/bulldozer+tracks+on+upland+glade.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Barren, Jackson County, FL. Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485927106-IGRI8GRPACGFUZVTT8OL/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.44.32+AM.png East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Loess Plain Prairie, Henry Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485910698-SF4OLQEI71Q6ZK77YHGX/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+12.44.46+AM.png East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Loess Plain Prairie, Henry Co., Tennessee Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256438613-F3ASRKF16L986CVM6J04/puryear+copy.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Loess Plain Prairie, Henry Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486633826-G2B2J8Q65LCYE1K06YXX/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.10.45+AM.png East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Loess Plain Prairie, Henry Co., Tennessee Credit: Hal R DeSelm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518676788698-2A11FKZREE445MT8FMDO/2332591190_28878d7068_o.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain Sand Barrens & Woodland, Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area, Quercus laevis community, Emanuel County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256285745-YWVIOFSWX2Y65IJSQZ8K/coastal+grassland+Tyndall+with+Chrysoma+pauciflosculosa.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Dune, Bay Co., Florida Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518659767234-3BVXMEUCIYY8KLJXJTUD/beach+grassland.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain coastal dune grassland, Alligator Point, Franklin County, Florida Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518660165389-8RME47WV0371Y8H9QUSR/34.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery - East Gulf Coastal Plain coastal dune grassland, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Santa Rosa Island, Fort Pickens Area, Escambia County, Florida Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1524796582465-CFK549CQCCUX8NM6W433/Buttercup+Flats+Scene+%282%29.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1545463610296-9S6CELRNYMQ5V4LECM8I/418141_200021630105020_1795260011_n.jpg East Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Gallery https://www.segrasslands.org/piedmont-grasslands daily 0.75 2018-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279467658-R6SYD6H2BSHT05WV7D1K/French+Map+1720.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - French Map from 1720 shows "Savana" in the Piedmont along the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279467658-R6SYD6H2BSHT05WV7D1K/French+Map+1720.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - French Map from 1720 shows "Savana" in the Piedmont along the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504520230-A64KOWS5GCQEDYSIX2SM/200903oaksavanna.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery Credit: Philip Juras (www.philipuras.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279425898-DQZS664FCA61NVGUJJ9U/36.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery Credit: Philip Juras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279458960-4EVKXTYSYO8SM78IYEVO/Echinacea+laevigata.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Picture Creek Diabase Barren, Granville Co., NC Credit: Alan Weakley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279483695-2KVA6U5C09WJWZPIZN4R/IMG_3113.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Glade Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279530435-Q0J7MEHYZMG27CKP7X8O/Heggies+Rock+2+copy.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518678549871-VASDY6BWQM2N70XLR5P1/3292128052_92311685ee_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop, Heggies Rock, The Nature Conservancy Preserve, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518678316525-R8TVLP7PK922KV2AR6MH/3292118440_69c6d4fb0c_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop, Heggies Rock, The Nature Conservancy Preserve, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518676990779-BDYMBH2UVSP2QIOSB7ER/2046286920_13ce034758_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop, Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge), Arabia Mountain Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve Dekalb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518677126846-POD4DOYFA8G3Z0FV3L4P/2048033701_922e97aff0_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop, Arabia Mountain, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, DeKalb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518678341787-KP57CAXCAQ2SVIBYP3XL/3296095891_bd0dc4a572_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop, Heggies Rock, The Nature Conservancy Preserve, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501125216053-D1FTAMZLZJP01314BKIL/8656187079_a212ce42e5_k.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Glade, 40 Acre Rock, 40 Acre Rock Heritage Preserve, Lancaster County, South Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279557634-RLCZUAXH0DJAQ0IKVT80/Mt+Arabia+granite+flatrock+GA+3.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501200928590-Y8JREOZLFHKDG69I3O6P/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+6.56.17+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Glade, 40 Acre Rock, 40 Acre Rock Heritage Preserve, Lancaster County, South Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501125121090-IVB4UVH0TJBSIRT5COJI/8648282599_bb559275cb_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Glade, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518667393625-N3UVB0H419H8Z7Y4C1X3/5629267143_92a131be1c_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop Vernal Pool, Isoetes melanospora, and Amphianthus pusillus, Camp Meeting Rock, Camp Meeting Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Heard County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501125174447-Y1XT10DW1U05TYJQDR4T/8648299727_88bc912d28_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Glade, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501125208947-DTJMAO43D67VDBZ1ZROW/8649430976_90a8d1fc26_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Glade, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487005368-O6NFICJJM527Y42VWNAB/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.31.51+AM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop, South Carolina Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501486991928-LVMIKVWY41FDQ0ILP08S/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.31.07+AM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop Seepage Barren, South Carolina Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501487019238-7RRQMSQ2JZR27GAF6V10/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.32.19+AM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop Seepage Barren, South Carolina Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124756111-HH9B3J9QOV765IU9MK4R/Screen+Shot+2017-07-26+at+10.05.22+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Outcrop Seep, Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve, Greenville County, South Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518666827300-C9U73CXSD3S388PQBFSV/8898325668_4c973b96ac_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont/Blue Ridge Escarpment Seepage Outcrop, Utricularia cornuta, Blue Ridge Escarpment, Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve, Greenville County, South Carolina 2 Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518665791099-IDKJUGI5ZWO05285PWQ9/4661710453_47d4a72d3d_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Seepage Outcrop with Sarracenia jonesii, Greenville County, South Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501200942045-J7HNAK19IUB1CD2FPTXH/Screen+Shot+2017-07-27+at+6.56.43+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Outcrop Seep, Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve, Greenville County, South Carolina Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279439392-2RXCE4KJSGRMNOW1D17D/38.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Wet Prairie, "Suther Prairie," North Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124680148-Q6ZIO9SX8HPB6LFIVDRT/Screen+Shot+2017-07-26+at+10.04.03+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Migmatite Barren, Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Cobb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124536504-V1U4SCPW3II5BTLS4RJT/Screen+Shot+2017-07-26+at+10.01.25+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Migmatite Barren, Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Cobb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124609005-R1HBI35D1ZOXIKOQRTD5/Screen+Shot+2017-07-26+at+10.02.54+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Migmatite Barren, Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Cobb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124646905-JRL5TG3B2J33JDQYXAMM/Screen+Shot+2017-07-26+at+10.03.30+PM.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Migmatite Barren, Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Cobb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518679358050-KWP5GPJMW59LE1E7GX2Y/20999180880_58cd7290b3_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Barren, "Plum Glade," Pine Mountain, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279593667-WTWAXHVI9QYG1PAOTGPL/Plum+Glade%2C+Pine+Mtn_Cressler.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Barren, "Plum Glade," Pine Mountain, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279447469-37K5YPB0CCWHSHHC3UP9/Box+Creek+Tradescantia_Estes.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Undescribed species of Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp. nov.) known from two Piedmont Mafic Outcrops in North Carolina. This one from Rutherford Co., North Carolina Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279574347-E0BMT1NITYIHK1JTIPFE/Phemeranthus_Box+Creek_Estes.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Undescribed species of Fameflower (Phemeranthus sp. nov.), Piedmont Mafic Outcrop, Rutherford Co., North Carolina. Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279617605-07FAYPBOGCN712IOKUKI/scorpion_cressler.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501124944013-FO6F6ZUHYXTZ2TY1R7Q7/4677371120_af7a10740f_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Barren, Burks Mountain, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518679075981-F6QM1RR6WQ06XWLA9FE5/4677385412_f36e953dd9_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Barren, Burks Mountain, Columbia County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518679089727-VOAANKYC7QE0BGC3SVS1/16620066885_a333892443_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Barren, Grassy Glade, Soapstone Mountain, Chattahoochee National Forest, Stephens County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279560957-PRZ3ZY5JZHFUBU5FA6RO/Pediomelum+piedmontanum.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Pediomelum piedmontanum is a recently named species endemic to a few tiny Piedmont Barrens in Georgia and South Carolina. Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518466653573-1D44N7REOUCGTFLUBEXT/28167803453_64b5769cdc_k.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Serpentine Barrens, Nottingham County Park, Chester County, PA. Credit: Nathan Dewar, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518466637318-6IU2CH235O7AW8HHMZF3/28165052284_e8b8b96dab_k.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Serpentine Barrens, Nottingham County Park, Chester County, PA. Credit: Nathan Dewar, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518503267301-N8SKDSP11YMVMT7OX48G/Untitled.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Serpentine Savanna (dominated by blackjack oak – post oak – Indian-grass – little bluestem), Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504142335-2O1Q1YTMGQ87776OQ6Y6/1.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Serpentine Savanna (dominated by pitch pine - blackjack oak – post oak – prairie dropseed), Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504099161-ZY2NS3ODL0G3Y8MHFSXK/2.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Serpentine Savanna (dominated by pitch pine - blackjack oak – post oak – prairie dropseed - little bluestem), Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504190291-WC3L32WTVE3YPZFSQK33/3.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Serpentine Savanna (dominated by pitch pine - blackjack oak – post oak – prairie dropseed - little bluestem), Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504243450-5WE5LNL704XMTVYB44D1/4.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Grass - forb - outcrop community of Piedmont Serpentine Savanna, Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504299703-LBH5DKFD891W9QU9IEPY/5.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Grass - forb - outcrop community of Piedmont Serpentine Savanna, Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504343475-QRRXEAZWCLTFXI7LS0V5/6.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Serpentine Aster (Symphyotrichum depauperatum), a G2 species, on Piedmont Serpentine Savanna, Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504394343-53SH1ECI551JKPL1YYKF/7.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Sandplain Gerardia (Agalinis acuta), a G1 species on Piedmont Serpentine Barren, Maryland Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518504441060-GRENX51KS7IUIQ3MVG64/8.png Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Using prescribed fire to manage Piedmont Serpentine Savanna, Pennsylvania Credit: Roger Earl Latham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279635531-AGLY0XK5SV1NNNPEYFP3/Soldiers+Delight+MD.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Northern Piedmont Serpentine Barren, Soldier's Delight Natural Environmental Area, Baltimore Co., Maryland Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279605590-8763Y9GRJA7A8R2RT08F/Potomax+river+scour+prairie.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Northern Piedmont Riverscour Barren, Potomac River, Maryland & Virginia Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055996928-9A5DGETXQAV7ASYQZ6JU/20564634284_1a55b32c7e_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Pine Mountain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Woodland, Pine Mountain, Talbot Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518678579287-6MAC3H9PD0HD0LLI39WY/3919764112_bc2658b071_o.jpg Piedmont Grasslands Gallery - Piedmont Granite Outcrop dominated by Porter's Sunflower (Helianthus porteri), Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://www.segrasslands.org/ozark-plateau-grasslands daily 0.75 2019-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278253092-OOAC3QA583D4EKLOGEZR/DSC00229.JPG Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dolomite Barren, "McClurg Glade," Mark Twain National Forest, Taney Co., Missouri Credit: Paul Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278253092-OOAC3QA583D4EKLOGEZR/DSC00229.JPG Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dolomite Barren, "McClurg Glade," Mark Twain National Forest, Taney Co., Missouri Credit: Paul Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1504231683642-I3FOJAOMOZOHYKMHZ41Q/Ozark+Glade.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dolomite Barrens, White River Hills, Missouri Credit: Justin Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278142307-T4WMMJY3PX5UQFNLE9KH/33.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow Coneflower) in Ozark Plateau Dolomite Barren, Heimbaugh Hill Glade, Ha Ha Tanka State Park, Missouri Credit: Jesse Miller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1516422644903-1MLFMOANJSH56V3CP4YF/18881833_10211969574622061_7738521674672006133_n.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dolomite Barren, Jefferson Co., Missouri Credit: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278709084-PNP7SGU1B2635D075DCU/Project67.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Delphinium treleasei (Trelease's Larkspur) in Ozark Plateau Dolomite Barren Credit: Craig Fraiser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278719813-TM59ROD846RJMIMSCY9Y/Rolla+Savanna_Nelson.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - This landscape near Rolla, Missouri shows the openness and general structure that might have resembled historical oak savannas in the Ozark Plateaus and adjacent areas of southern Missouri Credit: Paul Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649224122-Z0N9BSOUD183OB1EFSSD/Baker+Prairie.png Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dry Chert Prairie, Baker Prairie Natural Area, Boone Co., Arkansas Credit: Bill Holimon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494649243199-EBAU23V1R0UHCFXG2IY9/Picture1.png Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dry Chert Prairie, Baker Prairie Natural Area, Boone Co., Arkansas Credit: Bill Holimon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278391020-DDCVOAHTOG7GEFDHHORS/Little+Prairie.JPG Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Dry Chert Prairie, Missouri Credit: Justin Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278209410-JG5UOGD6S79BJPFAHGB7/Buck+Ridge_3_Witsell.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau Oak Savanna, Arkansas Credit: Theo Witsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278543605-E5HAU88622QP4N4JQ6I9/New+Diorama+Image.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Plateau St. Francois Mountains Igneous Barrens, Outcrops, and Woodlands, Tom Sauk Mountain State Park, Iron Co., Missouri Credit: Paul Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1516951121822-9398BFC5QPRY6ZU0LR9H/23275296_10211028705021789_1158109770823055138_o.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Highlands St. Francois Mountains Rhyolite Barren, Proffit Mountain, Reynolds Co., MO. Credit: Claire Ciafre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1516951124495-D4J505GX08VNKYXFP8R8/23157062_10211028679661155_7875020582129396011_o.jpg Ozark Plateau Grasslands Gallery - Ozark Highlands St. Francois Mountains Rhyolite Barren, Proffit Mountain, Reynolds Co., MO. 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West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Oak-Dwarf Palmetto Woodlands, Warren Prairie State Natural Area, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512926318458-6XVEJQCT92H9HJMNKCXJ/syenite.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Igneous (Nepheline Syenite) Glade, TNC's Dry Lost Creek Preserve, Saline County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512926313929-MVKFW5KC2K743U9LHULA/syenite+2.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Igneous (Nepheline Syenite) Glade, TNC's Dry Lost Creek Preserve, Saline County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512926316815-PESDCGMAL1L0AAUWWZ8Q/syenite+4.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Igneous (Nepheline Syenite) Glade, TNC's Dry Lost Creek Preserve, Saline County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512926314023-186Z8HYNU3S6A1XA7GOZ/syenite+3.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Igneous (Nepheline Syenite) Glade, TNC's Dry Lost Creek Preserve, Saline County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512926316950-IRE9DBCX2Z3GPZU1BTUW/syenite+5.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Igneous (Nepheline Syenite) Glade, TNC's Dry Lost Creek Preserve, Saline County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281462436-ZOY8FWHJSMZHDLOVCVYX/gillam+1.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513540206614-N6WEI370LXK159GWRTFD/Sagittaria.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Plain Wet Prairie, Warren Prairie Natural Area, Bradley County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513540196567-Q2IQE8B7XROM6JZDJ0SQ/saline+barren.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Saline Barren, Warren Prairie Natural Area, Bradley County, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281611614-ASL496CLO1CUT0NMOBS6/Warren+Prairie+AR.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Saline Barren, Warren Prairie Natural Area, Bradley Co., Arkansas Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1522812892854-WRM833I740MW7VE20E0W/Warren+2.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Saline Barren, Warren Prairie State Natural Area, Arkansas Credit: Eric Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281627344-AZGQDAXPO4681HT3UBMF/Weches_John+Williams.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Weches Limestone Glade, San Augustine Co., Texas Credit: John Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281558013-IIJ89KZKO5I3ET45W7CZ/Kisatchie+2+copy.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Sarracenia alata (Yellow Trumpets) in West Gulf Coastal Plain Hillside Seepage Bog, Middle Branch Hillside Seep Bog, Kisatchie National Forest, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281376917-MLKQFB5DDP0RCF8O5F8Y/682962016.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) Credit: Thinkstock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518672282349-QBNZKGKBOH7S2UG6WBHJ/15294078486_35c6000438_o.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Coastal Salt Marsh, Spartina alterniflora, Gambusia Marsh, Gambusia Marsh Trail, Sea Rim State Park, Jefferson County, Texas Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281385440-XB1LW34EJ3JWQV7PT9XP/1941495377_f006092ff1_o.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - West Gulf Coastal Plain Coastal Salt Marsh, Galveston Island State Park, Galveston Co., Texas Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512286706097-RW33HGQ6ZHUH8WOXPQ92/coastal+marsh_TX.jpg West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962588839-OKJTD2I1QETD35ZF1RLW/IMG_2239_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - George Diggs in a Red River Prairie remnant full of Baptisia hybrids. Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962686408-8JJ61RKSXFGUVIAUQYCZ/20210528090609_IMG_9476_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Alophia drummondii blooming on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962469006-K5Q0JY43MO2UV4YSCK7Z/20210711071932_IMG_1823_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Wild turkeys in Willacy Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962659190-S5A5I7ZWS900FO2H4R9J/20210618065252_IMG_0505_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Jackrabbit hiding in the grass in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698963154667-W8MQS9H95V5XTZ2IXLS0/20210528065548_IMG_9174_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Whitetail deer looking back through Cylindropuntia leptocaulis in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962886829-B5XQKI53F149RS6YFBCD/20210725_071042_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Coastal prairie in Willacy Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962887580-ENSEUAPWU1KZNLQLP2RJ/20210725_071322_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Yucca treculiana in a coastal prairie in Willacy Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962888949-HBTS4KLQHW9ILCJP7KCI/20230315_181346_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Marsh in Fort Bend Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962890945-R3UST4L0HMST17CC7P6M/20200518120346_IMG_5287_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Blackland Prairie remnant with Delphinium carolinianum and Echinacea atrorubens in Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962893635-58AHFQ9JA4133BMJS8UY/20210418134704_IMG_6235_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Castilleja citrina in Collin Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962904716-5JJ1YQK29WI1EMF6KBUU/20210130_162344_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Old oak tree in a savanna remnant in Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962895413-51SC3TS9V9D0U2K08YSF/20210420145526_IMG_6454_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Baptisia hybrid in Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962904770-2GMV15MOONL35JYLBJXJ/20210425_112506_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Wet savanna in the pineywoods ecoregion in Hardin Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962910760-B17KWT1P8U0LRPL74GY2/20200515_140831_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Blackland Prairie remnant on chalky prairie in Collin Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962910818-441XL7R46MONJ6SP0GLQ/20210424_142100_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Post Oak Savanna remnant in Anderson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962916405-RZO5GXTUUWETEVR1HTPQ/20200418_163750_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Blackland Prairie remnant in a historic cemetery in Collin Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962916236-54UINDEASH9S4S7CK2AR/20200928_174237_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Liatris mucronata superbloom in a Blackland Prairie restoration in Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962922006-NDLJC9CZIUVBINLPS838/20210301_165853_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Degraded savanna remnant in Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962919973-I36NYA2WGPABYG0K6VR7/10106_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Rudbeckia maxima growing in a Silveus' Dropseed (Sporobolus silveanus) prairie remnant in Lamar Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962925703-T928T5D3JEDPR3F0QTIN/20210424_180221_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Bog in the post oak savanna ecoregion of Texas, Anderson Co. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962929114-L5320JXEUF3J55WT3BHX/20210420_153916_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Red River Prairie remnant full of hybrid and introgressed Baptisia plants. Grayson Co. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962931210-A9F4FAR9NVYDDRRPZM2S/20210406_194933_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Blackland prairie remnant in Grayson Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962934550-GRDD03TW5T7IOQ5QLLWG/20210418_170206_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Allium drummondii and Castilleja purpurea blooming in the springtime at Clymer Meadow (Hunt Co., TX), the largest remaining Blackland Prairie remnant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962936003-5AXXUTWBNAGB0QBYDQJP/20210425_090237_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Sarracenia alata pitchers in a sandy bog in the Pineywoods ecoregion of Texas, Hardin Co. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962937698-OD6L4NI9435TYVHHHXUT/20210420_161122_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Red River Prairie remnant in Grayson Co., TX full of Nemastylis geminiflora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962941789-LVB76P8TCY4E8KBM3DV0/20210612_094053_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Limestone Prairie in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962942342-PF1X31YA9UP1W4VUBFGW/20210424_193431_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Savanna remnant on deep sandy soils in the Post Oak Savanna ecoregion of Texas in Anderson Co. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698964002098-9LOEBQ8J5SKSDX5DJ71V/Copy+of+830.png West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Castilleja indivisa blooming in a prairie restoration in Collin Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962949541-0ZUCQFJ3NP3REH08E2KV/20210525_095729_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Large stand of seacoast bluestem (Schizachyrium littorale) with Monarda fruticulosa on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962950255-YZ3I3S6TRGSPTEL7K8OF/20210425_113046_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Wet savanna in Hardin Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962954444-IKZDIDF126VBR80E4J5U/20210612_091257%7E2_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Balcones Canyonlands in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962958777-50AYM9DF5C6Q6NE4D8C1/20210612_093558_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Silphium albiflorum growing on limestone in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962961096-2VNHOPIMHJWF4H8SSKYD/20210612_103936_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Fields of Gaillardia pulchella on limestone in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962963372-H7FLZQ6C74FFKFBSY51O/20210529_173028_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Texas tortoise in front of Tephrosia lindheimeri on a roadside in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962967284-HCH8VFPRCST9UOOAD3WU/20210612_112235_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Nolina lindheimeriana on a limestone prairie in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962968698-065NB1TM8D2QPKVBA5O8/20210525_144711_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Lantana urticoides in front of some dunes on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962971599-C3H8VXEO589H30R6TWRT/20210616_192941_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Abronia ameliae on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962974451-2CKCXE6YT3EY1XDT0LIE/20210630_190508_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Opuntia lindheimeri on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962976887-4WG22QCM7V55J5B9CY1W/20210612_110503_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Yucca rupicola flowering above a matrix of limestone prairies and woodlands in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962978524-2X2DB1FWIDW4EWFDG2PF/20210612_120424_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Monarda citriorda and Ratibida columnifera in a limestone prairie in Travis Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962985690-CNK2639J5B00JNMK1YZL/20210724_175330_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Dunes and coastal prairie in Willacy Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962986058-NPQ8PYOGOKIPYOZRPUJU/20210724_145213_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Coastal prairie in Willacy Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962987754-XDHUI8OFZ6NUC9L3H8EO/20210617_065648_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Foggy sunrise on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698962988555-GR12S2V6J5AP9QFPLEKF/20210617_070523_Original.JPG West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Foggy sunrise on the South Texas Sandsheet in Jim Hogg Co., TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1698964092871-UJ6UL54TJK44H1MYHODS/Copy+of+830.png West Gulf Coastal Plain Grasslands - Castilleja indivisa blooming in a prairie restoration in Collin Co., TX https://www.segrasslands.org/shawnee-hills-grasslands daily 0.75 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518400033177-TPNW9658FTT8PSUV5PGB/28033114_10211446765660017_1256415619_o.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands - Shawnee Hills Sandstone Glade and Woodlands, Mantle Rock Preserve, Livingston Co., KY Credit: Chris Minor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277116264-PBISG5JW77CH3DLOLNRY/butterfly+photo.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518400033177-TPNW9658FTT8PSUV5PGB/28033114_10211446765660017_1256415619_o.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands - Shawnee Hills Sandstone Glade and Woodlands, Mantle Rock Preserve, Livingston Co., KY Credit: Chris Minor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518400026118-96CDR0Y7XC0DK1INLVQX/27990060_10211446765220006_1047086011_o.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands - Shawnee Hills Sandstone Glade, Mantle Rock Preserve, Livingston Co., KY Credit: Chris Minor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518400021179-SWHCSJD0REC5LEESTB4U/27990660_10211446764779995_1059267920_o.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands - Shawnee Hills Sandstone Glade, Mantle Rock Preserve, Livingston Co., KY Credit: Chris MInor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518400034656-6P6FR7IRLCQ7UYFLZR5E/28033610_10211446764939999_1277409148_o.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands - Shawnee Hills Sandstone Glade and Woodlands, Mantle Rock Preserve, Livingston Co., KY Credit: Chris Minor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277136964-ZYRDL108XCXKZJPDA387/Ohio+River+Sandstone+riverscour_+Crittenden+co.jpg Shawnee Hills Grasslands - Shawnee Hills Sandstone Riverscour Glade, along Ohio River, Crittenden Co., Kentucky Credit: Mason Brock https://www.segrasslands.org/peninsular-florida-grasslands daily 0.75 2018-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513541111363-655GC6HS2HARMFO6XQI9/kissimmee+angel.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Peninsular Florida Subtropical Hyperseasonal Prairie, "Florida Dry Prairie," Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, Okeechobee Co., Florida Credit: Todd Angel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513541111363-655GC6HS2HARMFO6XQI9/kissimmee+angel.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Peninsular Florida Subtropical Hyperseasonal Prairie, "Florida Dry Prairie," Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, Okeechobee Co., Florida Credit: Todd Angel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279083604-P0ZO3SZQ96JTPCCDNG2W/FL+dry+prairie+3.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Peninsular Florida Subtropical Hyperseasonal Prairie, "Florida Dry Prairie," Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, Okeechobee Co., Florida Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278995074-N6ZHGM0GH0QTRWVHLAGE/Avon+Park+seepage+slope+grassslands.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Peninsular Florida Subtropical Seepage Prairie, Avon Park Air Force Base, Florida Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279102698-3JJZ1P8Z3W8DIUUUJBEK/Florida+Grasshopper+Sparrow_Danny+Bales.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum ssp. floridanus) Credit: Danny Bales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279045154-RE003GHBRYRBIT6CN0GX/burrowing+owls_gordon+mills.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279047065-AZI3ZFJJDJQMSER0IM7O/595160682.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512279072243-8FKAMQXHMDGWU1XCL354/Everglades+marl+prairie+FL.jpg Peninsular Florida Grasslands - Subtropical Marl Prairie with pinnacled limestone (Miami oolite) dominated by Muhlenbergia sericea, Cladium jamaicense. Eastern Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 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Close up Flower Head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583090631-2W9OT6Y2NOQSCIHHE37S/IMG_5003.JPG Biodiversity Modules - Plants in situ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583113535-573NLR5DNF7T2696SPD0/IMG_5005.JPG Biodiversity Modules - Silhouette of Plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583143897-UB2JLFJTGGFP3PED6N58/IMG_5009.JPG Biodiversity Modules - Inflorescence Close-up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583160292-EQHOB8O1HU1WHC7P1VVI/IMG_5011.JPG Biodiversity Modules - Stem-Sheath Close-up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583170817-SHVGXARJIJYCNUEJBXZF/IMG_5012.JPG Biodiversity Modules - Roots / Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542582877461-ABAF8BICCNY6LKC9WD1N/IMG_5023.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542582895590-0U7RY09U8MA67EWQFXSY/IMG_5024.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542582917959-660F9Q2A2KC59KUO6RAN/IMG_5026.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542582937023-HLBDUWSY6RM3T355HTOB/IMG_5027.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542582950639-M166BEQOICCB39A8YTSE/IMG_5028.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583412188-9CE2BGELDA13HM17MBIL/IMG_5076.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583420690-U8CKU5M6P5CSUJIHW548/IMG_5071.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583427321-1YXPMGHJ5Z9XUHZPWQMS/IMG_5077.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583430167-QIGRX8QFLG79YH8WYOUB/IMG_5078.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542584016941-HQH5LK1FWVL15EZPAI6D/IMG_5797+%281%29.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583959268-4BN1OYFU53LMV6R7KHMQ/IMG_5793.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542583985534-7CLYNGBH6QFBFWP32PAW/IMG_5791+%281%29.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542584043762-PGVN5PWUEIU2MEKG46NY/IMG_5796+%281%29.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542584055941-FWEOFGD41WA1ZGDEDFKT/IMG_5798+%281%29.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542584079360-YDFTH47LKC38ILZKIDI6/IMG_5794.JPG Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921031471-OLAX9QZP0F8O4YGZWB46/large+%283%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921087326-K330253RRMW3KBVL8SPR/large+%282%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921103531-IAJE58LOIPFF1VMZ68CL/large+%281%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921118716-HY6NYHN199L4U90OFR8C/large.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921374361-GVGINHK0D95FK2F0G95Q/large+%284%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921420999-2VG2OFY0UH6SAK1DKMYQ/large+%286%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921457614-K8FOZYU348CXHMWTSYWZ/large+%287%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921430409-OW8YGZRT0Z8TKTUL91JW/large+%288%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544921479443-97OF89HO25DMH5QWQF20/large+%289%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538892223387-3MNG3R9YJA0993CJZ378/Cherokee%2BPrairie+%281%29.png Biodiversity Modules - Well-managed unplowed prairies are very rare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538939862042-O3CRUU7U4A34EG45PCVI/3198239468_dd77654da0_o.jpg Biodiversity Modules - The largest prairie in eastern North America is in Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538892216312-CAFU2DAX2S0G1GCU4LF3/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-27%2Bat%2B8.06.10%2BPM.png Biodiversity Modules - Off-limits to the public, military bases home to prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538935163344-HCIFS6QP9AN7WG9MSA8Y/flat.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Flat to Rolling Landscapes = Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538890785167-FC9NAKY5P1D5GBXL0UPM/2.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Look for prairie plants along fencerows, ditches, or banks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538935199941-4YUQL20JIRBLH3GTSI4K/Massard%2BPrairie%2BDestruction.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Pimple mounds indicate areas with unplowed prairie soils https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538890778637-Y87AXQFEHKY8UOKA9CE3/IMG_3581.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Look for post and blackjack oaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538935853674-WIT5E1ESNICFRIS6CTUK/Screen+Shot+2018-10-07+at+1.10.17+PM.png Biodiversity Modules - Learn 10-20 indicator species to look for https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538936006902-N4NYLNI2TG5ERJJEVWZ8/Old%2BCahaba%2Bblack%2Bbelt%2Bprairies%2BAL_Noss.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Degraded prairies may resemble old fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538935997371-27APQCKEHSJ6V6X38RPC/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B1.10.45%2BAM.png Biodiversity Modules - Early summer can be a tough time to identify prairies due to few showy flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538936027708-G0P4FD6V6Q8N239ZX9BV/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B12.44.46%2BAM.png Biodiversity Modules - Late summer/fall is best time to look for prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538936367989-VG8Q6M6ZUJ27A4DG5TK0/Screen+Shot+2018-10-07+at+1.18.59+PM.png Biodiversity Modules - Note how prairies look different from hayfields in aerial photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538884285259-36OK6PVVGOSTZWDE62QC/Carolina%2BSandhills.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Longleaf Pine Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538939145808-V3QZQGYC5XEJRIC5PIJU/Screen+Shot+2018-04-26+at+9.24.21+AM.png Biodiversity Modules - Shortleaf Pine Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538884387014-MK007I8X9IFJT8GJ9GFQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-27%2Bat%2B8.05.11%2BPM.png Biodiversity Modules - Oak Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538938593775-OKLVXKMKEYYYX5C0SAFU/Subtrop%2BSavanna_Bouteloua%2Bhirsuta%2Bcoastal%2Bprairie%2BFL.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Palm Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538937541553-OKKEUQIF1HHMD9TSYBOM/Screen+Shot+2018-10-07+at+1.37.46+PM.png Biodiversity Modules The savannas that once covered millions of acres of the Southeast have largely been replaced by closed-canopy hardwood forests. The scene above on the right shows an oak forest at Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, Cumberland Co., TN that was selectively logged and now has been managed with prescribed fire for several years, resulting in a beautiful restoration of the savannas that were once the dominant ecosystem in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538891005069-3Z5GVP7PBS1M959AL8SB/Savage%2BGulf+%281%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules - These vast, plateau-surface forests were open, grassy pine-oak savannas 200 years ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538891268141-VKDBZUJ2M2AHA6XLORK6/TVA.png Biodiversity Modules - Savanna remnants occur in powerline corridors that bisect forests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538891282217-82KI3JX1EF37Z72HYXG4/Ascalon%2BWet%2BMeadow%2B%282%29.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Savanna remnants occur in narrow strips between forests and roads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538891306587-1M4FVZLV87Y5MAROEG6P/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B1.04.24%2BAM.png Biodiversity Modules - Savanna remnants occur in narrow strips along railroads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538881440467-SMUCGLZHU8N0MKMZSSO0/29105613468_68113fd368_z.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Limestone Glade Grassland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538882518679-O3BIMK3BTGX0BMQTF9QW/Screen+Shot+2018-10-06+at+10.14.59+PM.png Biodiversity Modules - Limestone Glade Grassland by Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538883040872-1HI82214K313NJZDS3TE/Screen+Shot+2018-10-06+at+10.29.43+PM.png Biodiversity Modules - Glades appear as openings in aerial photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538883027847-6XXUGW21ZNN9GFEE1PR1/Screen+Shot+2018-10-06+at+10.27.24+PM.png Biodiversity Modules - Glades bisected by road viewed from aerial photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538882471162-QGDW5XRLRBMJQ79ZQFXV/IMG_9160.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Sandhill Grassland in East Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538889235553-JXDG2UWZJII0D14APCZ6/Pg288SandP.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Deep Sand Grassland in Southeast Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538890211232-8B1Q5OH17ZKQO40QFQZ3/Montane%2BBasins_%2BTowns%2BCo_%2BGA.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Wet seepage grassland on slope too wet to plow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538889853071-L9D8K8WNISS7ERC0OEBR/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B12.57.13%2BAM.png Biodiversity Modules - Flooded marsh grassland associated with natural pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538889512226-IKX7AWQPUVDL0HADKJUS/White%2BCo_Estes.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Wet meadows found along streams in valleys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538890233712-0VGM64J7B0LAGPES2QEA/Mt%2BRogers.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Bogs found in mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538892015712-4BBDN5PXNL646PPXWVAT/Whitetop%2BMt%2BBald%2BVA_Noss.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538891965459-D2HJQ5T56ASQGL4NFP50/Buffalo%2BMt%2BVA.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538888888082-WRWTL8VOEO8B4EWZ5QIN/beach%2Bgrassland.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538889192359-KB94S5IPHDOQ7FKDUO8M/Mississippi%2BRiver%2BGrassland.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538892775809-IT02J8NR0RJ7A4UK2PEM/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B12.39.32%2BAM.png Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513054920945-4RKCDN8C4ON7MPX2UMX9/4441821571_4de116407e_b.jpg Biodiversity Modules - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055791225-MITLFESZGIT2R307JUUY/4443832847_071f54c12a_o.jpg Biodiversity Modules - Old-growth stand, East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513054748374-YWSYQLXDVN2IWVG0QOK2/8106677618_f8069a96e8_k.jpg Biodiversity Modules - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Co., Florida Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256359763-YSGE27DBSV1A3W8TRM4F/longleaf+pine+-+wiregrass+Wade.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256375786-KCC7DVPOO519N25DVGEP/longleaf+pine+-+wiregrass.jpg Biodiversity Modules Credit: Reed Noss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055230806-TI6UD2OPPZYB5ID85SJD/9681188387_cf2c1d148d_o.jpg Biodiversity Modules - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna, Mayhaw Wildlife Management Area, Miller Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256389763-J0SSUFS30DCXOTD4E7LE/MS+Pine+Savanna.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513055607595-K2AUE4PWXIN5ZLTUNCCY/4443049738_da6888691c_o.jpg Biodiversity Modules - East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna Pond, Wade Tract Preserve, Arcadia Plantation, Thomas Co., Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518668438889-WOIQ88L68P3ZLC7A7NRL/30768509334_0346de4490_o.jpg Biodiversity Modules - East Gulf Coastal Plain Ephemeral Depression Pond Marsh, Sandhills Region, Taylor County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512256454140-CBQPJBOCP1U5UPM74W2W/Wakulla+Co+FL+pond.jpg Biodiversity Modules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1518671925644-XPSBVMLSCVU48H2SZW21/6289915837_3f0313c110_o.jpg Biodiversity Modules - East Gulf Coastal Plain Depression Pond Marsh, Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area, Mcleod's Bridge Tract, Emanuel County, Georgia Credit: Alan Cressler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1501485860449-06RTPLKRMVBLAQJSV42R/Screen+Shot+2017-07-31+at+1.41.22+AM.png Biodiversity Modules - 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Program Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1758737047508-F7XSFWNME217DV8UZSCU/Katie_Standing+in+Prairie.jpeg Tribal Program Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1758737049079-DBQ7AQORXARD56UN6GCM/ironweed_Katie+SE+photo.jpeg Tribal Program Gallery https://www.segrasslands.org/community-engagement-gallery daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f326749c-6db0-4784-aa40-72b7400d75eb/image-asset.webp Community Engagement Gallery Volunteer Coordinator Laura Hunt and volunteer at Dunbar Cave Grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521442080697-16NWI89KV3GYZKUW6ZSN/volunteers+6.jpg Community Engagement Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f326749c-6db0-4784-aa40-72b7400d75eb/image-asset.webp Community Engagement Gallery Volunteer Coordinator Laura Hunt and volunteer at Dunbar Cave Grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565282457972-WZQTC4W5FQA740DBEBSN/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Youth volunteers at our inaugural Dunbar Cave grassland volunteer day. Photo by Amanda Blount. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/db79c7ba-caa3-448d-932a-c0fd994a0b5c/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Jessica Bulling volunteering with SGI to remove invasive species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/27ea01ab-0569-4dff-a2cb-c4e9e0eeb641/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Darla Adams, SGI Volunteer, at the Native Plant Teaching and Research Garden at the APSU Sundquist Science Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1572618797196-WSKWBSDS9D9BFZPUCJ0W/image-asset.png Community Engagement Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1564769809116-U7N3UU6X4XUS9WN4RS3Q/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Dwayne speaking with volunteers at SGI’s first APSU workshop at Baker Prairie in Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560520534793-S7SGY0VY001LB64QS62U/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Executive Director Dwayne Estes with an SGI volunteer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1549384618794-MLQ0KX6WFUG6CDEKTOPD/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Seed heads of Monarda firstulosa (Beebalm). Photo by Rebecca Johnson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1549384508711-5GPCWISRRM54GGP6LK8N/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Margie Hunter volunteering with SGI during a seed collection day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340315223-KYU2U10T479TVAQWBWI0/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340314346-7HY1SRVN4D0LM6NW4N01/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery A volunteer using iNaturalist to help with Community Science projects! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340311530-YBFKC78C3GWQ07TIE4TF/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Plant specimens in a plant press for the APSU herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d84037a5-6c32-40f4-9174-2d7a2241b3f2/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Volunteer Coordinator Laura Hunt at a volunteer event at Google Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b446cb01-e7f2-4525-820d-8c3e0945e8f5/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery Volunteer Linda Sensing and SGI staff at the formation of our seed cleaning program. This program has consistently offered seed cleaning volunteer opportunities since 2020! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1663170637537-YT91RZ2DF75HAZG0JY5H/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923697184-EOVPI7G3F611WQ62BL8T/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery SGI Tribal Liaison Corlee Thomas-Hill joining a volunteer seed collecting event. Photo by Corlee Thomas-Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031244897-OQ3CSX9LZTO6DWNTG2IP/Group+Photo+action+shot+in+Field.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Volunteers at our inaugural volunteer event at Dunbar Cave Grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031251193-TZXPIVNK6FIA1A774ET0/Group+Photo+in+Prairie+Silly.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Volunteers at a native plant workshop at Dunbar Cave grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031249298-5TSH3Q6M41DKAEZSQB6B/Group+Photo+Vols+in+Field+serious.JPEG Community Engagement Gallery Weed Wrangle at Dunbar Cave Grasslands in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031252784-UCNVR946R6DKYXZ0AH2L/Group+Photo+Vols+in+Field+Silly.JPEG Community Engagement Gallery Volunteers at a Dunbar Cave Weed Wrangle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031440081-CZXJ1MKI3O75KXU0WI0J/Seed+Lab+Vols+with+seed+cleaning+equipment.JPEG Community Engagement Gallery SGI volunteers Roger Stewart, Matt Cook, Doyle Clark, Adrienne de la Cruz, and Mark Yost helping to build seed cleaning equipment at SGI headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031254822-H3UO2Z4LI2HJHHGOS7US/Group+Photo+Vols+under+Trees.JPEG Community Engagement Gallery Volunteers from our 2022 Weed Wrangle event at Dunbar Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031440260-EHKU09CDRSZI5ZJ0T43V/Seed+Lab+Volunteers+working.JPEG Community Engagement Gallery SGI volunteers putting together seed cleaning equipment at SGI headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031253979-Q1XBNJER41R5M7WPO86S/Group+Photo+Volunteers.jpg Community Engagement Gallery Guthrie Prairie volunteer day with SGI & APSU volunteers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031450596-J8UDQUHOSBPKBN70JDCB/Vol+Weed+Wrangle+group+shot.JPG Community Engagement Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031269108-34OKASZFZD8AQL221JZZ/Harvesting+seeds+with+APSU+at+Google+Prairie+%2885%29.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Google employees harvesting seeds at Google Prairie during an SGI seed event. PC: Google. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031459670-TI54ZIZZANDD5HSALT27/Vol+with+Weed+Wrench+and+seed+bucket.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Guthrie Prairie volunteer holding a weed wrench! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031264293-LUE30CDTIUK1IKL5JAQX/Harvesting+seeds+with+APSU+at+Google+Prairie+%28119%29.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Trio of SGI volunteers in 2019 - Jessica - Roger - Sue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031461932-S718ZGWE5TQZJ0ZIBGOR/Vols+and+silly+youth+under+trees.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Boy scout troop volunteering with SGI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031899671-ZADNKXDU4D9L2OV0QCCL/Weed+Wrangle+Vol+Group+shot.JPG Community Engagement Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031475088-22CXSUCUQHVFN14DUD6Q/Vols+and+Youth+group+shot+under+trees.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Boy scout troop volunteering with SGI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031481364-68D148W7MNXW75ULULAS/Vols+wrangling+weeds+under+tree.JPG Community Engagement Gallery Ranger Adam of Dunbar Cave with volunteers at our 2019 Weed Wrangle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340321504-5EUGCL7VKXWNYQ9AMF9B/image-asset.png Community Engagement Gallery Grassland volunteers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031471076-K2YET7SFA8DJJZW9F1DP/image-asset.jpeg Community Engagement Gallery SGI Volunteers on a tour of Roundstone Native Seed, LLC. 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Gus_Boat_Grass Cleaning.MOV https://www.segrasslands.org/restoration-program-gallery daily 0.75 2025-08-13 https://www.segrasslands.org/staff-index daily 0.75 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/61e1aa5e-afac-4488-8311-a20b363bd6d1/Volunteer+Banner_SGI+website.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198905410-XB4TAZ074UYLWB2OHM4P/Mammoth+Cave+Hills+barren+%28Logan+co%29.JPG Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923802120-47BNT85HDE35UAAY3ABV/Cane+stand.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/511e8ed1-7f0a-4a2e-a32b-3f424c6fdf9c/Seed+Head+2.JPG Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512277136964-ZYRDL108XCXKZJPDA387/Ohio+River+Sandstone+riverscour_+Crittenden+co.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512272797774-UFCXPYPN6SUTMHFV0JHD/Lane+Cedar+Glade.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923740979-QN9115FNPCGRMH35B8U1/Group+of+purple+coneflowers.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/efa99c58-a69e-46ee-bad6-d3592e901c9f/Dwayne_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Dwayne Estes, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Executive Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/284ceea9-7857-4eb1-a1f0-3b8fd8283beb/Jeremy+French_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Jeremy French, Chief of Ecological Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8a01468b-5298-4f98-aadc-73bbfdfabad6/Reed+hiking.jpg Our Team Reed Noss, Ph.D., Chief Science Adviser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9e49617a-b18a-402d-a8f9-01109003920c/Theo+Witsell_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Theo Witsell, M.S., Co-Founder and Chief Conservation Officer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5f5e797d-8b90-4c89-874d-4a4312310b05/Chris+O_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Chris Oberholster, M.S., Director of Philanthropy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/23cba86c-e0e3-4d88-b65e-da7e7526aecb/Layla_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Layla Dunlap, M.S., Chief of Staff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/34a03221-f027-439c-ab8d-36fa944b0c91/Heather+Barklow_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Heather Barklow, Chief Strategy Officer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/84c2969e-a190-46b2-9829-7d49f0a3b065/Kristin+Hopkins_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/939fdbd4-c8e8-4fcb-b57f-47cef3315a9b/Gus+Rasich_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/802ae47a-ba74-4860-a77f-057c828afcf4/Ashton_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/488ed23a-63e7-4c36-aa74-57d4bbed690f/Katie+SH_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/02975a60-1df9-4f8b-aedc-828fd78fa726/Emelia+White_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/4f5d342e-d686-4404-a79c-d2b2eaf26d8d/Theo+Witsell_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Theo Witsell, M.S., Co-Founder and Chief Conservation Officer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/697829af-4c81-46ed-a23f-6b925155144f/Allison_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Allison Wilson, Biologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/51564f7d-873a-4694-8f29-99b2416cfa9c/Chuck+Hunter_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Chuck Hunter, M.S., Senior Advisory Ecologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/cabca814-0667-4198-860c-882bfba0d4b7/Gabrielle+Patterson_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Gabrielle Patterson, Ed.D., Historian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b4fabac0-b4d1-4c76-b0b0-7ddab069fee2/Chuck+Morgan_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Chip Morgan, GIS Analyst https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c2472f2c-5f6e-4a46-bad0-4069550fd2b6/Jared+Gorrel_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Jared Gorrell M.S., Biologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/30602eec-b7db-4ac6-ba14-ac242b2fac88/Corlee_TH_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/488ed23a-63e7-4c36-aa74-57d4bbed690f/Katie+SH_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/265e5cfe-0097-45e4-a130-de2654c51b52/Sarah_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/497f3408-3740-4277-8b56-fd97e5aac662/Lindsey+White_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3598df92-e802-4660-80b0-e02eda13d068/Laura+Hunt_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f736b745-ba95-4554-83d7-f1091169af64/Jodi_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/23cba86c-e0e3-4d88-b65e-da7e7526aecb/Layla_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Layla Dunlap, M.S. Chief of Staff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6b93ef45-44ec-4a7e-9cb5-89845306cf21/Melissa+Horn_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Melissa Horn, Executive Administrative Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/46ec1af5-81ca-4a33-b701-fd319a78a91e/Devan_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Devan Gearhart, Technical Clerk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ff822da7-e038-41bf-9206-6e6a67cd9bfc/Headshot_SGI+Website_Sara+Whisler.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Sara Whisler, M.S., Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/deb85835-9922-4889-938f-90825032edda/Holly+L_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Holly L, M.Sc., Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7dfd46fd-b5d5-4f50-860e-e97b92709050/Ellie+Lopez_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a05867c2-a982-4553-b64f-d5383564f8a7/Headshot_SGI+Website_Gregg+Elliott.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e82f5e4e-e566-4968-b581-b7b49f733f6b/Headshot_SGI+Website_Jennifer+Ceska.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ce8b9776-346a-4dc4-bab8-c3321544fbe7/Headshot_SGI+Website_Alan+Weakley.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/284ceea9-7857-4eb1-a1f0-3b8fd8283beb/Jeremy+French_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Jeremy French, Chief of Ecological Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7f9f9040-3a56-49cc-beb5-565ac1c0c19b/Chris+FlemingHS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Chris Fleming, M.S., Director of Project Management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/4ac30fde-d2dc-4d71-b584-cd6a454aa401/Holly+L_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Holly L, M.Sc., Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ff822da7-e038-41bf-9206-6e6a67cd9bfc/Headshot_SGI+Website_Sara+Whisler.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Sara Whisler, M. S., Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1f710468-001e-46c3-a750-eaaad3f19ae0/Alaina+Krak_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Alaina Krakowiak, M.S., Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator and Ecologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/14cd869d-74dd-4648-9c9f-d11cb505d9f0/Vero+Tessier_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - Make it stand out Vero Tessier, Middle Tennessee Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/abc2031b-117b-4b41-9018-278755a00126/Headshot_SGI+Website_Caroline+Crews.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Caroline Crews, Interior Low Plateau Grasslands Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ad53cbf1-d8ad-461b-8c0e-cb3da12874a4/Zach+Irick_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Zach Irick, Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator and Ecologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1929241d-19d7-4a20-b3e2-7bea33cb6881/Jordan+Coscia_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team Jordan Coscia, Ph.D., Mid-Atlantic Grasslands Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0acb3403-01c6-4241-9046-9a200744642f/Ariel+SM_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Our Team - 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The dominant plant around the boat is the rare Horsetail Spikerush (Eleocharis equisetoides), known to persist in Tennessee only at this site. Photo by Quentin Miller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195926845-6USXXIGEI3N2NZUCPNUM/Bog+Plot+Sampling_Quentin+Miller.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI Southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick leading vegetation monitoring in a bog in Marion County, Tennessee. The dominant plant around the boat is the rare Horsetail Spikerush (Eleocharis equisetoides), known to persist in Tennessee only at this site. Photo by Quentin Miller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196540041-XME6AWD942T53AWXW594/Helianthus+occidentalis+plantagineus.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Plantain-leaf Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. plantagineus) was collected from a rare hill prairie remnant in the Arkansas Valley Ecoregion. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196013234-DEU91K2F2PTCFJZXALWY/Limestone+Prairie_Idabel+OK_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Snow-on-the-Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) and Bottlebrush Blazing-star (Liatris punctata var. mucronata) in a high-quality remnant of a rare Limestone Prairie in the Red River Valley near Idabel, Oklahoma. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202588434-QTJAPWY0H3HZ4WY20UTR/Grasslandia+West+using+iNat_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s western field team using iNaturalist to document the occurrence of Oneflower Hawthorn (Crataegus uniflora) in a rare sand grassland in the Ozark Highlands. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196184441-R3ZB47KUUVHUSMQIYCTX/Alaina+with+Myriopteris+alabamensis_Laura+Boggess.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak documenting a population of Alabama lip fern (Myriopteris alabamensis) on a cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196012249-JNFSX5B0UPHHH8IFJJQ8/Nematylis+nuttallii_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Nuttall’s Pleatleaf (Nemastylis nuttallii), a species of conservation concern, in a rare remnant oak savanna with a 100-year prescribed fire history at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in central Arkansas. The flowers open rapidly in the evening, over the course of several minutes, and are wilted within an hour or two. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196016947-ARIEC4BOU7DNF0PCS7PZ/Ozark+Sand+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Rare remnant of an undescribed and globally rare Ozark Sand Grassland. This grassland type is known only from a small part of Izard County Arkansas in valleys of south-flowing tributaries of the White River. It supports many rare and uncommon plant species and the Ozark Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius ozarkensis), a globally rare subspecies known only from the southern third of Izard County and nowhere else on Earth. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196064299-4VE9U64FMV2WENZAEI5E/Diana+Fritillary_Male_Frog+Valley_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery A male Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana), a butterfly of global conservation concern, in a restored and fire-managed shale barrens and woodland complex in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196016248-0VQEEFZV9XED9L18XSID/Polygala+lutea_Greenwood+Plantation_GA_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery A specimen of the wonderfully named Bog Cheeto or Red-hot-poker (Senega lutea) in a high-quality Longleaf Pine Savanna at the Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hill Region of southern Georgia. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195945387-B3DJY5MJVUO0YS5NJNXX/Zach+surveying+bog+at+Cumberland+Gap_Krakowiak.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI's Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick exploring a small bog at the base of a cliff deep in the backcountry of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196157693-V3FB6N5K0QRDXP9J6YWJ/Alaina+with+Juniperus+virginiana+core_Laura+Boggess.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak coring an Eastern red cedar tree (Juniperus virginiana) that is nearly 200 years old. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196578572-HL0O443NC5WO8765SUNV/Veratrum+virginicum.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Virginia Bunchflower (Melanthium virginicum) was collected from a rare seasonally-wet shale savanna in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196065531-A549JGL2819G98D8LBMY/Jared+with+Prairie+Kingsnake+in+AR_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Eastern Region Biologist Jared Gorrell with a Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) in a fire-maintained woodland in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196022009-PUOUO4LAIRQ5VI50YQ5W/Post+Oak+Woodland+Reference+Site_AR_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery A reference quality Ouachita Mountain Dry Sandstone Woodland at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in central Arkansas. This site, with a 100-year prescribed fire history and highly diverse plant community, can be used to assess the quality and restoration progress of other sites across the region. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198326678-R711W0TNZHSAVG87RQL8/Spiranthes+ochroleuca_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes ochroleuca) in a powerline right-of-way at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This is one of many species of sun-loving savanna and open woodland plants hanging on in open rights-of-way after surrounding woodlands have become too dense to support them. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196022928-D67XLYPE1PKSNPC9TKTU/Seepage+Prairie_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery A rare groundwater seep within a remnant Tallgrass Prairie. This rare combination of conditions supports several species of conservation concern including Small-headed Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum). Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196188509-5A4TKRPVNAPLZ2ZWFV4Q/Alaina+on+cliff+ledge+at+Cumberland+Gap_Laura+Boggess.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak standing on a narrow ledge on cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, where she surveyed for rare plant species by rappelling. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198306120-SJ0GQJHOROMIOJYEFFGG/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+1_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196577609-RKZQ8G8B9GPHBHKTG9VZ/Thelesperma+filifolium.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Greethread (Thelesperma filifolium) was collected from a remnant shale barrens in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196023859-TSHQYTLPZCKZIEF8LQXJ/Calopogon+tuberosus_Greenwood+Plantation_GA_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Grass-pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus) in a high-quality Longleaf Pine Savanna at the Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hill Region of southern Georgia. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198458391-OBIF5P0V7RYWBMTKT5HU/Zach+Irick+and+Ben+Benton+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick (center) and volunteer Ben Benton (foreground) conducting surveys of riverscour habitats along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196029855-KYZYEFZF6BYA7TUCPAS1/Erin+with+Salix+humilis+in+Fredericksburg%2C+VA_Krakowiak.jpg Research Program Gallery Restoration technician Erin Gamst documenting prairie willow (Salix humilis) while sampling a vegetation plot in a degraded grassland remnant at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Photo by Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196541227-IIIOFFONDK7XBXTSX54M/Penstemon+cobaea.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of of Showy Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) was collected from a high-quality Blackland Prairie remnant in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Southwest Arkansas. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196009526-T82JRCPE1UI4JI62156K/Eriocaulon+koernickianum+1_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Specimen of the globally rare Small-headed Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum) in a seepage wetland within a high-quality remnant tallgrass prairie in the Arkansas Valley of central Arkansas. This population represents a previously unknown site for this species and the third known from this rare habitat type. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198450592-0QRQTEQ23HCKV6DXOHC6/South+Fourche+Specimen+Haul_Todd+Crabtree.JPG Research Program Gallery SGI Chief Conservation Officer Theo Witsell and Executive Director Dwayne Estes with a large haul of plant specimens from riverscour habitats on the South Fourche LaFave River in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Todd Crabtree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202599454-XIOWDH8220O997GOU6O8/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+1_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in an old-growth post oak savanna/woodland complex at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196547879-Z2C7AZ2W83YFEW4MS731/Polytaenia+nuttallii.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Prairie Parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii) from a remnant shale barrens in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762385783295-DOR2DK850VI3FRPFCA4I/Zach+at+Dulaney+Bog+in+NC_Oct+2019_WITSELL.JPG Research Program Gallery SGI’s southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick monitoring a population of the federally listed endangered Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila) at Dulaney Bog in North Carolina. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198300552-JCASPFYS35XV8HZ8MMZX/Adam+Dattilo+in+Sandstone+Glade_Laurel+Snow+Natural+Area_TN_Witsell.jpeg Research Program Gallery Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Adam Dattilo sampling a Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade and Barrens community in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way at Laurel Snow State Natural Area in Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198299504-5OQ1G2K1MY1E9JNMGP9J/Brittney+Georgic+in+Powerline+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI Field Technician Brittney Georgic sampling remnant grassland vegetation in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198313181-71NA69Z7IKO4IG16IAMD/Brittney+Georgic_TVA+Powerline_Witsell.JPG Research Program Gallery SGI Field Technician Brittney Georgic inspecting a population of Appalachian Milkwort (Senega curtissii) in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way on Bledsoe State Forest in Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196595850-AGTYODUWJBMGBEYH8X79/Veronicastrum+virginicum.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) was collected from a pine-oak woodland in the Ozark Highlands. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196594923-BKBYAXEZIUYMHZP9CK1Z/Zach+at+APSU+Clematis+Garden_Sept+2019_WITSELL.JPG Research Program Gallery SGI Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick in SGI’s Leatherflower (Clematis) Research Garden at Austin Peay State Univeristy. The garden allows ex situ cultivation of more than 75 different accessions of leatherflowers from across the Southeast. Ongoing research on the genus by SGI staff and partners has already resulted in the description of several new species from southeastern grasslands, with several more to come. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198318943-XIHA8E034ZVD801JYDQD/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+4_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198433680-S5XO3JWKJI0HSUBH21HY/Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour+2_Virginia+McDaniel.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson sampling a high-quality riverscour barrens community on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Virginia McDaniel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202602205-EDQAJFKJ4QPESQLKYDCE/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+2_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in an old-growth post oak savanna/woodland complex at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198419301-NCNSPKQWNOUSAWLIBZ4O/Conradina+verticillata_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata) growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This species is listed as Threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and is found only in riverscour habitat on the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198323935-3DW8F7TSYHD9GPOUEQX7/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+6_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202597645-H8Y2MA4FDLC7TESJ2RJB/Vero+Tessier+with+Trifolium+reflexum_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Eastern Region Ecologist Vero Tessier documenting an occurrence of Buffalo Clover (Trifolium reflexum) in a restored pine-oak woodland in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196604365-MU9LXAIR8F4NI84FCGNO/Cotinus+obovata_Witsell.JPG Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus) was collected from dolomite glades and barrens in the White River Hills Ecoregion of the Ozarks, near the Arkansas-Missouri border. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198437317-Y08J3G41CMWNQ73A13O1/Good+Scour+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery High-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198325641-KJCEFXLJGRBGFLPIRKBF/Platanthera+ciliaris_+Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Yellow-fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) growing in a grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198440528-GOKZ8EZJ3XJ6V1G04QJ2/Marshallia+pulchra_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Beautiful Barbara’s-buttons (Marshallia pulchra), a globally-rare plant listed as Endangered in both Kentucky and Tennessee, growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198444698-41QMHL4EN4CZ4QY7UHBX/Virginia+McDaniel+and+Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour_Ben+Thesing.JPG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson (right) and volunteer Virginia McDaniel (left) sampling an excellent-quality riverscour barrens on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Ben Thesing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198327730-5LMQ8OO7TWOM3XDWH56V/zigzag+bladderwort+3_Witsell.jpg Research Program Gallery Zigzag Bladderwort (Utricularia subulata) in a seep in a powerline right-of-way at North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee. This carnivorous plant is one of many species of sun-loving savanna and open woodland plants hanging on in open rights-of-way after surrounding woodlands have become too dense to support them. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202582465-ZJWDDZTCQW6M6R006RKM/Grasslandia+West+at+Plant+ID+Class_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI field staff in a plant identification training at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198330960-F1WER8O9YNBG2T5NFAMC/Adam+Dattilo+in+Powerline+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Adam Dattilo sampling grassland flora in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202594108-7KD8DL30O6RW1Y0R589V/Grasslandia+West+in+Saline+Barrens_Witsell.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI’s western field team sampling the plant community in a high-quality saline barrens and savanna complex at Kingsland Prairie Natural Area in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198461257-Q1293ODS829SZP8VLUQK/Zach+Irick+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick cooling off while traversing the narrow gorge of the Clear Fork River during riverscour surveys of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Portions of the gorge are lined with cliffs or house-sized boulders making the river channel the safest path. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202592889-TI4OKPCUID6WLKT09G33/Vero+Tessier+and+Chip+Morgan_Flying+Drone_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Eastern Region Ecologist Vero Tessier and GIS Analyst Chip Morgan flying a drone to document and map grasslands. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198485550-STLZ1F2JPW9YV0YK4OAP/Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour+1_Virginia+McDaniel.jpg Research Program Gallery SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson sampling a high-quality riverscour barrens community on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Virginia McDaniel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198471868-SEZFYB9E2BS007NPXCGT/Zach+Irick+with+Spiraea+virginiana_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Research Program Gallery SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick with a large population of Virginia Sweetspire (Spiraea virginiana), growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This species is listed as Threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and is found only in riverscour habitat. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198221803-ULUAPEPP2TV7PZK5OC4B/Solidago+racemosa_Witsell.jpg Research Program Gallery Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. 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To do so, we aim to piece together grasslands from existing agricultural landscapes to create grassland preserves ranging from 500-5,000 acres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500869131402-Q50ZJU482M86K4I4DNKJ/image-asset.jpeg Re-creation Working with our partners at Roundstone Native Seed, we are in the process of re-creating a high-quality Pennyroyal Plain Post Oak Savanna on 15-acres at Dunbar Cave State Park, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. In late May 2017 we planted two mixes of 50 species of regional genotype native prairie species. In coming years, we will work to restore this to the South's most diverse re-created grassland with a seed mix of 300 species. https://www.segrasslands.org/arcgis-shapefiles daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://www.segrasslands.org/management-plans-preserve-design daily 0.75 2017-07-24 https://www.segrasslands.org/the-problem daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493791750458-41ZBV091QZYD3T78OM31/image-asset.png Why should we care? 1/2 of all rare plant communities in the southeastern U.S. are grasslands or related communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493803728612-IWN0JZ1A4XQIM2Z86WCB/image-asset.png Why should we care? Pollinators are in sharp decline in Southern grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493803777827-5ASZ3IQGBOQHGMYTTAH7/image-asset.png Why should we care? Grassland birds are in free-fall and some birds once common just 30 years ago are threatened with extinction in the next few decades. https://www.segrasslands.org/education daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500871934599-O63BO6EISOHBV3336HF6/image-asset.png Education SGI Director, Dr. Dwayne Estes discussing the significance of native grasslands with various land managers. https://www.segrasslands.org/marketdriven-conservation daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500872292822-L1INZPCQTTYHALABE8SW/image-asset.png Market-Driven Conservation Cattle grazing on native grasses on a Tennessee farm (photo credit: Kyle Brazil). The Center for Native Grasslands Management (CNGM) at the University of Tennessee is a leader in restoration of native grasses for grazing lands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500872725337-CS8SQEM01WBYQ0LARE5D/image-asset.png Market-Driven Conservation SGI is looking to partner with Alianca Commercial (Nashville, Tennessee), Heartbrand Ranch (Harwood, Texas), and the CNGM to develop market-driven strategies to enhance grassland conservation. https://www.segrasslands.org/rare-species-survey-mapping daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/research daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500869595773-Y2RMY5CPDORHAV7RPJVL/image-asset.png Research For many grassland systems in the South we still don't have basic information about floristic composition, community ecology, or importance as food or habitat to various animal species. Here, SGI grassland ecologist Devin Rodgers works with a student from Austin Peay State University to set up a vegetation plot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500870427584-JHNJ363OORLAW1WFEIY7/image-asset.png Research The exploration of the South's grasslands continues to yield new discoveries. Researchers at the Mississippi Entomological Museum discovered this new moth at a single small prairie remnant in Starkville, Mississippi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500869261458-S4C4QZM565B9NC3F1AN3/image-asset.png Research Plant specimens, like those at left, yield important ecological information. We can assign a grassland fidelity index score to all plant species. A species with a 0 requires forests. A species with a 10 requires nearly pristine grasslands. Species, like the one at left, would receive a score of 7 or higher, meaning it is a grassland conservative species. The specimen label can be databased and georeferenced. We can then map these specimens to see exactly where remnant grasslands are located or were located historically. This is one area of research that can help us understand where our grasslands are or were in the recent past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500869834177-BPWS6MKUUOJTMO1RKHN1/image-asset.png Research Studies of tree rings help reveal fire histories and improve our understanding of the role of fire in maintaining natural areas (photo: Michael Stambaugh). This section of post oak is from Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee Co., Tennessee. Studies of cores from this area by researchers from the University of Missouri revealed that fires burned on average every 3-5 years since the early 1600s, providing enough fire to maintain oak savanna. https://www.segrasslands.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510692657370-CLFXPWDKNZD70APYFQQ7/bald.png Contact Us https://www.segrasslands.org/we-need-your-help daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493809232984-Z6IVOLNFKPWEUQ8YQWHR/suther.png We Need Your Help https://www.segrasslands.org/rescue daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500871506592-URKRIVWMGPRQ5R4IJ0FP/image-asset.png Rescue The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission led the charge to rescue a 2-acre prairie in the Grand Prairie east of Little Rock. The prairie was salvaged using a sod cutter and the sod moved a few miles away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500871585400-KU9THA010JYVOT4DTWD7/image-asset.png Rescue After the prairie above was moved to its new home, it was discovered that nearly 100% of the species known to occur at this prairie prior to the move survived the relocation. Although prairie relocation should be done only as a last resort, this provides an option for rescue of some deep-soiled types of grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500871056070-MYD9TF7UEW5QHR1G8Y0B/image-asset.png Rescue One of Kentucky's last known clumps of royal catchfly (Silene regia) hangs on perilously along a fencerow in Hart County. This is all that is left to remind us that prairie once covered this landscape. How long will it be before a passerby digs the only plant left or a county road crew sprays it with herbicide? Can this plant survive 5, 10, or 25 years? (Photo: Tara Littlefield) https://www.segrasslands.org/seedbanking daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500872082001-KSZHMNM0AP3VVEXE7DP2/image-asset.png Seedbanking Seed collection for seed banking and grassland restoration is essential to future conservation efforts. We will look to our friends and colleagues in the Midwest who have been leading the way for decades. Photo: Chris Helzer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500872887526-XNGTZNLTSAHE7MVCON1G/image-asset.png Seedbanking This Piedmont Savanna remnant in central North Carolina is an example of a high-quality remnant that would be targeted for seed collection. Seeds harvested from this site and others in the region will be used to restore and recreate grasslands in the region. https://www.segrasslands.org/guide-to-the-grasslands-of-the-midsouth daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://www.segrasslands.org/give daily 0.75 2025-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493881568304-DWFLPP040NROGLQFPA2T/Catoosa2.png Donate https://www.segrasslands.org/new-page daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493805677069-R4ANT14RKQ17MDMTIJ4V/image-asset.png Why Southern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1511671659744-XQTCJFLIVKIS2ILYTAAR/image-asset.png Why Southern Grasslands? https://www.segrasslands.org/the-solution daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493802926091-LD1IYBVXAOWJ6P1IXGUV/image-asset.png Our 8 Conservation Strategies - We have identified 8 strategies integral to successful conservation of Southern grasslands. https://www.segrasslands.org/new-species-description daily 0.75 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1513128683848-3PHSS7RB0Y7EFF8F95MI/Screen+Shot+2017-12-06+at+9.04.44+PM.png New Species Descriptions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494655367304-2JYTNXJ2HLREKIAYYXY0/image-asset.png New Species Descriptions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494654892003-NK1MAGBM2L8QQU928HRS/grasshoppers.png New Species Descriptions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494655097981-6QN322HUWGJP9WLA0JCR/image-asset.png New Species Descriptions https://www.segrasslands.org/our-headquarters daily 0.75 2025-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493799498980-R4LPS9KA64IV26R4KGGQ/headquarters.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510683570935-BUR5BTKFV8M59RQS5782/Screen+Shot+2017-11-14+at+2.10.38+AM.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510683585236-C42T8893LTZ4BFYEUZ16/Screen+Shot+2017-11-14+at+2.10.54+AM.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510683597530-P6W69GI80PC5ANMZQ63G/Screen+Shot+2017-11-14+at+2.11.08+AM.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510683609406-9BDK7A5L3UQ4SECWJ2HN/Screen+Shot+2017-11-14+at+2.10.21+AM.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493799426528-M70IY11IDWR793N5MWZR/headquarters2.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493800407650-CS029G36UBNWI33BV1Y8/herbarium.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493800705418-7K5I4TMXWHCFFLAZWMQ1/image-asset.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493799437754-JIP1WHV20I9QU5MHPO14/headquarters3.png Our Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494055242211-QXWYAIT6V9JV18SY3FRS/image-asset.png Our Headquarters In 2014, the APSU Herbarium and Zoological Museum were awarded a combined $309,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494055116508-D3FI7FC2DOYRHA29S824/image-asset.png Our Headquarters In September 2016, the APSU Herbarium was awarded a $389,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. https://www.segrasslands.org/restoration daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500863446552-MV4AXPVPUCXJ7YEBY267/image-asset.png Restoration Many of our precious remaining grasslands must be restored and then maintained with fire, mowing, grazing, or selective herbicide. Without maintenance they will disappear. In this photo, the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas uses prescribed burning to maintain May Prairie State Natural Area, Coffee Co., Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500864327223-CP4VBSKPH7511KLDGBIM/image-asset.png Restoration In some areas, large expanses of close-canopied forest that we know were open savannas historically can be restored with a combination of selective canopy thinning and prescribed burning. For example, the broad expanses on top of the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee respond very well to thinning and burning and can be reverted to high quality shortleaf pine-post oak savanna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500865034881-WQKUNOHGZM49DA60B1LE/image-asset.jpeg Restoration At Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, Cumberland Co., Tennessee, thousands of acres of formerly closed-canopied forests have been restored to high-quality oak savanna. In recent years shortleaf pine has been regenerating and numerous rare plant and animal species have been documented. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500865737591-KOXNTN5TJ4W7YIKGVEN0/image-asset.jpeg Restoration This shortleaf pine-post oak savanna at Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness, Cumberland Co., Tennessee was a loblolly pine plantation not too many years ago. Prescribed burning applied every one to two years following harvesting of the pine has led to dramatic recovery of this imperiled ecosystem. https://www.segrasslands.org/partners daily 0.75 2024-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510688145293-1FBQ338CGN1I2YLFJHCJ/Screen+Shot+2017-11-14+at+1.35.12+PM.png Our Partners - North Carolina Botanical Garden University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC NCBG is a unit of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The garden features a 1,100+ acre campus, the South’s 2nd largest herbarium (800,000 specimens, second only to BRIT), the Coker Arboretum, and Mason Farm Biological Reserve. NCBG are founding members of the Center for Plant Conservation and Seeds of Success (US Bureau of Land Management), and a national leader in plant conservation. It has a staff of 44 and an annual operating budget of $3,200,000 and a $3,500,000 endowment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510688030789-W62QIGP4IWDW1PDCCU0N/rsz_1aboutshome550.png Our Partners - Roundstone Native Seed, LLC Upton, KY Roundstone is one of the leading producers of native plant seeds in the eastern U.S. They are based in Munfordville, Kentucky and have a staff of nearly 40. Roundstone brings to our team an extraordinary amount of experience with processing native seeds and installing grassland restorations. They also bring a tremendous amount of credibility as they are highly regarded as a company with an unparalleled commitment to excellence and customer service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510692263275-BTOZWROIV3UICVFV01R8/0805BotCon2-XL.jpg Our Partners - State Botanical Garden of Georgia University of Georgia, Athens, GA https://www.segrasslands.org/southeastern-grasslands daily 0.75 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494036661458-4KAYVM2XYLRURNY67SPO/Screen+Shot+2017-05-03+at+5.30.09+AM.png A Call to Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1493704988207-CI28Z9SKZ3TIHWEEVOP2/oldgrowth+forest A Call to Action A common misconception is that most of the southeastern U.S. was covered in massive virgin forests at the time of European settlement. https://www.segrasslands.org/preservation daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500863158914-VD2U0VXE2Z04ZS8ERX5D/image-asset.png Preservation 250-year-old redder trees dot privately owned Nine-Acre Barren in Decatur Co., Tennessee, a property that is located in an area with rapid development. SGI will work to ensure the best remaining natural grasslands are preserved for future generations. https://www.segrasslands.org/mapping-historical-grasslands daily 0.75 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1516336966526-CTBGSRFBLKK0HQN68NZ8/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+2.35.44+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands - Mapping Grassland Remnants Paul Nelson of the Central Hardwoods Joint Venture has completed mapping tens of thousands of acres of rocky grasslands (glades) of Missouri and Arkansas. Similar mapping efforts are urgently needed for other regions within SGI's focal area. Before we can fully address conservation of our grasslands, we have to know what remains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515138103060-8K34NEL3NW6X4FQQ7HGL/220px-Franc%CC%A7ois_Andre%CC%81_Michaux.png Mapping Historical Grasslands - Documenting Historical Descriptions Continued work is needed to search historical writings, unpublished early journals, notes by early settlers, county histories, and state and federal archives to uncover rich quotes that document and describe the early landscape of the Southeast. SGI is working to compile quotes like the one below from Tennessee. Eventually, these will be part of an interactive geospatial database. "The top of the mountain is...a vast upland prairie, covered with a most luxuriant growth of native grasses, pastured over as far as the eye could see, with numerous herds of deer, elk and buffalo, gamboling in playful security over these secluded plains….” (Ramsey 1853) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515139094201-GGC6CVZUQU2Q80RLPXVT/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+1.57.22+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands - Mapping Landmarks Place names lend important clues to historical vegetation. Many landmarks were named early in a region’s history, often dating back to first settlement. Names such as Barren Plains, Prairie Creek, Price’s Meadow, Pleasant View, Oak Grove, Strawberry Plains, Glade Branch, Hazel Green, Meadow Creek, and Crab Orchard refer to historical grasslands. With GIS it is now possible to query place names. Mapping these could reveal patterns to help us better understand historical locations of grasslands, especially ones not previously considered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515139729632-C8QD9C5B4R949VVH2IVC/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+2.08.07+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands - Mining GLO Land Survey Maps As the western parts of the Southeast and adjacent portions of the Midwest were being settled in the early 19 century, Government Land Office (GLO) surveyors mapped areas in 1 square-mile blocks. They would make detailed notes of the landscape, vegetation, and often would map prairies. Dr. John Barone (Columbus State University, GA) has been leading the charge to mine these old surveys and has been mapping prairies in GIS. He has completed mapping for much of Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515141282713-AC5Z7N6IOEF98TDVGTRR/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+2.34.18+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands - Witness Tree Records Some Southeastern states used a different survey method from the GLO mapping method noted above. Instead, they surveyed individual properties and used trees or other markers to denote property boundaries. The types of trees or lack of trees can be used to infer location of historical grasslands. Decades of work remains to be done to mine these data from state and county archives and to enter these data into geospatial databases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515143870216-IJAY0MZ2MCH97RHXZO79/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+3.17.19+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands - Mapping Distribution of Grassland Species Thousands of species of plants and animals in the eastern US occur only in open grasslands and related communities. Recently, the National Science Foundation has funded a collaboration of more than 115 herbaria of the Southeast to digitize more than 4.5 million specimens of plants. Mapping these specimens, some of which date to the early 1800s, can help reveal the original distribution of grasslands in the South. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515141749317-NTM8DI47J43SC41SEYUC/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+2.41.44+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515140472998-YV4HQ1PG40QVSCF29I14/Screen+Shot+2018-01-05+at+2.16.03+AM.png Mapping Historical Grasslands https://www.segrasslands.org/seed-source-development daily 0.75 2017-06-01 https://www.segrasslands.org/what-is-sgi daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e3dabd65-633c-47bc-9bd7-1ccbd05a0064/SGI-APSU+2022_low+res.png What is SGI? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1558654246306-WJ0CA8YRP5CFI360B998/SGI-23state-focalarea-map.jpg What is SGI? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1494311191046-TCSJ6E1BBDIYJJVCE8FZ/Screen+Shot+2017-05-09+at+1.26.14+AM.png What is SGI? https://www.segrasslands.org/what-are-southeastern-grasslands daily 0.75 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500860936593-M4YV0HQFR92N0WTOG78E/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+8.43.55+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861088198-PHSGR19G8VIV5AFI6R4I/AL+sandstone+glade.jpg What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861413441-YRRQ8OSTBO4IK0B5RNVQ/image-asset.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861867153-U15SBLUADV6T9VAWYIHP/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+9.04.04+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861051838-N2T7M3BT2AAPSEN0XQOE/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+8.50.13+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861197765-0THT17392L3MRXA3LG0Y/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+8.52.19+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861637816-TH4ET8U729U3CDCHAEOG/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+9.00.04+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861652968-J48MY9LMNBCOF2O7RNAR/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+8.59.30+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861109479-ZI1V5DA5WTQG3MT9SPU1/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+8.47.38+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521348980811-5DI9KDIYWW437ONJZD9Z/Screen+Shot+2018-03-17+at+11.55.54+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1500861810535-Y92F9QXO6N2OGVT525FY/Screen+Shot+2017-07-23+at+9.02.46+PM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521349880195-HPGPXRYKATKF4FTFFPRG/Screen+Shot+2018-03-18+at+12.07.36+AM.png What are Southeastern Grasslands? https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-mountains-bog daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-mountains-balds daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-mountains-outcrops daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-mountains-meadow daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-grass-bald daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/glades daily 0.75 2017-06-05 https://www.segrasslands.org/barrens daily 0.75 2017-06-01 https://www.segrasslands.org/calcareous-glades daily 0.75 2017-06-05 https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-mountains-fen daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/blue-ridge-mountains-grassland daily 0.75 2017-05-29 https://www.segrasslands.org/photo-video daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://www.segrasslands.org/nashville-basin-dry-mesic-meadow daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514838251442-KN7QJXLZY6004AV0EAB1/gl_tria1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Gleditsia triacanthos (Honeylocust) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514838253936-3ZKZ535YC73V8HL7Z715/gy_dioi1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky Coffeetree) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514838256303-4DU2KVE9SHA7F886JABB/mo_rubr1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Morus rubra (Red Mulberry) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1515109859953-F943MOWCESY3LACFE9NV/qu_imbr1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Quercus imbricaria (Shingle Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514837850190-FCFSY1W7POBN0T403OR1/qu_macr1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Quercus macrocarpa (Bur Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514837851439-TJP8GLZIXTKTTI1RXOEF/qu_muhl1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514837852098-BLF5DOJQWLZ4E5YC9GKE/qu_shum1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Quercus shumardii (Shumard Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514857312613-H1LHAX8EEBVUK7AKYT63/Cornus_drummondii_12144_800.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) Gwaltney, John. Southeastern Flora. Accessed January 04, 2018. http://www.southeasternflora.com/index.php. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839437659-GGKX7Z9R5QRVJUHCEI38/cr_coll1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Crataegus collina (Hill Hawthorn) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839093118-MMKUTGA12R8WMNGSLSL3/cr_crus.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Crataegus crus-galli (Cockspur Hawthorn) Thomas G. Barnes Tennessee Vascular Plant Atlas and Database. Accessed January 04, 2018. University of Tennessee Herbarium and Austin Peay State University Herbarium. Tennessee Vascular Plant Database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514891654844-SSTXD666GQB8HC39TSRG/Crataegus_berberifolia_var._engelmannii_31258_800.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Crataegus engelmannii (Engelmann's Hawthorn) Gwaltney, John. Southeastern Flora. Accessed January 04, 2018. http://www.southeasternflora.com/index.php. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839097237-9HZL5XIHJU29HDXA95TH/cr_harb4.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Crataegus harbisonii (Harbison's Hawthorn) Tennessee Vascular Plant Atlas and Database. Accessed January 04, 2018. University of Tennessee Herbarium and Austin Peay State University Herbarium. Tennessee Vascular Plant Database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839100683-EYZ4TLPJGRCM0086L74M/cr_prui1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Crataegus pruinosa (Frosted Hawthorn) Tennessee Vascular Plant Atlas and Database. Accessed January 04, 2018. University of Tennessee Herbarium and Austin Peay State University Herbarium. Tennessee Vascular Plant Database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521340503423-953WKZMDVXOMQC1T586Z/fo_ligu2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Forestiera ligustrina (Glade Privet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839029773-1HFGCCD2R6Q34N6FB9LC/pr_amer2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Prunus americana (American Plum) Tennessee Vascular Plant Atlas and Database. Accessed January 04, 2018. University of Tennessee Herbarium and Austin Peay State University Herbarium. Tennessee Vascular Plant Database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514857163820-CGYHPQ9E8EJCXJBUSP2S/Mexican-plum-fruit-low-res.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Prunus mexicana (Mexican Plum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839046247-GQVT2T260MCCOPJ3PSXB/rh_caro2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rhamnus caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839066379-WCNQNVIB3P6Z38QCUEBA/ro_caro.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rosa carolina (Carolina Rose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839069273-ZGSPN8VZZYOLFUYNM2GW/ro_seti2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rosa setigera (Prairie Rose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514856619365-RYHL6NV20408C17N9QP6/ru_flag2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rubus flagellaris (Northern Dewberry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839081346-TKARKKSMO05U926U1X8G/bu_lyci2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Sideroxylon lycioides (Southern Buckthorn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839055175-XINGNRBUBSEQWEQGBCVO/sy_orbi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (Coralberry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839088381-O9H6DSD127TA1XVEWGPF/vi_rufi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Viburnum rufidulum (Rusty Blackhaw) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514870306884-AH3N9O7KL2MPASXVTMUW/ac_rhom2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Acalypha rhomboidea (Three-seed Mercury) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514873262264-1JN35ILR1UGNT7MIPX78/medium+%281%29.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Acalypha virginica (Virginia Three-seed Mercury) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844819606-1NWT6OX29RPNUE3RA1I3/ac_mill1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844820858-P5QX6WTNKVEHGP4UU6MZ/ag_tenu5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Agalinis tenuifolia (Slenderleaf False Foxglove) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521341016585-6HZABEFPSS6TYCCYMZ96/ag_nepe2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Agastache nepetoides (Yellow Giant Hyssop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844820283-AC43HFDCP4IKSNPD6TVW/ag_pube5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Agrimonia pubescens (Soft Agrimony) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844821019-1BE06XCBS4YJL715EON0/al_cana2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Allium canadense (Field Garlic) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844822203-CXASDTADHTUBOUJG9UAW/am_arte3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Common Ragweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844822153-0GRQ8BKNUXD5PCSO46UQ/am_trif2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Ambrosia trifida (Giant Ragweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844823224-CA2626M016ZC0REUM2J3/an_plan.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-leaved Pussytoes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844823407-ENV4CBKFBDA6A9VWUQ2P/ap_cann4.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Apocynum cannabinum (Indian Hemp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514873252206-IQ1TC6JZ1E3O0VMZ0MS3/Arnoglossum+plantaginea_050916_191.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Arnoglossum plantagineum (Groovestem Indian Plantain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844824042-NJCAFX4CAPGBNOPR60E7/as_purp1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844824322-0NHK68THWQDEBB98IZPV/as_syri1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844825342-CIN6JGIENX6S098TE55J/as_tube.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844827304-UELR9T0LDWA8SFI7X5LG/as_viridiflora3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Asclepias viridiflora (Green Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844826631-NL34AR34R4Y7JONBUZWV/as_viri5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Asclepias viridis (Antelope-Horn Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844827633-FQGBU0Y3BE5J3LJEMDCF/astranthium_inte2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Astranthium integrifolium (Entireleaf Western Daisy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847403092-7IY8N4O6C10QF2I1LYRS/bi_aris.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Bidens aristosa (Bearded Beggarticks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847403095-K0SEQ2H3CP5GWK11Q4FM/bi_bipi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Bidens bipinnata (Spanish Needles) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847403980-BSYFFRHFR9VUT1AO056D/bl_cili.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Blephilia ciliata (Wood Mint) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847409242-DWJ6BIDNCPGTPJZWP2TZ/ku_eupa.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Brickellia eupatorioides (False Boneset) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847404077-HVHXWNIA142L9VQMX52B/ca_scil4.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847404654-C78NSKDF2YAIWI1QFEPI/ch_tain.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Chaerophyllum tainturieri (Hairyfruit Chervil) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847404472-PAK00Q97657T7YFTKIU8/ch_fasc5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405079-7HRVT7SDX93SGJR5JRFQ/ci_disc.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Cirsium discolor (Field Thistle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405177-7EQ281F5OJTNTC6I9ED4/co_coel2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Conoclinium coelestinum (Blue Mistflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405553-XM12CYVQIMLTG0T2R5TN/da_macr.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Dasistoma macrophylla (Mullein Foxglove) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405638-PHGZ90MVA0J2XCKOAYBF/de_illi3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Desmanthus illinoensis (Prairie Bundleflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405973-0S4ZBOIOIZSE931DHHC6/de_perp3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Desmodium glabellum (Dillenius' Tick-trefoil) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847406033-11HAK1VVYUKKWA9E8K54/ec_purp2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847406641-7LUTZJT4FORS0QM8ZRVC/el_caro5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Elephantopus carolinianus (Carolina Elephant's Foot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847406663-AVI6BSI7VZPFKBSJ3QET/er_stri2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Erigeron strigosus (Prairie Fleabane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847407225-HLKSK1C76MB9PDH6KSMA/eu_alti.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847407784-TMX1FJD24IX35D3T852N/eu_sero.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Eupatorium serotinum (Late-flowering Thoroughwort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847407368-I5QYU4H7WW6OCXDJXS0J/eu_coro1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847407884-I2NC41FNM6L3W1WPA0HA/fl_inca.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Fleischmannia incarnata (Pink Thoroughwort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847408459-WP2RC2UXZDJAQZQAHL4E/fr_caro1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Frasera caroliniensis (American Colombo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847408542-5FNS307IULRL3ZCSIDTW/fr_virg3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847409089-YZDVUNCAL6KPL8YU9QEL/ga_volu3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Galactia regularis (Milk Pea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853893261-4BBC38A26AP04DXPS18G/ga_argy.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Gamochaeta argyrinea (Silvery Cudweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853894111-C4M05EUW9VKCW8I5TLQW/ga_purp.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Gamochaeta purpurea (Purple Cudweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853893503-75WHGFMQQEX2L6W216B9/ga_pilo.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Galium pilosum (Hairy Bedstraw) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853893038-8J1XKL4P2F5M0J77XH6L/ga_bien1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Gaura biennis (Biennial Beeblossom) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853894111-0OW687E929SYBJESVAMI/ge_caro.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Geranium carolinianum (Carolina Geranium) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853898065-FF6DIU6QRZR9XCL04HCH/ma_gono5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Gonolobus suberosus (Angular-fruit Milkvine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853894922-DFZULG0Q411H74ONDOX5/he_hisp3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Hedeoma hispida (Rough False Pennyroyal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853895299-LMOBBYVET24RI0WV7BYI/ho_purp_caly5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Houstonia lanceolata (Lanceleaf Bluets) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853895926-TWHNXC82DIHDDLN4ZUI6/hy_punc1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Hypericum punctatum (Spotted St. Johnswort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853896341-GVHQFWXCXTYO06EVGX6P/la_cana2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Lactuca canadensis (Canada Lettuce) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853896618-2BV07QAERJ4B2R8C6YHO/le_virg.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Lespedez virginica (Virginia Bushclover) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853896996-ZSXRN3S5TD8YMMLBEAKX/li_squa2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Liatris squarrosa (Scaly Blazingstar) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853897223-HS62X1SROZQEI0GUYDUE/li_squarrulosa2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Liatris squarrulosa (Appalachian Blazingstar) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853897562-1E5K94P8JECG5XUGH7Y4/lo_spic3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Lobelia spicata (Pale Spike Lobelia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853897781-87DLAT78RFKOXZQEESW3/ma_caro.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Matelea caroliniensis (Carolina Milkvine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853898304-RO3BZSZG7D2ZCWSIOB5Q/ma_obli.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Matelea obliqua (Climbing Milkvine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853898610-AIX7VV0HSGW71FVGOIO8/mo_fist.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514876090060-W79LFL28V5BL7YD741M9/Myosotis+verna_041212_221-1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Myosotis verna (Spring-Forget-Me-Not) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853899080-6YDKMT5VLMQ8G61Z8XGC/oe_bien3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Oenothera biennis (Common Evening Primrose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853899595-FLHG6L2QSXRZPOON6REX/pa_inca4.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Parnassia incarnata (Passionflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853899898-TQTFDLUY0SAP1BZH4JDQ/pa_lute2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Passiflora lutea (Yellow Passionflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853899993-CSH9YZ10KWLS8N00W0KA/pe_caly2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Penstemon calycosus (Longsepal Beardtongue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514875402260-BGGG7MJ5C88UPSVI3UU6/RWS_IMG1118.JPG Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Physalis heterophylla (Clammy Ground Cherry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514875251933-VJYIDTOXFREY88UFAG2I/080726_102750.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata (Longleaf Ground Cherry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853900443-5Y1O8520KH9MTYT0ZEHC/po_sene.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Polygala senega (Seneca Snakeroot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853900923-GKMDZAKI6IZQJY3YAZU7/po_simp.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Potentilla simplex (Common Cinquefoil) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514885948412-M6YNN9GSTZ8HSB1PJY3S/do_medi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Primula meadia (Shooting Star) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514890992993-5ME9JXH7AC8X1D1QICUG/Prunella+vulgaris+flower+1.JPG Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata (Self-heal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853894782-2Z1NKL0S741L236Y7R44/gn_obtu3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Rabbit Tobacco) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853901413-FY11N3FQBIH9YT6716HI/py_caro.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Carolina False Dandelion) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514878075891-D4MQTDXA5AAJIW0W9NKW/Pycnanthemum_incanum_14428_800.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Pycnanthemum loomisii (Loomis' Mountain-Mint) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853902286-XUDD7RIGFSJLFZZXZGYJ/ra_pinn.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Ratibida pinnata (Gray-Headed Coneflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853902544-6DXN4EFJTDJFDB86T0FS/ru_caro3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Ruellia caroliniensis (Carolina Wild Petunia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853903424-YJ1Q26VXLO2T2CB6SJWY/ru_stre1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Ruellia strepens (Limestone Wild Petunia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853902847-5G2PH291H7UZEK0876FV/ru_fulg.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853903302-0D26C6FURI0345U4PGN3/ru_hirt_hirt2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853903905-W9OAMUB89C8MOXV3TZF5/ru_tril3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Rudbeckia triloba (Browneyed Susan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853903979-R0PWNN8NRVZJDV3MQAK9/sa_angu3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Sabatia angularis (Rose Pink) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853904687-1B2PNUXE1R9H15SHBGWF/sa_lyra1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Salvia lyrata (Lyre-Leaved Sage) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521341006445-N29EIPZQYYFC2ZDCIPKU/sc_mari2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Scrophularia marilandica (Carpenter's Square) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853905155-RS7HKWQ14SEE4PSASTGT/sc_inca_inca.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Scutellaria incana var. incana (Hoary Skullcap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853905293-BHM2YXRTAXWLJWOX4O9W/se_anon2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Packera anonyma (Small's Ragwort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514854859459-N189JRD7WS8XNQJLUSTR/se_mari2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Senna marilandica (Wild Senna) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853906075-VZ245D9RVTCDTKWC6M09/si_albi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Sisyrinchium albidum (White Blue-Eyed Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853906498-AQT8V6CEUK885AACFZGT/si_angu.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853906777-NCE9MSC7R6G4NZ5II1WY/si_inte2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Silphium glabrum (Smooth Rosinweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853907255-Q5BGAKWOJZEZLA5VQ7UN/so_cana_scra1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908098-AL6F8LLI39J5Z962D4BS/so_nemo.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908876-AS516KREPKJ6CGXNER96/so_spec_spec.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908580-A9024SECGAFPUF083TS8/so_rigi_rigi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Solidago rigida var. rigida (Stiff Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853907321-AWI8O2IOOGHTZGABN2DI/so_caro2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Solanum carolinense (Horse Nettle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908272-GG0HIUFN8W93UCSLD313/so_ptyc.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Solanum ptychanthum (Eastern Black Nightshade) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853909635-LCGTKWAI2LB7CNX0EVWW/sp_cern.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Spiranthes cernua (Nodding Ladies'-Tresses) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853909633-9J43BWI2TPFC383PID1Y/sp_lace_grac2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Slender Ladies'-Tresses) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853910159-48B1SDBDVP75SS3VNXRE/sp_mari3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853910224-G54HM6F1D1U93J3KHZ3U/st_bifl3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Stylosanthes biflora (Pencil Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514855118292-WKKNH3JFT6JKH91W6P0R/as_late2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (Calico Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514856413591-N360Q271CZ0K5WAZQX74/as_nova1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853892078-PJUL4NGX3OENCPJUZ963/as_pilo_pilo2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum (Hairy White Oldfield Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853892076-XYT6JBIR63JPEIQSY8IF/as_shor2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum shortii (Short's Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514873242368-D4LGVJIEYWZU3LB74IHB/Taenidia+integerrima_050810_809.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Taenidia integerrima (Yellow Pimpernell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853910656-ZEAR1KN55M4MLNUFGO0P/te_cana2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Teucrium canadense (Canada Germander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853911226-4NN79GKKEZBG7V4HDDJN/th_chap3.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Thaspium chapmanii (Chapman's Meadow-Parsnip) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514881526913-HKSTJ498CMQ1U5P0U6LB/Thalictrum+revolutum+plant+1.JPG Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Thalictrum revolutum (Waxy-Leaf Meadow-Rue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514855594388-ZCW49ADOYTS76VXFOBJI/tr_cord2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Tragia cordata (Heartleaf Noseburn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514881811735-4HWN4LWLNDQBYWK404GU/Triodanis+perfoliata+flower+1.JPG Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Triodanis perfoliata (Venus' Looking Glass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853912702-1L8MZ6QS7Y8TYV3QS9CP/va_radi2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Valerianella radiata (Beaked Corn Salad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853913006-LL7HZXDXE8D66LHDJ88H/va_umbi.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Valerianella umbilicata (Navel Corn Salad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853913545-LKFN8OZSM22E33WU45EE/ve_alte1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514856372493-ZDPJ7VLZO5ZZX8F7MUYT/ve_occi1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Verbesina occidentalis (Yellow Crownbeard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853915638-D2KRASMSYK9CRSYI07TG/ve_virg6.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Verbesina virginica (White Crownbeard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853914431-GXSCQ1A3PIN3GGTTHNGY/ve_urti4.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Verbena urticifolia (Nettle-leaf Vervain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853913845-YUOTUQW0QALB6NKMWFT5/ve_giga2.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Vernonia gigantea (Tall Ironweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853914923-OON2FW5Y42OTGJML80GD/ve_virg1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514883116314-P48UOS8XUEB2TACG8Q6V/Heart-leavedGoldenAlexanders%28Zizia+aptera%29.GreenridgeSP.042410.JPG Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Zizia aptera (Heart-Leaved Golden Alexanders) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514883113977-WWKL4C3WD5LQ2GANJ2HA/Zizia_aurea_22336_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514886924714-2UFAAXY1HRF766HNE42E/Agrostis+perennans_092717_355.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Agrostis perennens (Upland Bentgrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887135147-XRYOTXD448TFJK3MJTI0/an_gera.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861870042-5PQS49JU1HKQJKCS6OGC/jkm070310_015.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Andropogon gyrans (Elliott's Bluestem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514858621035-8LMTBQ486YKEAGFCRRAB/large.jpeg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861820134-0HRAXYREFZP25KA4GYMB/Andropogon+virginicus+plant+3.JPG Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827330-BAOYM0M52Q4KNVRPBWFH/Bromus+pubescens_051116_727.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Bromus pubescens (Hairy Brome) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827427-2QMT96618IRJ15OFKRA7/Carex+amphibola_052916_144.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex amphibola (Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827749-V0H88XZX8EX7H94Q6EJC/Carex+blanda_041012_725-1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex blanda (Eastern Woodland Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827775-S5PFBFUGDJBFIT5INJS6/Carex+brevior_042013_904.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex brevior (Shortbeak Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861834907-21V0BTKB5R0E05OWIA4H/Carex+cephalophora_042012_121-1-1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex cephalophora (Head-like Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861834993-VOBDCWQAQ9ODJP751GCW/Carex+cherokeensis+_051210_718-1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex cherokeensis (Cherokee Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835392-NYYHW0QBJ1FWHKO2PX4P/Carex+davisii_051814_544.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex davisii (Davis' Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835418-58EF98XS8KUFMF2ILBLT/Carex+glaucodea_042013_813.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex glaucodea (Blue Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835845-4P7EU98D803THH5LZ2NH/Carex+granularis_051313_141.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex granularis (Limestone Meadow Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861836334-RHM94E21WN7MZADMPD73/Carex+grisea_051814_571.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex grisea (Inflated Narrow-Leaf Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862227940-CMPTMP7Q5VWNH5OCKVOF/Carex+hirsutella_051213_858.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex hirsutella (Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514888591594-HH4Y6RB1N3136040HOF3/Carex_leavenworthii_32427_800.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex leavenworthii (Leavenworth's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861844883-X6KEE2LQ1CXMHR7ZLGFZ/Carex_meadii_30590_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex meadii (Mead's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862210993-OU17C79FD5MF22C52AIH/Carex+molestiformis_051814_655.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex molestiformis (Frightful Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861845446-1DDVUSYUPTYX7A6RF2T8/Carex_muhlenbergii_var._muhlenbergii_31654_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex muhlenbergii (Muhlenberg's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861843937-3IUV65BSY1QJW6XT8FJP/Carex+oxylepis_051313_237.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex oxylepis (Sharpscale Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861844187-7SK9417LB6IOP3V440Z5/Carex+retroflexa_042010_608.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex retroflexa (Reflexed Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862251584-E8S23F9X6DHOW7AOQZ7T/Carex+rosea_051213_952.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex rosea (Rosy Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861845507-QY1VJ30K4I82HM6SLIEW/Carex_swanii_33383_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex swanii (Swan's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514888974985-7SS0WX9KKKQ80W5R172O/Carex_texensis_30678_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Carex texensis (Texas Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861855399-9TPHD1ON64N9Q6L6UTWR/Chasmanthium+latifolium_081408_547.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Chasmanthium latifolium (River Oats) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861855774-V32OITUPP0PJCNVXX77W/Cyperus_echinatus_33518_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Cyperus echinatus (Globe Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514889806160-F9SOL6OEXZ8CKAZSNM9S/Cyperus+lancastriensis_072614_777.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Cyperus lancastriensis (Manyflower Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514891309325-AT19FM680FSABVTAYJCA/Danthonia_spicata_plant.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Danthonia spicata (Poverty Oat Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864658531-TQNIS87Y3W5U1BH6DJBW/d_clan+%281%29.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Dichanthelium clandestinum (Deertongue Panic Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861864089-3L72Z91V7DB0URSYHWZJ/Dichanthelium+laxiflorum_090813_899.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Openflower Rosette Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861863908-GI1HNZHUHBWAP0HA0ZDP/Elymus+hystrix_051917_532.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862926503-ZPUFZX0M73C43DA8L7JH/Elymus+virginicus_062909_727.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Elymus glabriflorus (Smooth-leaf Wild Rye) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862564546-N0SJLH5364M9BEBH8OY9/Elymus+macgregorii_052815_625.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Elymus macgregorii (Macgregor's Wild Rye) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864659915-JL2TQT2M7B5PW5ZU39C4/EragrostisSpectabilis5.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861869816-U89C2YMQVC53KTQMAPUN/Festuca+subverticillata_050916_863.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Festuca subverticillata (Nodding Fescue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514889291529-Q6EXUBHJOSM6CJFE1EMH/Juncus+brachycarpus+retouched_060813_549.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Juncus brachycarpus (Whiteroot Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514889652248-1DY93NV1OKZXALQ3318K/Juncus+tenuis_051014_422.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Juncus tenuis (Path Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887428090-KCMBG12MIT6JK1PSJBP2/Muhlenbergia+schreberi_090116_424.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Muhlenbergia schreberi (Nimblewill) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864663400-TCPA47N2VH34MDWDJZER/paan_005_pvp.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Panicum anceps (Fall Panic Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514858627235-AA3QY2WVFKXOAIZ4KALK/medium.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Paspalum laeve (Field Paspalum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887430586-66AQXOCRXJBDV4TN39AX/Schizachyrium+scoparium_102710_171-1.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887572060-P6X9YO7HVVBR2EHJGHZK/Sorghastrum_nutans_35431_500.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864956568-5G5R6KQIUQ4B0MD73XTA/large.jpeg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Sporobolus asper var. asper (Dropseed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861874061-7LPYJDLNV18EDW5SBD8K/Tridens+flavus_082510_154.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Tridens flavus (Purpletop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887289336-VK4NWEXE9MYFQTONFMG1/tr_dact4.jpg Dry-Mesic Meadows and Savannas of Nashville Basin - Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass) https://www.segrasslands.org/postrestoration-monitoring daily 0.75 2017-12-22 https://www.segrasslands.org/programmatic-priorties daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://www.segrasslands.org/find-a-grassland daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538875625330-FS8HR2W4W8LDQECFJGMX/Screen+Shot+2018-04-26+at+9.24.21+AM.png Find & Explore A Grassland Near You https://www.segrasslands.org/biodiversity-exploration daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542779972720-SJND8U8UTZJQVCIV6OIB/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B12.38.22%2BAM.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation Former Austin Peay State University graduate student, Chris Mausert-Mooney, explores riverside sandstone boulder barrens along the Big South Fork River, Scott Co., Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542603179950-9R5070XL4UN8NZHE7RKR/IMG_3673.jpg Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542605017576-Z22KHR0R2ECFKFS6BOAU/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+11.21.55+PM.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542605057160-HD23SNH8RN3F4B5SZL8F/iNat.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542602310843-2J0M5Z7W2PLU4XSHHI2X/IMG_4536.JPG Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542605181988-9K8PVMMGXE6AY6J53CQ2/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+11.25.54+PM.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542604797443-T4CXRWA7CUTUAUJ3FHXS/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+11.17.37+PM.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542605330069-ZO3AVTVYSEQFEKPSSH3R/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+11.28.23+PM.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542602085045-9UHMQ587T8I7DZEAN4HC/IMG_5784.JPG Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1542697633242-UB0VDJ50TA5OW7PWK6AX/Screen+Shot+2018-11-20+at+1.06.31+AM.png Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation https://www.segrasslands.org/nashville-basin-wet-meadows daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544227492358-EQWASINNCOBJMLFWN449/seed+lists_Nashville+Basin+Wetlands.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255422394-9P03LEJ9M9E7C4YGXF9D/Sambucus+nigra+plant+1.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544239108256-YL92A9Y533SUY6DDHKXJ/Alisma+subcordatum_060216_899.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Alisma subcordatum (American Water-Plantain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544239111306-3IQVZBTGUX01X4TAF6M4/Ammannia+coccinea_090210_656.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Ammannia coccinea (Valley Redstem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544239387953-64VOR62Y4KAX5XPNH1HE/Apios+americana.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Apios americana (American Groundnut) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544244945939-OY50XGR05S5JLV65D57A/Asclepias+incarnata_062216_406.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544245281166-XSLX4GZAA0AK54FD9CDN/large.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Bidens aristosa (Tickseed Beggar-Ticks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255752737-HY8Y924K5MNG3G8065UB/Bidens+cernua.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Bidens cernua (Nodding Beggar-Ticks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255077023-X8VAB2COOXNJE545I7Z3/Boehmeria_cylindrica_14336_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Boehmeria cylindrica (False Nettle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255748206-179D88J6157QYXDI634Z/Epilobium+coloratum.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Epilobium coloratum (Cinnamon Willow Herb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255098445-0EM1LMJFI0O93XZOQS6W/Galium+tinctorium_062816_143.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Galium tinctorium (Stiff Marsh Bedstraw) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255102530-XHYABPOQXSWG5Z2ZSNZI/Eutrochium+fistulosum+plant+1.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Eutrochium fistulosum (Joe Pye Weed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255105187-QPYN0V8AG5CPKLQXWBNO/Conoclinium_coelestinum_7959_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Conoclinium coelestinum (Blue Mistflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255113606-LPBAWR3V520E9OQEO2VU/Diodia+virginiana+flower+1.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Diodia virginiana (Virginia Buttonweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255139821-0DW1ULOPNJ6JZ99A5GU9/Gratiola+neglecta.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Gratiola neglecta (Clammy Hedge-Hyssop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255119629-2DAN3992P35AZO6K32PW/Gratiola_virginiana_2069_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Gratiola virginiana (Virginia Hedge-Hyssop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255123367-UWQYIZC8FA60CP8KOADE/Helenium+autumnale_093007_388.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Helenium autumnale (Fall Sneezeweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255152382-A8D1IW9V90BS2U4JPR61/Hibiscus_laevis_4123_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Hibiscus laevis (Halberd-Leaf Rose Mallow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255157031-HYJZGM4D4GF56OCTHV30/Hibiscus+moscheutos+flower+10.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Hibiscus moscheutos (Rose Mallow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255162436-VWOMJEMEMCQWE4Q3B2JH/Hymenocallis+occidentalis+flower+2.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Hymenocallis caroliniana (Spider Lily) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255170296-2CA2N4RO8YUV1UPZ6UGJ/Lobelia+cardinalis_082608_681.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255173841-KG30V3S79TX6PRU3LM3D/Lobelia+siphilitica_092208_433.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255179746-UE2BCY9P2HCWBD3XMHZS/Ludwigia_alternifolia_773_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Ludwigia alternifolia (Seedbox) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255190791-AHBMZWBTGB7KL1VP60OT/Lycopus+americanus_083118_287.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Lycopus americanus (American Bugleweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255196847-R4PM089KYZ2AIUWBYUPE/Lysimachia+ciliata_060510_762.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255202606-3E2OP5PL1U4I6GUIC064/Lythrum_alatum_3382_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Lythrum alatum (Winged Loosestrife) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255205576-D5C8MEF66CSVQVSKFXW3/Mecardonia_acuminata_39662_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Mecardonia acuminata (Axil Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255212716-JGTLHV5RVB9JGBL8TKF8/Mimulus_alatus_13834_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Mimulus alata (Winged Monkey Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255217496-ENLZJRD8K84PJFDCMMAE/Oxypolis+rigidior+_100111_979-1.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Oxypolis rigidior (Cowbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255221517-28Q07E8E9EZMRHELRN1T/Penthorum+sedoides+plant+1.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Penthorum sedoides (Ditch Stonecrop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255224466-4Z7NN9URXWQC4SVO6BVT/Persicaria+hydropiperoides_082510_356.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Persicaria hydropiperoides (Swamp Smartweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255237230-IINB7LKM7WHWR0CL3V5K/Persicaria+pensylvanica_101008_744.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Persicaria pennsylvanica (Pinkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255241703-464ZTV1MQUWDI90IW7TR/Polygonum+punctatum_083118_363.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Persicaria punctata (Dotted Smartweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255249221-DAHE2SE6VPR9YKU15GQD/Persicaria+sagittata_091212_276.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Persicaria sagittata (Tear Thumb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255256883-0RX64XWN4NY4F0PZ5XQW/Phyla+lanceolata+plant+2.JPG Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Phyla lanceolata (Fogfruit) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255259756-KC2S7ZO26K2DOY3H4VQI/Phyllanthus+caroliniensis_083118_335.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Phyllanthus carolinianus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255267336-9VXL5HKKAEQXCMSOG700/Platanthera_peramoena_19098_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Platanthera peramoena (Purple Fringeless Orchid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255275832-N1A3916QCV74U856DA8I/Ptilimnium+nuttallii_060116_078.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Ptilimnium nutallii (Laceflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255279559-EFTN83CFIKVBXJ8MZD1X/Pyc+virginianum.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia Mountain Mint) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255283667-NG6BT34D16GSGAQQPX9Z/Pluchea_camphorata_20705_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Pluchea camphorata (Camphor Weed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255290808-38E6C3TQWTHM92UJKNP2/Rotala_ramosior_21591_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Rotala ramosior (Toothcup) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255294915-RO3DLJK98Y8GYNESL07E/Rumex+altissimus.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Rumex altissimus (Tall Dock) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255303641-Z0I5PZOLDHPBVQ9K4S0W/large+%281%29.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Sagittaria australis (Appalachian Arrowhead) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255308519-TJVL4LDAHT59Z7B1EQQZ/Samolus+valerandi+ssp.+parviflorus_041113_705.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Samolus parviflorus (Brookweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255311737-K2ZC8BRXW9SYNU8IHF6L/Saururus_cernuus_1465_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Saururus cernuus (Lizard's Tail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255320307-K0VJIK3D01IRPXH71A1S/Scutellaria+lateriflora.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Scutellaria lateriflora (Marsh Skullcap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255333367-1LGR0BU3C3VZHLEX7Y6T/Symphyotrichum+lanceolatum.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Panicled Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255327820-BW66U8IUMH5FUNRBIPBZ/Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum_110607_431.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (Calico Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255345389-ZH98JM0HRL5PWES0NW5G/Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae_102808_279.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255358944-WXLSK3IMPBHRJZUKBE06/Symphyotrichum+ontarione.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Symphyotrichum ontarione (Ontario Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255375372-KOC6DU1KU31OH3RQVRUX/Verbena+hastata.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255379988-ZTV14NL6AZ85IZ5DD0SJ/Veronica+anagallis-aquatica.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544238939134-YQP5S6V8H1N5DVZ0V47E/Alopecurus+carolinianus_060116_680.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Alopecurus carolinianus (Carolina Foxtail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827427-2QMT96618IRJ15OFKRA7/Carex+amphibola_052916_144.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex amphibola (Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827775-S5PFBFUGDJBFIT5INJS6/Carex+brevior_042013_904.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex brevior (Shortbeak Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835392-NYYHW0QBJ1FWHKO2PX4P/Carex+davisii_051814_544.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex davisii (Davis' Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835845-4P7EU98D803THH5LZ2NH/Carex+granularis_051313_141.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex granularis (Limestone Meadow Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861843937-3IUV65BSY1QJW6XT8FJP/Carex+oxylepis_051313_237.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex oxylepis (Sharpscale Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514889806160-F9SOL6OEXZ8CKAZSNM9S/Cyperus+lancastriensis_072614_777.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Cyperus lancastriensis (Manyflower Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887289336-VK4NWEXE9MYFQTONFMG1/tr_dact4.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254058522-W2JZQSWCGSTCIAY8PQHN/Carex+albolutescens_052816_859.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex albolutescens (Greenwhite Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254082424-NHVEN7I6208Q25Q2ZKOQ/Carex_annectens_17168_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex annectens (Yellow-fruited Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254097959-TLPU4WJTM0BP452UHVUG/Carex_caroliniana_27268_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex caroliniana (Carolina Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254118465-QJ0FNN22IAMX1T2DJQO2/Carex_aureolensis_18514_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex aureolensis (Golden Cattail Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254133329-WX7SX8S509RG0L961D7I/Carex_corrugata_32295_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex corrugata (Prune-fruit Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254148704-XBT5GU9F74YY1XGV0PDF/Carex_crus-corvi_13018_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex crus-corvi (Ravenfoot Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254166985-KDEWKB49EAQ4MC3SD86I/Carex+davisii_051814_560.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex davisii (Davis's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254194139-G8ER557CV57B8AET3A53/Carex+festucacea_051014_261.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex festucacea (Fescue Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254212766-7B4W55XXGQYO5ORLAQI9/Carex+frankii_091612_473.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex frankii (Frank's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254882658-DUPIDBBVWN3A05SVAT9X/Carex+hyalinolepis_052816_975.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex hyalinolepis (Shoreline Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254497802-J9NMW0QQNAYJ94ZYSWIR/Carex_lupulina_13446_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex lupulina (Hop Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254233007-WZKGVTLB27IWWIGZM27W/Carex_lurida_31307_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex lurida (Lurid Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254254474-3LG5OAEF6UOIIIA68IUB/Carex+squarrosa_053116_399.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex squarrosa (Squarrose Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254267861-UURP80GW85LK7YWCU59G/Carex+stipata_040913_890.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex stipata (Awl-fruited Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254279934-UI9YRSJ6UNDOC7BSXOVO/Carex+tribuloides_052816_989.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex tribuloides (Blunt Broom Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254311087-Z52LIXHJMEW8P4U8GZU9/Carex+typhina_060216_961.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex typhina (Cattail Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254329696-R0HSIU4HZWWV0WK63ZM7/Carex+vulpinoidea_052312_605.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Carex vulpinoidea (Fox Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254350401-W845JGQPWSJT16SUJD30/Cyperus+flavescens_102113_651.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Cyperus flavescens (Yellow Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254379769-2WOICMEE9V1KAUXWECH2/Echinochloa+muricata+_102013_795.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Echinochloa muricata (Rough Cockspur) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254397904-CV2FAEYTQBP3NMWZGZKK/Eleocharis+obtusa_052109_891.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Eleocharis obtusa (Blunt Spikerush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254421037-D743JA1Z6TKFF3Z5VQR9/Eleocharis_tenuis_38905_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Eleocharis tenuis (Slender Spikerush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254440225-U3KA74S4WLD5ZJV9F8OB/Eleocharis+wolfii_060116_900.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Eleocharis wolfii (Wolf's Spikerush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254472215-RSH63588IYB1QZ3PBNFZ/Glyceria+striata.jpeg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Glyceria striata (Fowl Mannagrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254513846-S46ZH0TXHM69ID39WC2S/Cyperus_strigosus_35472_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Cyperus strigosus (Straw-colored Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254549869-G6QPRXCTM6WDS24XUT8C/Juncus+effusus_062413_215.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Juncus effusus (Soft Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254563286-9NDPJAHZQV5XUPFB4HRQ/Juncus+torreyi_060813_788.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Juncus torreyi (Torrey's Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254578723-VI78UO5MY0G6GPPAD41G/Leersia+oryzoides_092513_737.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Leersia oryzoides (Rice Cutgrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254742536-ZGO8JLGGBPAJW68I87ZF/Panicum+ridgidulum.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Panicum ridgidulum (Redtop Panicgrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254809702-SSC9YNVBB5AV7S9IO4T3/Sciripus+pendulus_060813_358.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Scirpus pendulus (Nodding Bulrush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254825304-IR3EVS42G2CSBWGHHRXP/Scirpus+atrovirens.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Scirpus atrovirens (Dark Green Bulrush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254838287-T94UUBVCH5JAQJZ27Y0I/Scirpus_georgianus_27831_500.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Scirpus georgianus (Georgia Bulrush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254780361-TIMP6HANJNOJSKG6DSRS/Setaria+parviflora.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Setaria parviflora (Marsh Bristlegrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254863816-IV4PW68F428ZT6MAVCZG/Tridens+strictus_091916_723.jpg Wet Meadows of the Nashville Basin - Tridens strictus (Longspike Tridens) https://www.segrasslands.org/nashville-basin-marshes daily 0.75 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544227492358-EQWASINNCOBJMLFWN449/seed+lists_Nashville+Basin+Wetlands.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544239108256-YL92A9Y533SUY6DDHKXJ/Alisma+subcordatum_060216_899.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Alisma subcordatum (American Water-Plantain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544239111306-3IQVZBTGUX01X4TAF6M4/Ammannia+coccinea_090210_656.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Ammannia coccinea (Valley Redstem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544239387953-64VOR62Y4KAX5XPNH1HE/Apios+americana.jpeg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Apios americana (American Groundnut) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544244945939-OY50XGR05S5JLV65D57A/Asclepias+incarnata_062216_406.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544245281166-XSLX4GZAA0AK54FD9CDN/large.jpeg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Bidens aristosa (Tickseed Beggar-Ticks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255752737-HY8Y924K5MNG3G8065UB/Bidens+cernua.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Bidens cernua (Nodding Beggar-Ticks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255077023-X8VAB2COOXNJE545I7Z3/Boehmeria_cylindrica_14336_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Boehmeria cylindrica (False Nettle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255748206-179D88J6157QYXDI634Z/Epilobium+coloratum.JPG Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Epilobium coloratum (Cinnamon Willow Herb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255098445-0EM1LMJFI0O93XZOQS6W/Galium+tinctorium_062816_143.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Galium tinctorium (Stiff Marsh Bedstraw) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255105187-QPYN0V8AG5CPKLQXWBNO/Conoclinium_coelestinum_7959_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Conoclinium coelestinum (Blue Mistflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255113606-LPBAWR3V520E9OQEO2VU/Diodia+virginiana+flower+1.JPG Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Diodia virginiana (Virginia Buttonweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255139821-0DW1ULOPNJ6JZ99A5GU9/Gratiola+neglecta.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Gratiola neglecta (Clammy Hedge-Hyssop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255119629-2DAN3992P35AZO6K32PW/Gratiola_virginiana_2069_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Gratiola virginiana (Virginia Hedge-Hyssop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255123367-UWQYIZC8FA60CP8KOADE/Helenium+autumnale_093007_388.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Helenium autumnale (Fall Sneezeweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255152382-A8D1IW9V90BS2U4JPR61/Hibiscus_laevis_4123_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Hibiscus laevis (Halberd-Leaf Rose Mallow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255157031-HYJZGM4D4GF56OCTHV30/Hibiscus+moscheutos+flower+10.JPG Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Hibiscus moscheutos (Rose Mallow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255170296-2CA2N4RO8YUV1UPZ6UGJ/Lobelia+cardinalis_082608_681.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255173841-KG30V3S79TX6PRU3LM3D/Lobelia+siphilitica_092208_433.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255179746-UE2BCY9P2HCWBD3XMHZS/Ludwigia_alternifolia_773_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Ludwigia alternifolia (Seedbox) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255190791-AHBMZWBTGB7KL1VP60OT/Lycopus+americanus_083118_287.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Lycopus americanus (American Bugleweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255196847-R4PM089KYZ2AIUWBYUPE/Lysimachia+ciliata_060510_762.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255205576-D5C8MEF66CSVQVSKFXW3/Mecardonia_acuminata_39662_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Mecardonia acuminata (Axil Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255212716-JGTLHV5RVB9JGBL8TKF8/Mimulus_alatus_13834_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Mimulus alata (Winged Monkey Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255221517-28Q07E8E9EZMRHELRN1T/Penthorum+sedoides+plant+1.JPG Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Penthorum sedoides (Ditch Stonecrop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255224466-4Z7NN9URXWQC4SVO6BVT/Persicaria+hydropiperoides_082510_356.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Persicaria hydropiperoides (Swamp Smartweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255237230-IINB7LKM7WHWR0CL3V5K/Persicaria+pensylvanica_101008_744.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Persicaria pennsylvanica (Pinkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255241703-464ZTV1MQUWDI90IW7TR/Polygonum+punctatum_083118_363.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Persicaria punctata (Dotted Smartweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255249221-DAHE2SE6VPR9YKU15GQD/Persicaria+sagittata_091212_276.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Persicaria sagittata (Tear Thumb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255256883-0RX64XWN4NY4F0PZ5XQW/Phyla+lanceolata+plant+2.JPG Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Phyla lanceolata (Fogfruit) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255283667-NG6BT34D16GSGAQQPX9Z/Pluchea_camphorata_20705_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Pluchea camphorata (Camphor Weed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255290808-38E6C3TQWTHM92UJKNP2/Rotala_ramosior_21591_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Rotala ramosior (Toothcup) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255294915-RO3DLJK98Y8GYNESL07E/Rumex+altissimus.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Rumex altissimus (Tall Dock) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255303641-Z0I5PZOLDHPBVQ9K4S0W/large+%281%29.jpeg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Sagittaria australis (Appalachian Arrowhead) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255308519-TJVL4LDAHT59Z7B1EQQZ/Samolus+valerandi+ssp.+parviflorus_041113_705.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Samolus parviflorus (Brookweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255311737-K2ZC8BRXW9SYNU8IHF6L/Saururus_cernuus_1465_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Saururus cernuus (Lizard's Tail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255320307-K0VJIK3D01IRPXH71A1S/Scutellaria+lateriflora.jpeg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Scutellaria lateriflora (Marsh Skullcap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255333367-1LGR0BU3C3VZHLEX7Y6T/Symphyotrichum+lanceolatum.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Panicled Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255358944-WXLSK3IMPBHRJZUKBE06/Symphyotrichum+ontarione.jpeg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Symphyotrichum ontarione (Ontario Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255375372-KOC6DU1KU31OH3RQVRUX/Verbena+hastata.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544255379988-ZTV14NL6AZ85IZ5DD0SJ/Veronica+anagallis-aquatica.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544238939134-YQP5S6V8H1N5DVZ0V47E/Alopecurus+carolinianus_060116_680.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Alopecurus carolinianus (Carolina Foxtail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827427-2QMT96618IRJ15OFKRA7/Carex+amphibola_052916_144.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex amphibola (Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827775-S5PFBFUGDJBFIT5INJS6/Carex+brevior_042013_904.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex brevior (Shortbeak Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835392-NYYHW0QBJ1FWHKO2PX4P/Carex+davisii_051814_544.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex davisii (Davis' Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835845-4P7EU98D803THH5LZ2NH/Carex+granularis_051313_141.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex granularis (Limestone Meadow Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861843937-3IUV65BSY1QJW6XT8FJP/Carex+oxylepis_051313_237.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex oxylepis (Sharpscale Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514889806160-F9SOL6OEXZ8CKAZSNM9S/Cyperus+lancastriensis_072614_777.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Cyperus lancastriensis (Manyflower Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887289336-VK4NWEXE9MYFQTONFMG1/tr_dact4.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254058522-W2JZQSWCGSTCIAY8PQHN/Carex+albolutescens_052816_859.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex albolutescens (Greenwhite Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254082424-NHVEN7I6208Q25Q2ZKOQ/Carex_annectens_17168_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex annectens (Yellow-fruited Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254097959-TLPU4WJTM0BP452UHVUG/Carex_caroliniana_27268_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex caroliniana (Carolina Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254118465-QJ0FNN22IAMX1T2DJQO2/Carex_aureolensis_18514_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex aureolensis (Golden Cattail Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254133329-WX7SX8S509RG0L961D7I/Carex_corrugata_32295_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex corrugata (Prune-fruit Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254148704-XBT5GU9F74YY1XGV0PDF/Carex_crus-corvi_13018_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex crus-corvi (Ravenfoot Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254166985-KDEWKB49EAQ4MC3SD86I/Carex+davisii_051814_560.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex davisii (Davis's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254194139-G8ER557CV57B8AET3A53/Carex+festucacea_051014_261.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex festucacea (Fescue Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254212766-7B4W55XXGQYO5ORLAQI9/Carex+frankii_091612_473.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex frankii (Frank's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254882658-DUPIDBBVWN3A05SVAT9X/Carex+hyalinolepis_052816_975.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex hyalinolepis (Shoreline Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254497802-J9NMW0QQNAYJ94ZYSWIR/Carex_lupulina_13446_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex lupulina (Hop Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254233007-WZKGVTLB27IWWIGZM27W/Carex_lurida_31307_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex lurida (Lurid Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254254474-3LG5OAEF6UOIIIA68IUB/Carex+squarrosa_053116_399.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex squarrosa (Squarrose Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254267861-UURP80GW85LK7YWCU59G/Carex+stipata_040913_890.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex stipata (Awl-fruited Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254279934-UI9YRSJ6UNDOC7BSXOVO/Carex+tribuloides_052816_989.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex tribuloides (Blunt Broom Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254311087-Z52LIXHJMEW8P4U8GZU9/Carex+typhina_060216_961.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex typhina (Cattail Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254329696-R0HSIU4HZWWV0WK63ZM7/Carex+vulpinoidea_052312_605.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex vulpinoidea (Fox Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254350401-W845JGQPWSJT16SUJD30/Cyperus+flavescens_102113_651.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Cyperus flavescens (Yellow Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254379769-2WOICMEE9V1KAUXWECH2/Echinochloa+muricata+_102013_795.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Echinochloa muricata (Rough Cockspur) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254397904-CV2FAEYTQBP3NMWZGZKK/Eleocharis+obtusa_052109_891.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Eleocharis obtusa (Blunt Spikerush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254421037-D743JA1Z6TKFF3Z5VQR9/Eleocharis_tenuis_38905_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Eleocharis tenuis (Slender Spikerush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254440225-U3KA74S4WLD5ZJV9F8OB/Eleocharis+wolfii_060116_900.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Eleocharis wolfii (Wolf's Spikerush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254472215-RSH63588IYB1QZ3PBNFZ/Glyceria+striata.jpeg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Glyceria striata (Fowl Mannagrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254513846-S46ZH0TXHM69ID39WC2S/Cyperus_strigosus_35472_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Cyperus strigosus (Straw-colored Flatsedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254549869-G6QPRXCTM6WDS24XUT8C/Juncus+effusus_062413_215.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Juncus effusus (Soft Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254563286-9NDPJAHZQV5XUPFB4HRQ/Juncus+torreyi_060813_788.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Juncus torreyi (Torrey's Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254578723-VI78UO5MY0G6GPPAD41G/Leersia+oryzoides_092513_737.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Leersia oryzoides (Rice Cutgrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254742536-ZGO8JLGGBPAJW68I87ZF/Panicum+ridgidulum.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Panicum ridgidulum (Redtop Panicgrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254809702-SSC9YNVBB5AV7S9IO4T3/Sciripus+pendulus_060813_358.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Scirpus pendulus (Nodding Bulrush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254825304-IR3EVS42G2CSBWGHHRXP/Scirpus+atrovirens.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Scirpus atrovirens (Dark Green Bulrush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254838287-T94UUBVCH5JAQJZ27Y0I/Scirpus_georgianus_27831_500.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Scirpus georgianus (Georgia Bulrush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254780361-TIMP6HANJNOJSKG6DSRS/Setaria+parviflora.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Setaria parviflora (Marsh Bristlegrass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1544254863816-IV4PW68F428ZT6MAVCZG/Tridens+strictus_091916_723.jpg Marshes Open Wetlands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Tridens strictus (Longspike Tridens) https://www.segrasslands.org/rubberneckinginat daily 0.75 2019-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1559082627227-IB3KV6UKI74BBQO8GILH/TDOT_SGI.png iNaturalist https://www.segrasslands.org/press-releases daily 0.75 2019-06-14 https://www.segrasslands.org/press-resources daily 0.75 2019-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1558655149478-MU097TEDA5S4ESNJ8LG9/Cranberry+JimVanderhorst%2B3.jpg Press Resources "The Southern Grassland Biome...is probably the richest terrestrial biome in all of North America. To understand, cherish, and preserve the great natural heritage of the Southern Grassland Biome should be a priority goal in America's environmental movement." - E.O. Wilson, 2014, in Forgotten Grasslands of the South by Reed Noss https://www.segrasslands.org/home daily 1.0 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1723148712586-MOOMA8910HGRIJ1AX67J/rich%2Bturf.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/35d4b6cc-38d2-485a-8427-215cf383848e/Map_SGI+Focal+Area_Green.png Home Most Americans are unaware that cities such as Charlotte, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Montgomery, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, and Tallahassee, among others, are as much "grassland cities" as Austin, Fort Worth, and Tulsa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560449311804-78019SE0NZV4YDBAXNG0/SGI++2019+Dunbar+Volunteer+group%2FAmanda+Blount.jpg Home Photographer Credit: SGI’s first volunteer workday at Dunbar Cave State Park, TN by Amanda Blount https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560449483809-XJOUHE43V9EU9MNV6G7Y/Blackland+Prairie+AR%2FERic+Hunt.jpg Home Photographer Credit: Blackland Prairie, AR by Eric Hunt https://www.segrasslands.org/rightsofway daily 0.75 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560886135122-9CQ0YVR1L472IMH4H3W9/Fig+9_ROW_Witsell.JPG Rights-of-Way Surveys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560886156507-NC21E5BRWVWZ4AX371RC/Fig+10a_Castilleja+coccinea_Estes.jpg Rights-of-Way Surveys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560886172831-CCV222KDJ4ZB9DUHBI80/Fig+15_Andropogon+glomeratus_Witsell.JPG Rights-of-Way Surveys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560886182489-2ONCAZLMXZE936D0LI5Q/Fig+16_Pogonia+ophioglossoides_JoVonn+Hill.jpeg Rights-of-Way Surveys https://www.segrasslands.org/volunteer-with-sgi daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1724793459499-XT556PM7TMW7ELEXO609/vol.jpg Volunteer with SGI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a30f175b-332b-498a-babc-955685f57d4f/IMG_0634.JPEG Volunteer with SGI Hand harvesting native seeds at a restoration site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/498e0d21-3f45-4ca4-9685-1a9678ff134f/IMG_7488%281%29.JPEG Volunteer with SGI Cleaning seeds for the native seed lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e131c005-1583-4e2c-824b-f6e7aaeb85a6/2689734962415232146.jpg Volunteer with SGI Harvesting seeds with APSU. https://www.segrasslands.org/annual-reports daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1510990096111-8IBQU4J0SBSLHAXCL5NO/Big+Island+Savanna_Noss.jpg Annual Reports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3ca25dca-cb61-4bbb-aed0-3f4c9a125a9d/Impact+Report-1.jpeg Annual Reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e1a2a686-a3d9-416c-9299-26510fe8e731/SGI+2021+Annual+Report.jpg Annual Reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/824e22d9-0346-4541-82f1-1a431d505909/SGI+2020+Stakeholder+Meeting.jpg Annual Reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1569186354209-XCYXNQMHK3TY5NZTX7XI/SGI+2018+annual+rpt+cover.png Annual Reports https://www.segrasslands.org/nashville-basin-rocky-savannas daily 0.75 2020-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1608009437728-2E003RTOBN2VJKLKZGFC/IMG_4572.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575403805527-5VQ38G8GHROQQTL38HUV/ca_ovat_aust1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (Carolina Shagbark Hickory) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575397113816-NN7KWHLQZV6ZHX5UP7AJ/qu_stel1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Quercus stellata (Post Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514837851439-TJP8GLZIXTKTTI1RXOEF/qu_muhl1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514837852098-BLF5DOJQWLZ4E5YC9GKE/qu_shum1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Quercus shumardii (Shumard Oak) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575397239759-WXI4N1TV0U4IQ1QO9TQ0/fr_quad1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Fraxinus quadrangulata (Blue Ash) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575403929341-YPJQZGFO12VKGHP65F1S/ul_sero1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Ulmus serotina (September Elm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575402647627-OZYSK9TQF7SRTJ9OD5Y5/ce_tenu1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Celtis tenuifolia (Dwarf Hackberry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1521340503423-953WKZMDVXOMQC1T586Z/fo_ligu2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Forestiera ligustrina (Glade Privet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575397615491-BUV5LRFADO6YOJ8U4ABJ/hy_fron2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Hypericum frondosum (Great St. John's-wort) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575403468571-TJ1C5GX30MRA68MM3X5O/hy_prol1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Hypericum prolificum (Shrubby St. John's-wort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575403621762-6DRJRCUAG1E7G2GDYOMK/op_humi1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Opuntia cespitosa (Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514857163820-CGYHPQ9E8EJCXJBUSP2S/Mexican-plum-fruit-low-res.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Prunus mexicana (Mexican Plum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839046247-GQVT2T260MCCOPJ3PSXB/rh_caro2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Rhamnus caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575397486215-NCHWQB7XYC6T6GRR9I2X/rh_lanc1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Lanceleaf Buckthorn (Rhamnus lanceolata) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575397468171-RT8EGU6ZBVAI1IFZFSS7/rh_arom1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) Wofford BE, Chester EW. 2002 Guide to the trees, shrubs and woody vines of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Univerisity of Tennessee Press ix, 286p. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839066379-WCNQNVIB3P6Z38QCUEBA/ro_caro.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Rosa carolina (Carolina Rose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839081346-TKARKKSMO05U926U1X8G/bu_lyci2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Sideroxylon lycioides (Southern Buckthorn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514839088381-O9H6DSD127TA1XVEWGPF/vi_rufi.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Viburnum rufidulum (Rusty Blackhaw) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575404391229-V4TS22HU9K5701IODN1Z/be_scan1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Berchemia scandens (Alabama Supplejack) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575404341233-5ZZ2A3NOPRH6A8K5T26K/cl_cate1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Clematis catesbyana (Catesby's Virgin's-Bower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575404371314-5I9NAHT8ZFNYADCIPST8/co_caro1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Cocculus carolinus (Carolina Coralbeads) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575404354560-TLXSIPW4L9GK08YGXTAK/lo_semp1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575404847863-AYFETL8TMEQZCOFUG1AG/al_cern1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Allium cernuum (Nodding Wild Onion) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575404980220-VDVKLOJA6PB98J1SQPXZ/am_tabe_gatt.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri (Limestone Blue Star) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844820858-P5QX6WTNKVEHGP4UU6MZ/ag_tenu5.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Agalinis tenuifolia (Slenderleaf False Foxglove) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575405166537-9NZJHLQPIDTVN207CUON/an_caro2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Anemone caroliniana (Carolina Anemone) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575405152768-AOQQ7XTFOAJ11SNAY0MM/an_virg.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Anemone virginiana (Thimbleweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844823224-CA2626M016ZC0REUM2J3/an_plan.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-leaved Pussytoes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514873252206-IQ1TC6JZ1E3O0VMZ0MS3/Arnoglossum+plantaginea_050916_191.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Arnoglossum plantagineum (Groovestem Indian Plantain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844825342-CIN6JGIENX6S098TE55J/as_tube.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575407113807-TVBE3MQKHSLUX5COYBOE/Asclepias_verticillata_10203_500.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) http://www.southeasternflora.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844827304-UELR9T0LDWA8SFI7X5LG/as_viridiflora3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Asclepias viridiflora (Green Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844826631-NL34AR34R4Y7JONBUZWV/as_viri5.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Asclepias viridis (Antelope-Horn Milkweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575407520394-2HYXO1QSB1VWYZJ4KBUW/as_bibu3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Astragalus bibullatus (Pyne's Ground Plum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575407514409-XVP909Y8VS3F7XG5VBTB/as_tenn2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Astragalus tennesseensis (Tennessee Milk Vetch) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514844827633-FQGBU0Y3BE5J3LJEMDCF/astranthium_inte2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Astranthium integrifolium (Entireleaf Western Daisy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575407531711-QVI5IXMBUES4EY4MKSWE/ba_aust3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Baptisia aberrans (Blue False Indigo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847403095-K0SEQ2H3CP5GWK11Q4FM/bi_bipi.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Bidens bipinnata (Spanish Needles) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847403980-BSYFFRHFR9VUT1AO056D/bl_cili.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Blephilia ciliata (Wood Mint) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847409242-DWJ6BIDNCPGTPJZWP2TZ/ku_eupa.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Brickellia eupatorioides (False Boneset) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847404077-HVHXWNIA142L9VQMX52B/ca_scil4.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575409882152-EL7UIWNCYDC0U6UYID8T/Clinopodium+arkansanum_051709_552.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Clinopodium arkansanum (Arkansas Glade Savory) Credit: http://www.southeasternflora.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575409988612-KJ9HDYEZ8DK8VEFYKJH7/co_umbe4.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Comandra umbellata (Bastard Toadflax) Credit: https://herbarium.utk.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575410203633-08VTYPO38JFMF8A46M7R/cr_capi2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575410208222-2SPRD7J2TN6KQ6QGALZ0/cr_mona.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575410477086-6R9G6WPBCFXYHAK8G53Q/cu_visc1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575410598097-XJF9RZV8V4FO7OG9SGIM/Dalea_candida_10221_500.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575410514103-F050BAFZGNOV0FK5ESRW/da_foli.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575410520889-M2OI0EP6E9GSGIO93VS6/da_gatt2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405553-XM12CYVQIMLTG0T2R5TN/da_macr.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Dasistoma macrophylla (Mullein Foxglove) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575438378801-YBNU6ZOC7F240L4TY8M3/de_caro_calc2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847405638-PHGZ90MVA0J2XCKOAYBF/de_illi3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Desmanthus illinoensis (Prairie Bundleflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575438650307-432TN91LXN08GWSF0EJ3/ec_simu3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575438645600-FEQARQHX4BBDV5LSCOOA/ec_tenn.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847406663-AVI6BSI7VZPFKBSJ3QET/er_stri2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Erigeron strigosus (Prairie Fleabane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847407225-HLKSK1C76MB9PDH6KSMA/eu_alti.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439512824-SK7KFBPH1PZEYDV9TH5I/eu_hyso.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439634542-HSHQW44O9ARN0DJWNBZR/he_tene.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847407368-I5QYU4H7WW6OCXDJXS0J/eu_coro1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439519626-KB5YZZ5GZOR4F5O9NSM1/eu_cyat1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439530563-8K1YREJ5HULV0TP1BVBI/eu_spat.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Euphorbia spathulata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439537498-BGK24RJ7RVKQJDMXI4UW/as_palu_hemi2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439544476-R36U1V3VNMHWYVSVX9NQ/ev_nutt2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847408459-WP2RC2UXZDJAQZQAHL4E/fr_caro1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Frasera caroliniensis (American Colombo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847408542-5FNS307IULRL3ZCSIDTW/fr_virg3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514847409089-YZDVUNCAL6KPL8YU9QEL/ga_volu3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Galactia regularis (Milk Pea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853893038-8J1XKL4P2F5M0J77XH6L/ga_bien1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Gaura biennis (Biennial Beeblossom) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439559148-WM0BC9ZZABUS6J7FFGVK/ga_fili1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439566039-4IUISVMR1R0MFLDDEZLQ/ge_pube.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439552189-MLY1NQ2ZZJHHXLNBDGIE/ga_virg3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Geum virgatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439572287-NLP61W6M05RXP8ZDBDYA/gl_cana2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853898065-FF6DIU6QRZR9XCL04HCH/ma_gono5.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Gonolobus suberosus (Angular-fruit Milkvine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853894922-DFZULG0Q411H74ONDOX5/he_hisp3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Hedeoma hispida (Rough False Pennyroyal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439590229-E43I3BFEIY7P820BK5DB/gr_lanc2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439608595-26SPKLGQG4UP7ILGV10T/he_hirs2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439628741-90RJETSTHA7CAR9TMN3P/he_moll4.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439621156-MM99K03FN329BRN0K5QJ/he_occi4.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853895299-LMOBBYVET24RI0WV7BYI/ho_purp_caly5.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Houstonia lanceolata (Lanceleaf Bluets) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853896618-2BV07QAERJ4B2R8C6YHO/le_virg.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Lespedez virginica (Virginia Bushclover) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853896996-ZSXRN3S5TD8YMMLBEAKX/li_squa2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Liatris squarrosa (Scaly Blazingstar) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853897562-1E5K94P8JECG5XUGH7Y4/lo_spic3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Lobelia spicata (Pale Spike Lobelia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853897781-87DLAT78RFKOXZQEESW3/ma_caro.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Matelea caroliniensis (Carolina Milkvine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853898304-RO3BZSZG7D2ZCWSIOB5Q/ma_obli.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Matelea obliqua (Climbing Milkvine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853898610-AIX7VV0HSGW71FVGOIO8/mo_fist.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514876090060-W79LFL28V5BL7YD741M9/Myosotis+verna_041212_221-1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Myosotis verna (Spring-Forget-Me-Not) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853899898-TQTFDLUY0SAP1BZH4JDQ/pa_lute2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Passiflora lutea (Yellow Passionflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853899993-CSH9YZ10KWLS8N00W0KA/pe_caly2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Penstemon calycosus (Longsepal Beardtongue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853900923-GKMDZAKI6IZQJY3YAZU7/po_simp.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Potentilla simplex (Common Cinquefoil) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514885948412-M6YNN9GSTZ8HSB1PJY3S/do_medi.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Primula meadia (Shooting Star) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514890992993-5ME9JXH7AC8X1D1QICUG/Prunella+vulgaris+flower+1.JPG Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata (Self-heal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853902286-XUDD7RIGFSJLFZZXZGYJ/ra_pinn.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Ratibida pinnata (Gray-Headed Coneflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853902544-6DXN4EFJTDJFDB86T0FS/ru_caro3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Ruellia caroliniensis (Carolina Wild Petunia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853902847-5G2PH291H7UZEK0876FV/ru_fulg.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853903905-W9OAMUB89C8MOXV3TZF5/ru_tril3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Rudbeckia triloba (Browneyed Susan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853903979-R0PWNN8NRVZJDV3MQAK9/sa_angu3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Sabatia angularis (Rose Pink) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853905293-BHM2YXRTAXWLJWOX4O9W/se_anon2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Packera anonyma (Small's Ragwort) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514854859459-N189JRD7WS8XNQJLUSTR/se_mari2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Senna marilandica (Wild Senna) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853906075-VZ245D9RVTCDTKWC6M09/si_albi.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Sisyrinchium albidum (White Blue-Eyed Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853906777-NCE9MSC7R6G4NZ5II1WY/si_inte2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Silphium glabrum (Smooth Rosinweed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908098-AL6F8LLI39J5Z962D4BS/so_nemo.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908876-AS516KREPKJ6CGXNER96/so_spec_spec.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853908580-A9024SECGAFPUF083TS8/so_rigi_rigi.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Solidago rigida var. rigida (Stiff Goldenrod) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853909633-9J43BWI2TPFC383PID1Y/sp_lace_grac2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Slender Ladies'-Tresses) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853910159-48B1SDBDVP75SS3VNXRE/sp_mari3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1575439582984-5L4ZQDMLU68RO24ZQV46/he_nigr.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853910224-G54HM6F1D1U93J3KHZ3U/st_bifl3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Stylosanthes biflora (Pencil Flower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514856413591-N360Q271CZ0K5WAZQX74/as_nova1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514873242368-D4LGVJIEYWZU3LB74IHB/Taenidia+integerrima_050810_809.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Taenidia integerrima (Yellow Pimpernell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853911226-4NN79GKKEZBG7V4HDDJN/th_chap3.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Thaspium chapmanii (Chapman's Meadow-Parsnip) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514881526913-HKSTJ498CMQ1U5P0U6LB/Thalictrum+revolutum+plant+1.JPG Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Thalictrum revolutum (Waxy-Leaf Meadow-Rue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514855594388-ZCW49ADOYTS76VXFOBJI/tr_cord2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Tragia cordata (Heartleaf Noseburn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853912702-1L8MZ6QS7Y8TYV3QS9CP/va_radi2.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Valerianella radiata (Beaked Corn Salad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514853913006-LL7HZXDXE8D66LHDJ88H/va_umbi.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Valerianella umbilicata (Navel Corn Salad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514883116314-P48UOS8XUEB2TACG8Q6V/Heart-leavedGoldenAlexanders%28Zizia+aptera%29.GreenridgeSP.042410.JPG Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Zizia aptera (Heart-Leaved Golden Alexanders) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887135147-XRYOTXD448TFJK3MJTI0/an_gera.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514858621035-8LMTBQ486YKEAGFCRRAB/large.jpeg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827330-BAOYM0M52Q4KNVRPBWFH/Bromus+pubescens_051116_727.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Bromus pubescens (Hairy Brome) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861827749-V0H88XZX8EX7H94Q6EJC/Carex+blanda_041012_725-1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex blanda (Eastern Woodland Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861834993-VOBDCWQAQ9ODJP751GCW/Carex+cherokeensis+_051210_718-1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex cherokeensis (Cherokee Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861835845-4P7EU98D803THH5LZ2NH/Carex+granularis_051313_141.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex granularis (Limestone Meadow Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862227940-CMPTMP7Q5VWNH5OCKVOF/Carex+hirsutella_051213_858.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex hirsutella (Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514888591594-HH4Y6RB1N3136040HOF3/Carex_leavenworthii_32427_800.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex leavenworthii (Leavenworth's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861844883-X6KEE2LQ1CXMHR7ZLGFZ/Carex_meadii_30590_500.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Carex meadii (Mead's Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861844187-7SK9417LB6IOP3V440Z5/Carex+retroflexa_042010_608.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Carex retroflexa (Reflexed Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514888974985-7SS0WX9KKKQ80W5R172O/Carex_texensis_30678_500.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Carex texensis (Texas Sedge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514891309325-AT19FM680FSABVTAYJCA/Danthonia_spicata_plant.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Danthonia spicata (Poverty Oat Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861864089-3L72Z91V7DB0URSYHWZJ/Dichanthelium+laxiflorum_090813_899.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Openflower Rosette Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514861863908-GI1HNZHUHBWAP0HA0ZDP/Elymus+hystrix_051917_532.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514862926503-ZPUFZX0M73C43DA8L7JH/Elymus+virginicus_062909_727.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Elymus glabriflorus (Smooth-leaf Wild Rye) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864659915-JL2TQT2M7B5PW5ZU39C4/EragrostisSpectabilis5.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514889291529-Q6EXUBHJOSM6CJFE1EMH/Juncus+brachycarpus+retouched_060813_549.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Juncus brachycarpus (Whiteroot Rush) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887428090-KCMBG12MIT6JK1PSJBP2/Muhlenbergia+schreberi_090116_424.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Muhlenbergia schreberi (Nimblewill) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864663400-TCPA47N2VH34MDWDJZER/paan_005_pvp.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Panicum anceps (Fall Panic Grass) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514887430586-66AQXOCRXJBDV4TN39AX/Schizachyrium+scoparium_102710_171-1.jpg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Copy of Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1514864956568-5G5R6KQIUQ4B0MD73XTA/large.jpeg Rocky Grasslands of Nashville Basin - Sporobolus asper var. asper (Dropseed) https://www.segrasslands.org/jobs daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565282589333-KVM26UOPRZXI2F5VSIXW/Searles+Prairie+2019+Eric+Fuselier.jpg Jobs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512281409784-3ID0XW3VRZ7O6PANXAOJ/Cajun+Prairie+westmidland.jpg Jobs - Work that Matters SGI is building a staff of enthusiastic, team-oriented individuals to do the important work of saving the biodiversity of southeastern grasslands. Scroll down to learn more about current openings across our focal region. https://www.segrasslands.org/why-digitize daily 0.75 2020-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1593467268532-8GT7MK1L3WOQITO1TW2U/Mason+Brock+small.jpg Why digitize specimens? Mason Brock, APSU Herbarium Collections Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1593468240418-Y7IEL7GD1TW0NAQJRSRV/2+herbarium+specimens.png Why digitize specimens? Herbarium specimen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1593469022250-XA0FR53V100GFIJH2V93/TN+occurrences.png Why digitize specimens? The black arrow on this map shows the location of Robert Kral’s collection of Hairy Seedbox in Lewis County in 1989. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1593469833292-MSE1ZSCMKGQYZI3M5UOB/NfN+transcribe+museum+records.png Why digitize specimens? https://www.segrasslands.org/old-town daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715141913235-4PR6JXVE62LUKU86D9QS/IMG_3944.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e6753d0a-297c-4bda-b039-abf041cd9686/SGI-APSU%2B2022_low%2Bres.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/79b804a9-f183-4ffb-b23a-dde7419993d1/logo_wlfw.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/10f0188a-e2c4-48a0-b7db-e13cb0d9e587/NRCS.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e98019fd-435a-460f-9924-02af71b8dd49/NPS+logo.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ba158727-e8a0-461e-95e6-2f6c043ed58f/Screenshot+2024-05-06+at+4.42.30+PM.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out The map above by the Central Hardwoods Joint Venture shows the diversity of major ecosystems that would have been present in central Tennessee prior to European settlement as produced by landscape ecosystem modeling. According to the legend (upper left), a mosaic of ecosystems dominated the Harpeth River Valley. Forest (>80% canopy) and Oak Closed Woodland (50-80% canopy) occupied knobs and hills. Rolling low hills, terraces, and valleys were dominated by Oak Open Woodland (20-50% canopy), also known as Oak Savanna. Floodplain Forests (and associated woodlands) were found along major streams like the Harpeth River. Glade/Savanna Mosaic (<20% canopy) and Prairie/Savanna (<20% canopy) occupied large areas of the Nashville Basin Ecoregion. The inset map in upper right shows the 24-state Southeastern Grasslands Institute focal region with areas in green showing areas that included significant open, grassy ecosystems such as savannas, prairies, meadows, and open grassy woodlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f2ebec42-7ac6-43c8-a1e5-e98e382f5bf1/soils.jpg Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Map of central Tennessee showing distribution of Mollisol soils (grassland soils), in red, which are abundant in stream valleys and on stream terraces in the Nashville Basin Ecoregion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143126585-X1DHOBBUH9Q2AVPNE8TH/sunflower.jpeg Old Town Meadows - Annual Sunflower Helianthus annuus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143133898-ZPWTPTMMEGG2DBSONC1X/chenopod.jpeg Old Town Meadows - Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143146900-845306L21EEIFSH7026X/barley.jpeg Old Town Meadows - Little Barley Hordeum pusillum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143157724-L8QV08XPJZO6446EWXDV/canary+grass.jpeg Old Town Meadows - Maygrass Phalaris caroliniana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143168509-QQ2HJ1L32T080DE1FNO0/polygonum.jpeg Old Town Meadows - Erect Knotweed Polygonum erectum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143176116-QEFYEUX08A5L00DAJZ6G/sumpweed.jpeg Old Town Meadows - Sumpweed Iva annua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/4f85f653-e42f-46eb-bc17-f859564b2848/fielder-painting-close-up-1.jpg Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Nick Fielder painting depicting Old Town, a Mississippian-era Native American village as it may have appeared ca. 1300. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/17325d9a-ceb7-425d-b729-e3c207d6257d/Screenshot+2024-05-06+at+11.43.51+AM.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Old Town is indicated on this 1985 USGS Topographic Map by the location of “Indian Mound” near the confluence of Brown Creek and Harpeth River. Old Hillsboro Road, shown on the right of the map was historically the Great South Buffalo Road in the 1780-90s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/c1fcf589-442f-4d42-8e94-357cbd93a2b5/Screenshot+2024-05-06+at+4.55.51+PM.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Painting depicting the historical bison meadows of the Nashville Basin that would have been similar to those found near Old Town in the mid-late 1700s. Painting by: Flávia F. Barreto for Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature (ABUN). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b48dc78b-4534-4937-9e8a-1a6328c06765/Screenshot+2024-05-08+at+1.12.13+AM.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Map of historical bison trails mapped by historians from central Tennessee from the 1780s-90s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1522174588682-YZPYTN4ZRA8IZLEP4FLI/Turkey-Hunter-9.5-%40-300.jpg Old Town Meadows This painting by local artist David Wright depicts the early longhunters who ventured into the Nashville area in the 1770s. It shows the mosaic landscape that would have existed with scattered forests as in the background and open meadows and savannas shown in the foreground. This is probably similar to what the meadows and buffalo traces would have looked like in Williamson County at the time of first settlement, especially along the buffalo trails that once ran where Hillsboro Road now does. The original vegetation composition of these meadows is not well known and only bits and pieces remain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1537512126209-BSINHL8E9AMQBD4MU8CV/18839653_10213345120041103_3076171921726937296_o.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1537512139112-ZX1G37JY8SOXKTXH1BN9/IMG_4586.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1537512307214-MQWKAK10XGGSQEGFY7EX/Lane%2BFarm.png Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1537512182996-6BSKEJCE2HGK6S8ERBGP/IMG_4572.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1537510234880-YSQIEVELB7HSEENIVHMF/Screen+Shot+2018-09-21+at+1.07.16+AM.png Old Town Meadows This giant bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) at Belle Meade Country Club is estimated at 400 years old. This species primarily grows in savannas and when this tree first germinated it would have done so in an open oak savanna grazed by bison and elk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1537510633005-BCOFYM3PWT91DP4Z848H/Elymus+macgregorii_051717_330.jpg Old Town Meadows MacGregor’s Wild Rye (Elymus macgregorii) is a savanna grass found in abundance at Old Town. This grass and its other wild rye relatives can provide nutritious forage for livestock. It grows abundantly under savanna-woodland at Old Town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/344c6db4-356d-45d7-af26-bee74c2c7307/67377581-1280px.jpg Old Town Meadows Eastern Meadowlark was once common in the savannas of Middle Tennessee but now is deemed in a recent “Partners in Flight Report” as a “once common bird in steep decline.” This species is projected to be near functional extinction soon after mid-century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6a32313a-6713-4e3d-bd28-126ae30f193b/bumblebee.jpg Old Town Meadows Middle Tennessee is home to hundreds of species of pollinating insects but bees, like the American Bumblebee, and many butterflies, have disappeared due to loss of meadows, prairies, and savannas that were once full of native wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715033739697-8C7G3T2ETCMEID4IBXK9/Gabrielle%2BPatterson.jpg Old Town Meadows - Gabrielle Patterson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715033611796-06KYY999GU068A4ESSAZ/Corlee.jpeg Old Town Meadows - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059450690-1F8L2I5POH077HAESR1K/IMG_4123.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059465310-KKQPXMLTG0CNXXNUZWP1/IMG_4124.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059476309-HBEZ4CI7EQBB76L803OG/IMG_4127.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059488564-70C6RCWKQ4KGD40ZQCG2/IMG_4137.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059501404-MJQTBPZBC41TPOWP73BP/IMG_4139.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059513256-KVIU3G0QOAW40IMW1QR5/IMG_4142.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715059527050-KTDEKYD5DWTM7S1Q0AXI/IMG_4143.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715061094093-QA8S8VVSNFMAGZGVLVMG/hawthorn.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715126800215-N2TBDGO2DK4PV5LMLAO6/original+flower.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715061311870-A2VZTEUTHW48CPYTSKP2/cockspur.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715126039882-IRNC4WNUKDSIBJEA6M9U/hawthorns.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715126797670-H3W2BI4A3EL7FMFQ725V/original+b.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715126804007-I6CX4SYE5FVZWY7WN1RT/original4.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715126807924-KE17E5FR304MTL6RAHCF/original1.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715126811026-HXUD0FGKF4I0447N1GD8/original.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143641204-070LA638AT2RA8BLD6SJ/IMG_3931.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143662242-4MPYUTU8V3FGOYYK0NOR/IMG_3944.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143689148-1OSOM5YABJVQDNY513MA/IMG_3947.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143709763-9W43TWAV9KFSEDTOSPMN/IMG_3950.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143763961-8ZBVMN6YIJUHAANQ840Z/Image-6.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143773237-61UV1LIPFJSF3A1IILKO/Image-5.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715063645756-EDEQMO8Y5WRZ51066WJY/330665489_491798399815117_7885493252411725238_n.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715063648415-D3DNRGQ4OR0YO9JUXKMT/330553580_1586071308595180_5000653434448716494_n.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715063651795-SQ23DJ8BCGNT9Y8W05N5/330604382_1838735886494564_7252734782428393620_n.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715063655305-FGIB7LWPQUH1L9Y9PBZ7/330578807_518624057079470_7779481709167584040_n.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715063657544-SQC29UZEY3LA88SQ155C/330561070_911789766627138_4437499370745491663_n.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715143890686-4TZYEK01K1D8AO58U0U1/IMG_6942.jpeg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1522175583997-EOTDL6WEXRC2HQYPBVNC/Dalea+foliosa.jpg Old Town Meadows Leafy Prairie Clover (Dalea foliosa) recently grew in a small rocky grassland glade on Sneed Road. This species is a reminder of the past network of grasslands that once occurred in the region. Unfortunately the Sneed Road population disappeared about 15 years ago, but seeds have been preserved in a seedbank at the University of Kentucky that could be used for reintroductions at Old Town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/fc97fa1c-4599-4896-9cf3-9367a2dac78c/large.jpg Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Duck River Bladderpod (Paysonia densipila) is a rare spring mustard that is found only in river valleys in central Tennessee and north Alabama. It is now very rare in the Harpeth River Valley. We’d like to collect seeds of this imperiled species and establish populations at Old Town by overseeding into native meadows. They will flower and add color to the meadow in March-April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715065565063-QNRIORS0029ABEN00FS4/IMG_4147.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715065585532-N5CC4AAPFBYU5G4FYVEY/IMG_4145.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715065601096-0QZNLAQKZ9NNXGFVHEWW/IMG_4094.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715065623949-KXS2HYO272DAM503JQZ3/IMG_4146.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715150760085-XO3NHUCGZ89QAZ04LXVI/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-27%2Bat%2B8.05.11%2BPM.png Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715151948800-VMKRRYJ8ISR69FJB32LH/penstemon.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715150737489-U3LO4WL92SQMFGE23F5U/IMG_4572.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124480195-PAH5XK13JWJ524K7RWL3/IMG_3260.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124490414-0DE9WATSBY8RMQO1RTFH/IMG_3256.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124499921-RIKWEMEMJQN4D4090R2V/IMG_3286.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124509144-6TPSS5YKG9OOOSS5CWAT/IMG_3280.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8b8bb671-1f9c-4b52-94af-7f3e7f6b09f4/Screenshot+2024-05-07+at+4.29.50+PM.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Important tree species for the Nashville Basin Savanna ecosystem to consider promoting at Old Town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715729803651-9OVIT07E4OIJOX7HRKYJ/w.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715729807063-FRL0RO9XLTP8RC4R1TR5/zz.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124864944-F58WK7IZT6N173E4GYLE/IMG_3251.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124876226-QPLSZHAREMR98SWLOI9A/IMG_3252.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124884135-W22V1OX2BEZB54JDMHKY/IMG_3276.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715124892755-5WA2WFC7KINXOHEVAD83/IMG_3278.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715152940725-MORLS0V0YR1LN9J3UTWV/Virginia-Bluebells-at-Calmes-Neck-Clarke-County-c-Gary-P.-Fleming-with-permission.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715152958503-DY35SS1ORN8DRER258JE/bluebell-wildflower-trail-bull-run-virginia-carol-vandyke.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715152973496-7FB26K3SRF6DKEQHDMRX/Riverband-Park-Bluebell-Trail-Flickr-dancingnomad3.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715152950093-A02VFH66W8G9F641ZY6H/istockphoto-867204134-612x612.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715152264372-XUC5TMY21UC79QCEDHYB/Screenshot+2024-05-06+at+6.13.29+PM.png Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1715152228281-T3CG7YXHQ7OMCSP8AFD8/cane+2.jpg Old Town Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5a94a5e3-a71e-4a90-ade7-fa7b9c649757/inat+logo.png Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2cc659fa-d91a-4144-abdf-7629907fbba7/Screenshot+2024-05-06+at+5.48.20+PM.jpg Old Town Meadows - Make it stand out Photograph from 1904 from the Kentucky Bluegrass. These photos show what much of the Bluegrass and Nashville Basin savanna-woodlands would have likely looked like in early settlement times. https://www.segrasslands.org/inat-identifications daily 0.75 2020-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1598976948514-IY4Z587R16TXLW59RUU2/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+11.15.15+AM.png iNat Identifications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1598977281664-BYHOLEBKCWHCO2U7CTLO/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+11.20.21+AM.png iNat Identifications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1598977673072-W89UGA0N6MCC0NWW0H8M/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+11.27.37+AM.png iNat Identifications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1598977530842-75LIKZ6JVSZRNGTMCZV2/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+11.24.59+AM.png iNat Identifications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1598977871134-4SA29XRRWYSH3WJHEL1D/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+11.29.55+AM.png iNat Identifications https://www.segrasslands.org/sumter-farm daily 0.75 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236449019-QHXSBFXLKHEKTSK5RUZR/IMG_1108.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1522886812586-4OAB412FQPN64BWFBF58/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-11-14%2Bat%2B4.31.05%2BPM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1523049781081-1CZBK3HWHU5OZCDV91OL/Screen+Shot+2018-04-06+at+4.17.24+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607076577042-DQOLF4BFI71QQFJQEXFA/MEM.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607076682762-YP2EWSS65LW2KVEAU8C2/UWA.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607250663886-EUPTRZFMHXLLHUUNEFAR/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+4.26.58+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co The Black Belt can be seen from space. Prior to 1800 it was covered in prairies, savannas, and open woodlands of more than 1 million acres. More than 99.9% of this once amazing ecosystem has been destroyed. Sumter Farm & Stock Company, an 11,000-acre farm in Sumter Co., Alabama, preserves one of the most significant chunks of the Black Belt and its location is shown in red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236700505-X8IR8880EK3AVGUPI3FV/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.47.31+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Prairie vegetation about a mile west of Cahaba River, Dallas Co, AL, Sept. 1922 Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236730012-D2OCVF1OJK5BASXOM7OX/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.46.50+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Dracopis &amp; Monarda citriodora in prairie old field SW of Lowndesboro, Lowndes Co., AL, June 1924 Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236824383-JFZ89Z0N1F1KX7T9AKKK/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.41.34+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Looking about SE from high point in prairie NW of Rosemary, Hale Co., AL, Sept. 1922 Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236904869-UZPMSKM96PXX3IXVTDXB/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.40.41+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Prairie vegetation about 1/2 mile west of Cahaba River, Dallas Co., Sept. 1922 Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236984246-VJ5CV4QOEW2ONMLDBIZF/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.38.51+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Looking about S over rolling prairie country, about 1m. SW of Cedarville, Hale Co., AL, June 1923 Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607253239808-IIN168BA32CS5D75MF2T/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.21.14+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co Map of the Black Belt Prairie Ecoregion by Al Schotz and Michael Barbour (2009) from their report titled an “Ecological Assessment and Terrestrial Vertebrate Surveys for Black Belt Prairies in Alabama.” Historical locations of Black Belt prairies are shown in green from the mapping work of John Barone (2005) based on 1830s land survey data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607253616814-N6I9DKE0VZETWVHOHXKV/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.18.24+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co Close up showing the historical distribution of Black Belt prairie in Alabama based on 1830s land survey data (Barone 2005). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607253803521-HOIBDEABQQXQJDVGPUI5/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-05%2Bat%2B10.18.07%2BPM.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Historic prairies from 1830 land surveys shown in gray (Barone 2005). Remnant prairies as of 2005 mapped by Schotz & Barbour (2009) according to quality: low, moderate, high, significant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607469305727-IRT7XEP2DDXHWXYFIGWF/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+4.51.02+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co Google Earth map on right showing location of Sumter Farm & Cattle Co. On the left, the farm (outlined in yellow) is shown on the map produced by Schotz & Barbour (2009) showing remnant Black Belt Prairies in west-central Alabama. Note that although no prairies were identified on the 11,000-acre farm by Schotz & Barbour’s study, our preliminary 2-day survey found prairies and savanna that high-quality with rare species and of high regional significance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607239079925-40M6LM0AKUN7DNMSCGH0/Juras.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co The virgin Black Belt Prairie as it likely appeared in 1775 and was described by naturalist William Bartram from site of present-day Montgomery, Alabama. (Oil on canvas by Philip Juras) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607132447758-4UL607YC0L6FZ9MB6CJH/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-04%2Bat%2B7.32.49%2BPM.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Barone (2005) mapped the historical prairie patches that were identified on 1830 government land surveys. Onto this he overlaid historical references to different prairie patches by various early explorers, settlers, missionaries, French officers, and naturalists. James Nance visited the prairies in northwestern Sumter County in 1832. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607394030008-00ZBB8RRX7C9G54XN04S/America%27s+Amazon.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607150708338-IIU3BMOEQT10W3AGGNCK/Old%2BCahaba%2Bblack%2Bbelt%2Bprairies%2BAL_Noss.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607237601754-V2JOEMLP689FHVANOHWG/Osborne+Prairie.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607150847004-GYT7WAC3EQKT9JN2FG81/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B1.55.51%2BAM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607156253579-IMY1RNSEJTYAFMGCF5CJ/Neodactria-Male%2Bcopy.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Neodactria oktibbeha, a praire moth known from two prairies in the world, one in Mississippi and one in Minnesota and nowhere in between. It is named for Oktibbeha County, Mississippi where it was discovered at Osborn Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607239354293-38SRE3TMGVA4KWK2MT7T/Silphium+perplexum.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Sticky Rosinweed (Silphium perplexum) was discovered in the late 1990s as a new species and named in 2001. It is known from just 3 counties in Alabama in Black Belt Prairie and nowhere else in the world. It highlights how there is still more to discover in this overlooked part of the Southeast. Photo by: James R. Allison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607298292727-66S6CEEH8IGDVK756WRN/Rudbeckia_terranigrae_DwayneEstes_10.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Rudbeckia terranigrae (Black Belt Black-eyed Susan) was discovered following the study of the Pulliam Prairie in Chickasaw County, Mississippi by Campbell and Seymour (2011, 2012). It had been overlooked for decades and confused with other common species. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415068292-CQTZPMMQVKWXMG15CH45/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+2.10.00+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co This new undescribed species of Clematis (Black Belt Leatherflower) is under study by Brian Keener, Zach Irick, and Dwayne Estes. It is known only from “prairie woods” in the Black Belt of west-central Alabama where originally discovered near Demopolis. It could be on the farm waiting to be discovered. Photo by: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607246327890-O0ZV2G7DZ1DGRYMNDV8J/IMG_0322.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Theo Witsell, SGI Chief Ecologist, and Dr. JoVonn Hill, Mississippi Entomological Museum, stop to examine plants and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607254985048-WVUHIOJR5KZCB8PUUPBB/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+5.42.25+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607297336725-4PBM10EWOMTYXRIC3DGE/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+5.10.18+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co This map from 1860 shows percentages of slaves by county with the darkest counties having slave populations comprising at least 70 percent of the county population. The Alabama Black Belt is one a few major slavery centers in the Southeast. Black Belt Prairies were widely obliterated during the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1615671589452-6PTM127EE3JQVM59FQRD/Screen+Shot+2021-03-13+at+3.38.40+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - I. Describe & Map Habitat Types During our October 2020 visit, we barely explored the 11,000-acre farm, but the bits we saw were amazing as shown in the photo collage below. In our proposed work we will describe and map these and other habitats on the farm (including disturbed habitats that may be restorable), determine acreage of each type, and rank the different habitats in terms of quality and potential for restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241286535-PHNT56E4UL1OPUCARODP/IMG_1008.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240757569-7IDHHMBCQ57NWDXB02NJ/IMG_0297.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241556479-U2B5R3WD376A8LDMVU28/IMG_1066.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Oak Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240922570-O9U5DMI8HXL8I3A9WH8V/IMG_0388.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Pine-Oak Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240922291-HV6TW0BGC7BHTBGL96D6/IMG_0428.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Calcareous Oak Woodlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240941849-EA8Z3JZKSSFOVM0B0RPB/IMG_0591.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Calcareous Bluff Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240948530-RSLF72VF3BOPGCPPUTDM/IMG_0679.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Flatwoods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241236090-CHFHQ3E118LV2OPN8XF9/IMG_0969.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Riverine &amp; Riparian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241654476-HO4OJZ38B4H68R0TGI88/IMG_0298.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Chalk Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607411366620-CPKHDRWKXP34HYNRQ5NP/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+1.08.35+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - II. Document Biodiversity Our team will partner with Alabama Audubon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Alabama Geological Survey who have shown interest in helping to document birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crayfish, and mussels. We bring to this team a focus on plants and insects. Plants shape the habitat, provide seeds and nectar for wildlife, and together with insects form the basis of the food chain. They are useful as “storyteller species” and they serve as barometers for understanding the health and management needs of the land. The family and farm guests can help with documenting species. Knowing which species are present is key to sound land management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607411164634-T09HUTU9KVVQP8UHWE0V/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+1.05.27+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co Theo Witsell, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, laying down on the job, photographing a rare orchid in the prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247252777-GGDCWG912931D4ZNPNFY/IMG_1127.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Brian Keener, University of West Alabama, presses a specimen of the rare Barrens Silky Aster to be preserved in the herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247358556-6EBBOVOPNM506YXHEP58/IMG_0794.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co JoVonn Hill, Mississippi State University, shows a grasshopper in one hand and a rare grass, Chapman’s Purple Top, in the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247481078-FVVA1J1V26WE4OT1SS8J/IMG_0511.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co JoVonn Hill prepares specimens of insects collected from prairies and savannas on the farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247515556-0LD6TX8EEVA48BSGGP3T/IMG_0517.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Close up of pinned grasshopper specimens collected during the first day of our visit to the farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415591700-J2YACMMK607CWSVKF12I/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+2.18.07+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co Specimens like this one of Rattlesnake Master last for centuries and are stored in a plant museum called a herbarium. They serve as a permanent record of a species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244831714-UNPSCADJT67D5YBHUI7Q/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.53.20+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Earleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis auriculata) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244094138-8DVBDBLJSQH55UNKHZEP/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.24.44+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Ridgestem False Foxglove (Agalinis oligophylla) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244756910-FRA3PJLEVSKJEXZJVWLC/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.52.09+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: iNaturalist.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244206371-8X175WRBPQ11XS7G9JT8/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.24.32+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Western Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244772548-8JFY88HP9GN9N4Z7B320/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.30.09+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Yellow Puff (Neptunia lutea) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Eric Hunt, iNaturalist.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607243834980-N7NMVXVG7V7XJINB58IO/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.25.22+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Great Plains Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244012863-MW4DVL0JLZEKONJF1PZ0/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.24.58+AM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - Barrens Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum pratense) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607249555868-3X4LVKZY0M6YR537898E/lady+slipper.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Small White Ladies Slipper Orchid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1523216925923-6O20MNDSM1Q6XF8MATSC/red-cockaded+woodpecker.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Red-Cockaded Woodpecker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607413497970-H7DLHR8ZR375J0PEDROK/prairie-mole-cricket-daniel-r-howard_crop.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Prairie Mole Cricket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607468974568-U6EUZ3C4TNKN59IZ50XM/large.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co Prairie Pleatleaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607299493870-DAJQDGA25H8HLICTCWXK/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+6.04.14+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co - III. Develop Restoration, Management, & Conservation Plan By combining habitat mapping with biodiversity documentation we can develop a “heat map” or “hotspot” map of areas on the Farm most suited to be managed, restored, and conserved. This will help to focus the farm’s resources where they are needed most and identify the priorities, timelines, and resources needed for use of fire, herbicide, selective logging, and seeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co A plan will help determine which areas are in most need of management with fire, how often to burn, and when to burn, and can help identify ways to get more fire on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607474341347-5FF3D66YMBJSTMN4EK36/IMG_0831.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co A plan will help determine how to deal with noxious invasive species like the Sweet Tanglehead grass, discovered at the farm during our October visit. This grass was known primarily from south Alabama in the longleaf pine lands. This new find represents the northernmost known locality in Alabama and could be a problem in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607473673702-6MSB6SUGI3TFIJQR96LN/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+6.22.02+PM.png Sumter Farm and Stock Co A plan can help determine if there are any areas that need to be restored with seeding, such as how SGI works with Roundstone Native Seed LLC to restore 50-acres of former soybean fields with Google in TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607474426281-BHY0W9AXB0YCOVWTKRIJ/Agalnis+aur.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co A plan will determine how best to manage for endangered species, such as the Earleaf False Foxglove. It will also help determine areas that can be used for conservation safeguarding, where rare species can be introduced via seed or plantings to create new populations, or rare animals can be introduced into suitable habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607249127944-8L7CLOLITN0O5OG7GUTK/cotton.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - IV. Tell an Untold Story of Cultural & Natural History SGI is working to tell a remarkable story of the South’s “forgotten” grasslands and how their loss is tied to the fascinating and sometimes tragic story of American History. There may be numerous opportunities to explore this further with Sumter Farm & Cattle Co., much in the way that we currently are doing with Senator Bill & Tracy Frist in Virginia and Tennessee. This could include documentaries, joint research with historians, articles, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607475406133-C4B1RO45P96NE8Q1K0JC/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-06%2Bat%2B11.37.15%2BPM.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co - V. Build Capacity for Regional Conservation in the Black Belt SGI and our partners can band together with the Sumter Farm & Cattle Co. to bolster greater regional, state, and national support for the Black Belt in terms of conservation funding and support from private lands, government, philanthropic, corporate, and academic stakeholders. Future work could include workshops, symposia, land manager training, expanding conservation efforts with adjacent landowners and investors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1615752069481-8O0PQSWJBXVGMZSZAC57/Bell+Farm+Budget.jpg Sumter Farm and Stock Co https://www.segrasslands.org/sumter-farm-project daily 0.75 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236449019-QHXSBFXLKHEKTSK5RUZR/IMG_1108.jpg Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1522886812586-4OAB412FQPN64BWFBF58/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-11-14%2Bat%2B4.31.05%2BPM.png Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1523049781081-1CZBK3HWHU5OZCDV91OL/Screen+Shot+2018-04-06+at+4.17.24+PM.png Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607076577042-DQOLF4BFI71QQFJQEXFA/MEM.jpg Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607076682762-YP2EWSS65LW2KVEAU8C2/UWA.jpg Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607250663886-EUPTRZFMHXLLHUUNEFAR/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+4.26.58+AM.png Sumter Farm The Black Belt can be seen from space. Prior to 1800 it was covered in prairies, savannas, and open woodlands of more than 1 million acres. More than 99.9% of this once amazing ecosystem has been destroyed. Sumter Farm & Stock Company, an 11,000-acre farm in Sumter Co., Alabama, preserves one of the most significant chunks of the Black Belt and its location is shown in red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236700505-X8IR8880EK3AVGUPI3FV/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.47.31+PM.png Sumter Farm - Prairie vegetation about a mile west of Cahaba River, Dallas Co, AL, Sept. 1922 (Copy) Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236730012-D2OCVF1OJK5BASXOM7OX/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.46.50+PM.png Sumter Farm - Dracopis &amp; Monarda citriodora in prairie old field SW of Lowndesboro, Lowndes Co., AL, June 1924 (Copy) Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236824383-JFZ89Z0N1F1KX7T9AKKK/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.41.34+PM.png Sumter Farm - Looking about SE from high point in prairie NW of Rosemary, Hale Co., AL, Sept. 1922 (Copy) Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236904869-UZPMSKM96PXX3IXVTDXB/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.40.41+PM.png Sumter Farm - Prairie vegetation about 1/2 mile west of Cahaba River, Dallas Co., Sept. 1922 (Copy) Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607236984246-VJ5CV4QOEW2ONMLDBIZF/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.38.51+PM.png Sumter Farm - Looking about S over rolling prairie country, about 1m. SW of Cedarville, Hale Co., AL, June 1923 (Copy) Credit: Roland M. Harper (University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607253239808-IIN168BA32CS5D75MF2T/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.21.14+PM.png Sumter Farm Map of the Black Belt Prairie Ecoregion by Al Schotz and Michael Barbour (2009) from their report titled an “Ecological Assessment and Terrestrial Vertebrate Surveys for Black Belt Prairies in Alabama.” Historical locations of Black Belt prairies are shown in green from the mapping work of John Barone (2005) based on 1830s land survey data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607253616814-N6I9DKE0VZETWVHOHXKV/Screen+Shot+2020-12-05+at+10.18.24+PM.png Sumter Farm Close up showing the historical distribution of Black Belt prairie in Alabama based on 1830s land survey data (Barone 2005). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607253803521-HOIBDEABQQXQJDVGPUI5/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-05%2Bat%2B10.18.07%2BPM.jpg Sumter Farm Historic prairies from 1830 land surveys shown in gray (Barone 2005). Remnant prairies as of 2005 mapped by Schotz & Barbour (2009) according to quality: low, moderate, high, significant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607469305727-IRT7XEP2DDXHWXYFIGWF/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+4.51.02+PM.png Sumter Farm Google Earth map on right showing location of Sumter Farm & Cattle Co. On the left, the farm (outlined in yellow) is shown on the map produced by Schotz & Barbour (2009) showing remnant Black Belt Prairies in west-central Alabama. Note that although no prairies were identified on the 11,000-acre farm by Schotz & Barbour’s study, our preliminary 2-day survey found prairies and savanna that high-quality with rare species and of high regional significance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607239079925-40M6LM0AKUN7DNMSCGH0/Juras.jpg Sumter Farm The virgin Black Belt Prairie as it likely appeared in 1775 and was described by naturalist William Bartram from site of present-day Montgomery, Alabama. (Oil on canvas by Philip Juras) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607132447758-4UL607YC0L6FZ9MB6CJH/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-04%2Bat%2B7.32.49%2BPM.jpg Sumter Farm Barone (2005) mapped the historical prairie patches that were identified on 1830 government land surveys. Onto this he overlaid historical references to different prairie patches by various early explorers, settlers, missionaries, French officers, and naturalists. James Nance visited the prairies in northwestern Sumter County in 1832. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607394030008-00ZBB8RRX7C9G54XN04S/America%27s+Amazon.jpg Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607150708338-IIU3BMOEQT10W3AGGNCK/Old%2BCahaba%2Bblack%2Bbelt%2Bprairies%2BAL_Noss.jpg Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607237601754-V2JOEMLP689FHVANOHWG/Osborne+Prairie.jpg Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607150847004-GYT7WAC3EQKT9JN2FG81/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-07-31%2Bat%2B1.55.51%2BAM.png Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607156253579-IMY1RNSEJTYAFMGCF5CJ/Neodactria-Male%2Bcopy.jpg Sumter Farm Neodactria oktibbeha, a praire moth known from two prairies in the world, one in Mississippi and one in Minnesota and nowhere in between. It is named for Oktibbeha County, Mississippi where it was discovered at Osborn Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607239354293-38SRE3TMGVA4KWK2MT7T/Silphium+perplexum.jpg Sumter Farm Sticky Rosinweed (Silphium perplexum) was discovered in the late 1990s as a new species and named in 2001. It is known from just 3 counties in Alabama in Black Belt Prairie and nowhere else in the world. It highlights how there is still more to discover in this overlooked part of the Southeast. Photo by: James R. Allison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607298292727-66S6CEEH8IGDVK756WRN/Rudbeckia_terranigrae_DwayneEstes_10.jpg Sumter Farm Rudbeckia terranigrae (Black Belt Black-eyed Susan) was discovered following the study of the Pulliam Prairie in Chickasaw County, Mississippi by Campbell and Seymour (2011, 2012). It had been overlooked for decades and confused with other common species. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415068292-CQTZPMMQVKWXMG15CH45/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+2.10.00+AM.png Sumter Farm This new undescribed species of Clematis (Black Belt Leatherflower) is under study by Brian Keener, Zach Irick, and Dwayne Estes. It is known only from “prairie woods” in the Black Belt of west-central Alabama where originally discovered near Demopolis. It could be on the farm waiting to be discovered. Photo by: Dwayne Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607246327890-O0ZV2G7DZ1DGRYMNDV8J/IMG_0322.jpg Sumter Farm Theo Witsell, SGI Chief Ecologist, and Dr. JoVonn Hill, Mississippi Entomological Museum, stop to examine plants and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607254985048-WVUHIOJR5KZCB8PUUPBB/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+5.42.25+AM.png Sumter Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607297336725-4PBM10EWOMTYXRIC3DGE/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+5.10.18+PM.png Sumter Farm This map from 1860 shows percentages of slaves by county with the darkest counties having slave populations comprising at least 70 percent of the county population. The Alabama Black Belt is one a few major slavery centers in the Southeast. Black Belt Prairies were widely obliterated during the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1615671589452-6PTM127EE3JQVM59FQRD/Screen+Shot+2021-03-13+at+3.38.40+PM.png Sumter Farm - I. Describe & Map Habitat Types During our October 2020 visit, we barely explored the 11,000-acre farm, but the bits we saw were amazing as shown in the photo collage below. In our proposed work we will describe and map these and other habitats on the farm (including disturbed habitats that may be restorable), determine acreage of each type, and rank the different habitats in terms of quality and potential for restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241286535-PHNT56E4UL1OPUCARODP/IMG_1008.jpg Sumter Farm - Prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240757569-7IDHHMBCQ57NWDXB02NJ/IMG_0297.jpg Sumter Farm - Prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241556479-U2B5R3WD376A8LDMVU28/IMG_1066.jpg Sumter Farm - Oak Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240922570-O9U5DMI8HXL8I3A9WH8V/IMG_0388.jpg Sumter Farm - Pine-Oak Savanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240922291-HV6TW0BGC7BHTBGL96D6/IMG_0428.jpg Sumter Farm - Calcareous Oak Woodlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240941849-EA8Z3JZKSSFOVM0B0RPB/IMG_0591.jpg Sumter Farm - Calcareous Bluff Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607240948530-RSLF72VF3BOPGCPPUTDM/IMG_0679.jpg Sumter Farm - Flatwoods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241236090-CHFHQ3E118LV2OPN8XF9/IMG_0969.jpg Sumter Farm - Riverine &amp; Riparian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607241654476-HO4OJZ38B4H68R0TGI88/IMG_0298.jpg Sumter Farm - Chalk Barrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607411366620-CPKHDRWKXP34HYNRQ5NP/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+1.08.35+AM.png Sumter Farm - II. Document Biodiversity Our team will partner with Alabama Audubon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Alabama Geological Survey who have shown interest in helping to document birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crayfish, and mussels. We bring to this team a focus on plants and insects. Plants shape the habitat, provide seeds and nectar for wildlife, and together with insects form the basis of the food chain. They are useful as “storyteller species” and they serve as barometers for understanding the health and management needs of the land. The family and farm guests can help with documenting species. Knowing which species are present is key to sound land management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607411164634-T09HUTU9KVVQP8UHWE0V/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+1.05.27+AM.png Sumter Farm Theo Witsell, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, laying down on the job, photographing a rare orchid in the prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247252777-GGDCWG912931D4ZNPNFY/IMG_1127.jpg Sumter Farm Brian Keener, University of West Alabama, presses a specimen of the rare Barrens Silky Aster to be preserved in the herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247358556-6EBBOVOPNM506YXHEP58/IMG_0794.jpg Sumter Farm JoVonn Hill, Mississippi State University, shows a grasshopper in one hand and a rare grass, Chapman’s Purple Top, in the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247481078-FVVA1J1V26WE4OT1SS8J/IMG_0511.jpg Sumter Farm JoVonn Hill prepares specimens of insects collected from prairies and savannas on the farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607247515556-0LD6TX8EEVA48BSGGP3T/IMG_0517.jpg Sumter Farm Close up of pinned grasshopper specimens collected during the first day of our visit to the farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415591700-J2YACMMK607CWSVKF12I/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+2.18.07+AM.png Sumter Farm Specimens like this one of Rattlesnake Master last for centuries and are stored in a plant museum called a herbarium. They serve as a permanent record of a species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244831714-UNPSCADJT67D5YBHUI7Q/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.53.20+AM.png Sumter Farm - Earleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis auriculata) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244094138-8DVBDBLJSQH55UNKHZEP/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.24.44+AM.png Sumter Farm - Ridgestem False Foxglove (Agalinis oligophylla) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244756910-FRA3PJLEVSKJEXZJVWLC/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.52.09+AM.png Sumter Farm - Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: iNaturalist.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244206371-8X175WRBPQ11XS7G9JT8/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.24.32+AM.png Sumter Farm - Western Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244772548-8JFY88HP9GN9N4Z7B320/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.30.09+AM.png Sumter Farm - Yellow Puff (Neptunia lutea) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Eric Hunt, iNaturalist.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607243834980-N7NMVXVG7V7XJINB58IO/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.25.22+AM.png Sumter Farm - Great Plains Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607244012863-MW4DVL0JLZEKONJF1PZ0/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+2.24.58+AM.png Sumter Farm - Barrens Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum pratense) (Copy) Sumter Farm & Stock Co. Photo by: Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607249555868-3X4LVKZY0M6YR537898E/lady+slipper.jpg Sumter Farm Small White Ladies Slipper Orchid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1523216925923-6O20MNDSM1Q6XF8MATSC/red-cockaded+woodpecker.jpg Sumter Farm Red-Cockaded Woodpecker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607413497970-H7DLHR8ZR375J0PEDROK/prairie-mole-cricket-daniel-r-howard_crop.jpg Sumter Farm Prairie Mole Cricket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607468974568-U6EUZ3C4TNKN59IZ50XM/large.jpg Sumter Farm Prairie Pleatleaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607299493870-DAJQDGA25H8HLICTCWXK/Screen+Shot+2020-12-06+at+6.04.14+PM.png Sumter Farm - III. Develop Restoration, Management, & Conservation Plan By combining habitat mapping with biodiversity documentation we can develop a “heat map” or “hotspot” map of areas on the Farm most suited to be managed, restored, and conserved. This will help to focus the farm’s resources where they are needed most and identify the priorities, timelines, and resources needed for use of fire, herbicide, selective logging, and seeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Sumter Farm A plan will help determine which areas are in most need of management with fire, how often to burn, and when to burn, and can help identify ways to get more fire on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607474341347-5FF3D66YMBJSTMN4EK36/IMG_0831.jpg Sumter Farm A plan will help determine how to deal with noxious invasive species like the Sweet Tanglehead grass, discovered at the farm during our October visit. This grass was known primarily from south Alabama in the longleaf pine lands. This new find represents the northernmost known locality in Alabama and could be a problem in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607473673702-6MSB6SUGI3TFIJQR96LN/Screen+Shot+2020-12-08+at+6.22.02+PM.png Sumter Farm A plan can help determine if there are any areas that need to be restored with seeding, such as how SGI works with Roundstone Native Seed LLC to restore 50-acres of former soybean fields with Google in TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607474426281-BHY0W9AXB0YCOVWTKRIJ/Agalnis+aur.jpg Sumter Farm A plan will determine how best to manage for endangered species, such as the Earleaf False Foxglove. It will also help determine areas that can be used for conservation safeguarding, where rare species can be introduced via seed or plantings to create new populations, or rare animals can be introduced into suitable habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607249127944-8L7CLOLITN0O5OG7GUTK/cotton.jpg Sumter Farm - IV. Tell an Untold Story of Cultural & Natural History SGI is working to tell a remarkable story of the South’s “forgotten” grasslands and how their loss is tied to the fascinating and sometimes tragic story of American History. There may be numerous opportunities to explore this further with Sumter Farm & Cattle Co., much in the way that we currently are doing with Senator Bill & Tracy Frist in Virginia and Tennessee. This could include documentaries, joint research with historians, articles, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607475406133-C4B1RO45P96NE8Q1K0JC/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-06%2Bat%2B11.37.15%2BPM.jpg Sumter Farm - V. Build Capacity for Regional Conservation in the Black Belt SGI and our partners can band together with the Sumter Farm & Cattle Co. to bolster greater regional, state, and national support for the Black Belt in terms of conservation funding and support from private lands, government, philanthropic, corporate, and academic stakeholders. Future work could include workshops, symposia, land manager training, expanding conservation efforts with adjacent landowners and investors. https://www.segrasslands.org/2021-annual-report daily 0.75 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9cab5497-9b28-4f1f-b41e-62afda302386/Cover.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Annual Report 2021 Southeastern Grasslands Initiative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/cada3c69-1a48-4d6d-8b4c-93c2ee362279/Note+1.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/83635131-0cfd-462f-912b-a130bec02cef/Note+2.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0d47c614-a6a4-4961-bd27-debd01666586/Note+3.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d9755193-245d-4dd5-a304-c96857d50cba/Note+4.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642102498088-1MDJ15F5F2DDYRC6GCSI/Helv+1.png 2021 Annual Report - Whorled sunflowers with bumble bee. Story in caption. On a sunny summer day branched clusters of bright yellow sunflower heads rise 6-15 feet into the air. They tower over other nearby herbaceous plants on the side of a road in southwest Tennessee. Each sunflower head is roughly the same diameter as a can of soda. Bees of all sizes and colors busily work the blossoms gathering nectar and pollen. Butterflies and skippers flit from flower to flower. The plant producing this pollinator bonanza is the whorled sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus) – a critically endangered species. (1 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642102498319-LD1ZJACHZ8LSL7VU3I6Q/Helv+2.png 2021 Annual Report - Field of whorled sunflowers. Story in caption. Natural populations of this rare species are only known from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. They are scattered across the four states on private lands, along roadways, and in powerline rights-of-way. In 2019 this species was only known to occur at six sites in the entire world. Only one of those sites was being protected. If the whorled sunflower was to be saved in the wild, then immediate action needed to be taken. (2 of 8) Photo Credit: Alan Cressler, all rights reserved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643143952309-7WV3ADY0Q5M2LQH5CG3K/Helv+3.png 2021 Annual Report - Volunteer looking at whorled sunflowers. Story in caption. Since 2019, SGI has been working with multiple partners in the Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance including the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others to conserve the whorled sunflower. Over the years our efforts and partnerships have expanded. In 2021, the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative and the Mississippi Plant Conservation Alliance received a new grant that will complement earlier whorled sunflower conservation work. (3 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642102499586-7KXYSS914MS3F8P48KE4/Helv+4.png 2021 Annual Report - Volunteers looking at tall whorled sunflower by roadside. Story in caption. This summer, we worked with our partners and volunteers to reach out to landowners and conduct intensive searches for the whorled sunflower in northern Mississippi. We discovered seven new sites – more than doubling the number of known sites for this critically endangered species! Similar intensive searches in Tennessee are planned for 2022 with the hopes of identifying even more sites. (4 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642102500860-3QLMG95B8W255LCIO1NR/Helv+5.png 2021 Annual Report - Whorled sunflowers along a roadside. Story in caption. One of the reasons that the plight of the whorled sunflower is so perilous is that its former grassland habitat has been obliterated. All but one of the known sites occur on roadsides, in rights-of-way, or along field edges. Because sites like these are kept open with minimal soil disturbance, remnants of our historic grasslands can sometimes still be found in these types of locations. Such is the case with most of the whorled sunflower sites. However, being mowed or sprayed with herbicides is a very real risk for all of these sites. To address this, we are working with landowners and managers to identify alternative practices that meet their management needs and the needs of this rare species. (5 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643143952524-3JKOBY8HTSXAPN85XV8X/Helv+6.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI staff member collecting seeds from whorled sunflower. Story in caption. Reintroducing whorled sunflowers into protected areas will also help mitigate the risks posed by our only known sites occurring on roadsides, in rights-of-way, and along field edges. But to accomplish that, we need seeds. So, as part of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative’s growing seed program, we have collected seed from all known sites and included those seeds in our Conservation Seed Bank. The whorled sunflower seeds collected will be used in reintroduction projects. We look forward to continuing our work with the whorled sunflower in 2022. (6 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642102502566-3QWAUWA23DHPX5D0AVFG/Helv+7.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI staff member looking at a new species of plant. Story in caption. Collecting, preserving, and storing seeds for future restoration and conservation is a big part of our work, but that’s not all we do. Sometimes our efforts involve discovering new species that were previously unknown to science. This is important because if we don’t know that something is different, then how can we determine how common or uncommon it is and whether or not it needs conservation action? (7 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642102503244-E75UYOV1EKPUKUHD3UE1/Helv+8.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI staff conducting plant survey. Story in caption. Other times our work takes the form of conducting surveys to determine where species of conservation concern are located or to discover the locations of remnant grasslands. An important and related component of our work is engaging and working with landowners. In many cases, such as with the whorled sunflower, Porter’s goldenrod (Solidago porteri), and leafy prairie clover (Dalea foliosa), the landowners didn’t realize they had a rare species on their property. When we find rare species, then we can sometimes find resources to help the landowner manage and safeguard those plants. (8 of 8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/27f8e0c1-c259-4f4c-befc-d5cf50a581a6/Research+Highlights+2.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8948c7ce-8461-45f6-9235-abedb3fe5615/Research+Highlights+1.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/08e38cf1-06a0-43f5-865b-4409a6aa7c81/Research+Highlights+5.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5fe488b5-3ff5-45fb-b977-034229e009af/Research+Highlights+3.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f6286bdf-6022-4abb-95a3-3f03dbc93108/Research+Highlights+4.png 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642026102543-M47PLT3BGX4HJY676IX1/Sink+1.png 2021 Annual Report - Part of the "Million dollar view" Dwayne saw. Story in caption. In September 2018 a group of about a dozen people hiked over the Farm at Sinking Creek in Virginia admiring the beautiful scenery, wooded hills, and long views. Passing from a wooded hilltop into an open meadow, the group was busy chatting when Dwayne let out a whoop, “Hey guys, y’all come here and check out this view!” Standing at the edge of the woods, Dwayne was not looking out across the valley where the group had been heading, but instead was looking down towards the edge of the trees. “This is the ‘million-dollar view’ right here!” he exclaimed. (1 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642026095316-GHL8JESFIC7XVA4I7IDK/Sink+2.png 2021 Annual Report - More of Dwayne's "Million Dollar view." Story in caption. There along the edge of the woods was a golden swath of remnant native grassland clinging tightly to the edge of the woods dappled in sunlight through the overhanging branches of white oaks and pines. It appeared to be one of the last vestiges of grassland on the Farm and perhaps in the valley of Sinking Creek. From that one narrow grassland strip that had been left unmowed, a vision for what that valley and the Farm at Sinking Creek could be began to take hold in our minds. (2 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642026095336-5QHED6DXRP4BOD1SMJD7/Sink+3.png 2021 Annual Report - Monarch on milkweed. Story in caption. With less than 0.1% of grasslands in the eastern U.S. remaining, we can’t afford to ignore our largest stakeholder - the private landowner. Many people are interested in managing their properties for pollinators and wildlife, but often don’t realize the importance of grasslands. The Audubon Society reports that populations of grassland bird species have declined by approximately 40% in the last 50 years and are one of our most imperiled groups of birds. Monarch butterflies, rusty-patched bumble bees, American bumblebees, and many other rare or declining pollinator species also depend on plants and habitats associated with grasslands. Grasslands are vital to the continued existence of numerous pollinator and wildlife species. (3 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643145907435-T3DV1EMZP648X1VRTN4X/Sink+4.png 2021 Annual Report - Grassland on a hill with trees surrounding it. Story in caption. By engaging with private landowners, the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative can help them learn about the importance of grassland habitats (including savannas and open, grassy woodlands), identify any old-growth grassland remnants they may have on their property, and make recommendations for interweaving grassland conservation with their other land use goals. The Farm at Sinking Creek, owned by Senator Bill and Tracy Frist, is one example of how we’ve done this in recent years. (4 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643145907386-VH14RJSEE7C4D8CUIT8M/Sink+5.png 2021 Annual Report - Farm scene with milkweeds and other native wildflowers in field with red barn in background. Story in caption. In 2021 the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative wrapped up a 3-year baseline biodiversity survey and ecological assessment of the approximately 900-acre Farm at Sinking Creek. The Farm represents a mosaic of classic Appalachian forests and woodlands, as well as a diverse array of shrublands, wetlands, and both wet and dry native grasslands. The Farm at Sinking Creek is also a working cattle farm and has historic connections to the surrounding community. Through the biodiversity survey, we discovered several grasslands in addition to the one that provided the original inspiration for this project. The newly discovered grasslands had simply been suppressed and hidden by frequent mowing and other management activities. (5 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643145908763-MQR79J5CK8SLQG3WB6YV/Sink+6.png 2021 Annual Report - Prescribed fire on a grassland hillside. Story in caption. Recognizing the need to balance both ecological and agricultural needs, the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative continues to provide assistance. We are working with the Frists and their farm team to create management plans for the grassland, shrubland, and woodland areas while simultaneously not imposing on farming activities. We also partnered with Dobyns-Bennett High School’s Pulaski Club (the only high school burn team in the nation!) and others to implement grassland management activities, while educating and training the next generation of conservation managers. As we look towards 2022, we are exploring potential opportunities for other more in-depth and ongoing partnerships that will have an even greater positive impact on the grasslands and grassland-related ecosystems of the larger Central Appalachian region. (6 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643146450045-NHHTQOTBTZS8T35OR2BT/Sink+7.png 2021 Annual Report - Grassland with scattered trees in background and purple flowers in foreground. Story in caption. The Farm at Sinking Creek is only one example of the many ways that we are working with private landowners. This year, we started a similar project on the 11,000 acre Sumter Farm and Stock Company in the Black Belt ecoregion of Alabama. We are looking forward to sharing more about this project as it continues in 2022. We also work with numerous landowners who have much smaller properties, but just as much interest in the grassland and other ecological communities on their properties. (7 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643145909122-MVODTBNS18I003H9Q9ZL/Sink+8.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI / Quail Forever staff with private landowners. Story in caption. To help us accomplish our private lands work, we’ve partnered with Quail Forever, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the American Bird Conservancy to provide on-the-ground consultation and support for private landowners in parts of Tennessee. We also have additional funding to assist landowners with managing and restoring grassland remnants on private lands in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. (8 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642026101909-2TYU1NI6CUKCC0GDOFS0/Sink+9.png 2021 Annual Report - Monarch habitat sign on a barbed-wire fence. Story in caption. We view our one-on-one work with private landowners as just as important as any of the other facets of our grassland conservation work. Many of the remnant grasslands across the eastern U.S. are found on private land. Oftentimes they are small and easily overlooked, but they are still important and may contain rare or declining plant and animal species. Private landowners play a critical role in preserving and conserving grasslands ecosystems, and we want to support them in those efforts. (9 of 9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/890676a4-3843-4fd9-86b5-23c2ca108deb/Conserv+Highlights+1.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d2f78ddb-7222-45d3-8010-ce2c39f52837/Conserv+Highlights+2.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ab1f5154-e5a6-458f-a5b3-fa1a76c18709/Conserv+Highlights+3.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643147448808-XMSU7S1WYQGX0SR9TRRY/Heritage+1.png 2021 Annual Report - Volunteers gathering at Jack Benson Heritage Park in Chattanooga, TN. Story in caption. Laughter and conversations filled the air as parents and children, husbands and wives, students, and strangers on their way to becoming friends gathered next to a pair of tables in a well-traveled portion of Jack Benson Heritage Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, the City of Chattanooga, Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, and others had been working towards this day for over a year. It was planting day! (1 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642030646955-98PTBBJWOVH6SID1XE6C/Heritage+2.png 2021 Annual Report - Table with jars of seeds. Story in caption. An area, a little larger than half a football field, was marked off near where the volunteers gathered. It was covered primarily in brown grass, which had been killed earlier in the year to prepare for this planting. Brightly colored flags poked up through the dead grass and the few remaining clumps of green vegetation. The flags created an intricate grid designed to guide the volunteers as they planted a new meadow. Carefully labeled mason jars filled with seed mixes specifically designed for each section of the grid sat on the nearby tables waiting to be dispersed into the appropriate locations. (2 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642030647245-QIH3T448619SDLY67M5J/Heritage+3.png 2021 Annual Report - Volunteers planting pollinator garden at Jack Benson Heritage Park. Story in Caption. After receiving their instructions, the group started on the day’s activities. Smiles and laughter were abundant as they scattered seeds, rolled a cultipacker over the ground to ensure the seeds were in good contact with the soil, and then covered the seeds with straw to protect them over the winter. The site will be monitored to determine how successfully the seeds germinate and to remove any invasive species or other undesirable weeds. Educational and interpretive signs will be installed to help people learn about grasslands and grassland ecosystems of the Chattanooga area. (3 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642030648206-7S547X0T99GPUVFXA9PC/Heritage+4.png 2021 Annual Report - Snowberry clearwing moth at milkweed flowers. Story in caption. Urban grasslands like the one at Jack Benson Heritage Park are invaluable. The native wildflower meadow planted at the park will reduce stormwater runoff and erosion. It will also increase the biodiversity of the area by providing habitat for pollinators and wildlife, including songbirds and butterflies. Numerous scientific reports have started to recognize the potential value of urban and suburban habitats for conserving many species of concern such as the monarch butterfly, the rusty-patched bumble bee, and the American bumble bee. (4 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642030648911-5ZPRHT6UZEDCKFYGA82E/Heritage+5.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI staff and volunteer in a prairie planting. Story in caption. The benefits of urban grasslands aren’t just restricted to pollinators and wildlife. A growing body of research suggests that spending time outside and in natural settings can increase our own physical and mental health. Urban grasslands and other natural areas make it easier for people to spend time in these settings because they are literally in people’s backyards. Creating urban grasslands also builds a sense of community as people from all walks of life come together to plant, maintain, study, and enjoy these natural areas. (5 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642030649340-RXRYW7WUTELC142PGO5H/Heritage+6.png 2021 Annual Report - Purple coneflowers in a planting. Story in caption. Another potential benefit of urban grasslands is the normalizing effect they can have. Urban grasslands expose more people to the beauty of grassland communities, and the grassland communities become a normal part of their surroundings. Some residents may even be inspired to plant similar, small-scale gardens in their own yards, thus amplifying the benefits of the urban grasslands throughout the city. This connection may also help residents become more aware of how grasslands helped shape the history of the urban areas where they live. Few realize that cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee, were once covered in large areas of open oak-pine savannas, small prairies, and glades. It is as much a grassland city as are many Midwestern cities, only its native grasslands disappeared decades before the Civil War. (6 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642030645602-YIJ85P6QXDYM6ZS8Z9ZL/Heritage+7.png 2021 Annual Report - Coreopsis backlit by setting sun. Story in caption. Urban grasslands may not be large in acreage, but they can have powerful impacts on urban biodiversity, community building, and raising awareness of grassland ecosystems. That is why we are partnering with agencies and corporations such as the City of Chattanooga, Google in Clarksville, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens, and The Nature Conservancy and Metro Parks in Nashville to bring grasslands back to our urban areas, as well as, working with others to increase grassland communities in more rural areas. In coming years, we envision expanding our urban grassland projects to other Southern cities that once had large areas of historic grasslands such as Charlotte, Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Roanoke, Starkville, and many others. (7 of 7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1041d7a3-34bd-4960-837a-0dcb9c644249/Education+Highlights+1.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ae5a0633-be3b-41aa-830c-493ee7f45f2d/Education+Highlights+2.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b03d72ab-a24d-4b2e-878d-34aa07a0c761/Education+Highlights+3.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642112944111-W5NAY98UXK9FD1U4OKGO/Cumberland+1.png 2021 Annual Report - Grassland with phlox blooming in foreground and bright blue sky with puffy white clouds above. Story in caption. No one has unlimited time, money, or other resources. The same is true for grassland conservation. Difficult choices have to be made. Some places can’t be saved no matter how much we would like to save them all. How do we choose what places to protect and which to let go? How do we decide where to restore an endangered grassland ecosystem? (1 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643150066898-VZO4DVJX9NRRV2YG8ZLM/Cumberland+2.png 2021 Annual Report - Storm moving across a glade on the Cumberland Plateau. Historically, grasslands have often ranked lower in conservation priority than other ecosystems like forests and wetlands. Those systems are important, but grasslands are equally important. The late E.O. Wilson described Southern grasslands as “probably the richest terrestrial biome in all of North America,” and said “To understand, cherish, and preserve the great natural heritage of the Southern Grassland Biome should be a priority goal in America’s environmental movement.” Thankfully, the hard work of SGI and other grasslands-focused organizations in recent years is starting to raise more awareness of grassland conservation needs. (2 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643148524957-9LG8KILD2OQ7TSTC7C7X/Cumberland+3.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI staff member examining a flower in a grassland remnant. Story in the caption. Our goal is to give grasslands an equal seat at the conservation table. However even though we are working hard to make that happen, funds will still be limited. So, the questions remain. How do we prioritize one type of grassland over another or a grassland in one location over a similar grassland somewhere else? How do we choose where to invest our limited resources? Recognizing the importance and potential consequences of these questions, the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative took the first steps in 2021 towards developing a science-based framework to guide these decisions. (3 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643148526264-CZC1HUACD2VT3W67FTUZ/Cumberland+4.png 2021 Annual Report - Yellow flowers blooming among grasses in an open woodland community. Story in caption. Southeastern grasslands can be found across a wide variety of ecoregions. These ecoregions and the grasslands they encompass vary greatly. Because of this, different prioritization processes will need to be applied to each one. Rather than attempting to tackle all Southeastern grasslands with a single framework or strategic plan, we focused our attention first on the Cumberland Plateau. (4 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642112935438-LRF7F7ZJMEBK1M0MMGVZ/Cumberland+5.png 2021 Annual Report - Yellow flowers edging a glade. Story in caption. During 2021 we conducted an extensive assessment of what is currently known about the Cumberland Plateau’s grasslands and what is needed to address its conservation concerns. The Cumberland Plateau covers approximately 10-million acres of parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Historical records suggest that grassland ecosystems, including pine-oak savannas, small prairies, meadows, glades, and open grassy woodlands, were once much more common in this area than have been previously recognized. Yet, these grassland ecosystems have been managed almost as an afterthought, if that, and for more than a century closed canopy forests have encroached onto and overtaken many of them. These forests have been in place for so long most people assume they’ve always been there. (5 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642112937464-YIQRKBUC2S1I72789JPR/Cumberland+6.png 2021 Annual Report - 2 SGI staff members taking notes on a plant. Story in the caption. The reduction of and loss of these grasslands has important implications. Not only do the grassland ecosystems contain numerous rare or declining plant species, but our literature review also identified 56 at-risk species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians associated with grassland habitats on the Cumberland Plateau. That list doesn’t include any at-risk species of butterflies, bees, grasshoppers, millipedes, land snails, or other invertebrate animals that may be found in those habitats, much less any fungi or microorganisms. (6 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643148526360-5A447WNJT0NTRPWEGMNO/Cumberland+7.png 2021 Annual Report - Leonard’s skipper on a blazing star. Story in caption. Not included in the literature review is a 2021 discovery of a previously unknown population of Leonard’s skipper. We discovered the newly documented population of Leonard’s skipper during one of our other on-the-ground projects taking place on the Plateau. This species is considered imperiled or vulnerable in Kentucky and Tennessee. In addition, other researchers in the area recently discovered the rattlesnake-master borer moth, which some have proposed should be federally endangered. These recent observations suggest there are more cool discoveries to be made in Plateau grasslands, especially in regards to insects and other invertebrates. ( 7 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642112938781-GH3G4DOQH86DBO2SBFFH/Cumberland+8.png 2021 Annual Report - Red-cockaded woodpecker on a tree. Story in caption. The importance of grassland ecosystems to preserving and conserving at-risk and declining species cannot be overstated. For example, based on the literature review, 20 out of 40 rare plant species that need open wet grasslands have disappeared completely from the Tennessee portion of the Plateau in the past 30 years. More than just plants are disappearing too. The federally threatened red-cockaded woodpecker, a savanna-dependent species, also disappeared from the Tennessee portion of the Plateau during the same time period. What will the next 30 years bring if we do nothing? (8 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642112939317-MSM73KWEIOIKZKNPHRPZ/Cumberland+9.png 2021 Annual Report - Grassland with pink flowers in foreground. Story in caption. As part of our comprehensive assessment, we identified common management strategies, such as the use of focal species, guilds, and community-level conservation to avoid the complexities of a species-by-species approach. We also offered broad suggestions as to how applying those management strategies at different scales might work for some of the at-risk vertebrate species identified. In addition, we created a list of data gaps and scientific research needs. Future scientific research into these areas will provide us with a much stronger and richer understanding of these complex ecosystems and how to protect, restore, and manage them. (9 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643148528425-4DU7TJ5KSYDLALAZ384J/Cumberland+10.png 2021 Annual Report - Meadow with yellow and blue flowers. Story in caption. Our assessment provides valuable background information, but it is only the first step. Now we need to develop a full conservation plan with mapped priority areas that can be applied on the ground and can help answer those difficult questions about where to focus our limited resources. That’s not a project the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative can tackle on its own. (10 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1643148528779-4MFP4E5QZISDMXHVRK8T/Cumberland+11.png 2021 Annual Report - SGI staff member working in field of yellow flowers. Story in caption. The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative can spearhead efforts to create regional management and prioritization strategies for the grasslands of the Cumberland Plateau, but for those efforts to be successful we need to be joined by major conservation stakeholders in the region, including appropriate state and federal agencies in each of the four states and numerous other organizations, university researchers, and individuals. It has to be a team effort with all of the relevant stakeholders involved. (11 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642112943235-1QWAGS1298MRKWEP4POW/Cumberland+12.png 2021 Annual Report - Sunset over a grassland on the Cumberland Plateau. Story in the caption. Building that team of stakeholders and collaborators with whom we can develop a concrete strategy and framework for prioritizing and managing the Cumberland Plateau’s grassland ecosystems is the next step in this process. It is one of the things that we plan to focus on as we move into 2022. This process can then be used as a model for developing similar strategies and frameworks for grassland management and conservation in each ecoregion across our 24-state focal region. (12 of 12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d0e0bfdc-7c27-4fae-a27a-310c6af41559/Horizon+7.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/a08ac535-6887-4f38-858a-2870802195b9/Horizon+5.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2d131e5b-0cd0-4c06-84c8-5ede2319052a/Horizon+6.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/17cf0f2e-ea35-4dff-99ba-d3cfdbb51c68/Horizon+3.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d19518c7-80a0-4dbe-9abc-5467015262fe/Horizon+2.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/358133d4-edb4-4022-b1c2-bd2f16abd16b/Horizon+4.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/3bd5e654-68be-4da7-9c9b-e7a10c304d06/Horizon+1.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0b7a7968-7c21-4688-b48f-30d19a02533b/Finance.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1101285c-0c6a-4bfe-99d1-ef32121924b3/finance+2.jpg 2021 Annual Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195079967-7EBMA5KSWA49NHGP7YFZ/01_Cooper.png 2021 Annual Report - Cooper Breeden, Plant Conservation Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195080430-QIUD31XGU1RI6HMGIECB/02_Mason.png 2021 Annual Report - Mason Brock, Botanist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195080571-ZLJSXUSPTX1T77V0JW09/03_Jennifer.png 2021 Annual Report - Jennifer Ceska, Co-Supervisor of Georgia Grasslands Coordinator * https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195080999-YBWEZO6V08SFDT181MH9/04_Marcello.png 2021 Annual Report - Marcello De Vitis, Ph.D., Director of Seeds of Success - Southeast * https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195081122-3V5II6ZDU35FEJYAMCPH/05_Dwayne.png 2021 Annual Report - Dwayne Estes, Ph.D., Executive Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195081577-UMC1YIPIY75DHMKWOIU3/06_Jeremy.png 2021 Annual Report - Jeremy French, Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642195081735-YDRXMP4U2T5AF6EUEJLM/07_Devan.png 2021 Annual Report - Devan Gearhart, Administrative Assistant &amp; 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Ways to Support https://www.segrasslands.org/community-engagement-program-about daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/61e1aa5e-afac-4488-8311-a20b363bd6d1/Volunteer+Banner_SGI+website.jpg About - SGI Community Engagement Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/19cad9af-d4bb-42ef-950d-374a3f267a65/Community+Engagement+Staff+Group+PIc_Staff+Retreat+2026.png About - SGI Community Engagement Program - Make it stand out Our Community Engagement team, from left to right: Jodi Morgan, Laura Hunt, Lindsey White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f326749c-6db0-4784-aa40-72b7400d75eb/Heritage%2B5_Laura+and+Volunteer.webp About - SGI Community Engagement Program - Make it stand out Volunteer Coordinator Laura Hunt at a volunteer field day event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1572618797196-WSKWBSDS9D9BFZPUCJ0W/workday+icon.png About - SGI Community Engagement Program - Get Involved in Community-Based Conservation SGI offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities for community members who want to make a difference in biodiversity conservation—whether that means getting your hands dirty in the field or lending a hand in the seed lab. Scroll down to learn more about volunteer events! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f326749c-6db0-4784-aa40-72b7400d75eb/image-asset.webp About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteer Coordinator Laura Hunt and volunteer at Dunbar Cave Grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1565282457972-WZQTC4W5FQA740DBEBSN/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Youth volunteers at our inaugural Dunbar Cave grassland volunteer day. Photo by Amanda Blount. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/db79c7ba-caa3-448d-932a-c0fd994a0b5c/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Jessica Bulling volunteering with SGI to remove invasive species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/27ea01ab-0569-4dff-a2cb-c4e9e0eeb641/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Darla Adams, SGI Volunteer, at the Native Plant Teaching and Research Garden at the APSU Sundquist Science Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1572618797196-WSKWBSDS9D9BFZPUCJ0W/image-asset.png About - SGI Community Engagement Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1564769809116-U7N3UU6X4XUS9WN4RS3Q/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Dwayne speaking with volunteers at SGI’s first APSU workshop at Baker Prairie in Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1560520534793-S7SGY0VY001LB64QS62U/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Executive Director Dwayne Estes with an SGI volunteer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1549384618794-MLQ0KX6WFUG6CDEKTOPD/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Seed heads of Monarda firstulosa (Beebalm). Photo by Rebecca Johnson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1549384508711-5GPCWISRRM54GGP6LK8N/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Margie Hunter volunteering with SGI during a seed collection day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340315223-KYU2U10T479TVAQWBWI0/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340314346-7HY1SRVN4D0LM6NW4N01/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program A volunteer using iNaturalist to help with Community Science projects! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340311530-YBFKC78C3GWQ07TIE4TF/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Plant specimens in a plant press for the APSU herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d84037a5-6c32-40f4-9174-2d7a2241b3f2/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteer Coordinator Laura Hunt at a volunteer event at Google Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/b446cb01-e7f2-4525-820d-8c3e0945e8f5/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteer Linda Sensing and SGI staff at the formation of our seed cleaning program. This program has consistently offered seed cleaning volunteer opportunities since 2020! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1663170637537-YT91RZ2DF75HAZG0JY5H/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923697184-EOVPI7G3F611WQ62BL8T/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program SGI Tribal Liaison Corlee Thomas-Hill joining a volunteer seed collecting event. Photo by Corlee Thomas-Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031244897-OQ3CSX9LZTO6DWNTG2IP/Group+Photo+action+shot+in+Field.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteers at our inaugural volunteer event at Dunbar Cave Grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031251193-TZXPIVNK6FIA1A774ET0/Group+Photo+in+Prairie+Silly.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteers at a native plant workshop at Dunbar Cave grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031249298-5TSH3Q6M41DKAEZSQB6B/Group+Photo+Vols+in+Field+serious.JPEG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Weed Wrangle at Dunbar Cave Grasslands in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031252784-UCNVR946R6DKYXZ0AH2L/Group+Photo+Vols+in+Field+Silly.JPEG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteers at a Dunbar Cave Weed Wrangle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031440081-CZXJ1MKI3O75KXU0WI0J/Seed+Lab+Vols+with+seed+cleaning+equipment.JPEG About - SGI Community Engagement Program SGI volunteers Roger Stewart, Matt Cook, Doyle Clark, Adrienne de la Cruz, and Mark Yost helping to build seed cleaning equipment at SGI headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031254822-H3UO2Z4LI2HJHHGOS7US/Group+Photo+Vols+under+Trees.JPEG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Volunteers from our 2022 Weed Wrangle event at Dunbar Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031440260-EHKU09CDRSZI5ZJ0T43V/Seed+Lab+Volunteers+working.JPEG About - SGI Community Engagement Program SGI volunteers putting together seed cleaning equipment at SGI headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031253979-Q1XBNJER41R5M7WPO86S/Group+Photo+Volunteers.jpg About - SGI Community Engagement Program Guthrie Prairie volunteer day with SGI & APSU volunteers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031450596-J8UDQUHOSBPKBN70JDCB/Vol+Weed+Wrangle+group+shot.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031269108-34OKASZFZD8AQL221JZZ/Harvesting+seeds+with+APSU+at+Google+Prairie+%2885%29.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Google employees harvesting seeds at Google Prairie during an SGI seed event. PC: Google. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031459670-TI54ZIZZANDD5HSALT27/Vol+with+Weed+Wrench+and+seed+bucket.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Guthrie Prairie volunteer holding a weed wrench! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031264293-LUE30CDTIUK1IKL5JAQX/Harvesting+seeds+with+APSU+at+Google+Prairie+%28119%29.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Trio of SGI volunteers in 2019 - Jessica - Roger - Sue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031461932-S718ZGWE5TQZJ0ZIBGOR/Vols+and+silly+youth+under+trees.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Boy scout troop volunteering with SGI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031899671-ZADNKXDU4D9L2OV0QCCL/Weed+Wrangle+Vol+Group+shot.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031475088-22CXSUCUQHVFN14DUD6Q/Vols+and+Youth+group+shot+under+trees.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Boy scout troop volunteering with SGI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031481364-68D148W7MNXW75ULULAS/Vols+wrangling+weeds+under+tree.JPG About - SGI Community Engagement Program Ranger Adam of Dunbar Cave with volunteers at our 2019 Weed Wrangle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1533340321504-5EUGCL7VKXWNYQ9AMF9B/image-asset.png About - SGI Community Engagement Program Grassland volunteers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755031471076-K2YET7SFA8DJJZW9F1DP/image-asset.jpeg About - SGI Community Engagement Program SGI Volunteers on a tour of Roundstone Native Seed, LLC. 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Our expertise spans conservation, history, mapping, biology, botany, and ecology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/f0034429-ca82-4d79-a0e0-b82ad8bccd93/Yellow+Crested+Orchid_Brittney+Georgic.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About - Expertise SGI’s Grasslands Research Program specializes in grassland ecology, species descriptions, grassland classifications, grassland quality assessment, and grassland mapping. Our collaborating research institutions and partners bring additional areas of expertise to our work to understand and protect grassland biodiversity. They include experts on grassland birds, insects, and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and water quality enhancement, that southeastern grasslands provide. Photo Crested Fringed Orchid (Platanthera cristata). PC: Brittney Georgic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195926845-6USXXIGEI3N2NZUCPNUM/Bog+Plot+Sampling_Quentin+Miller.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI Southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick leading vegetation monitoring in a bog in Marion County, Tennessee. The dominant plant around the boat is the rare Horsetail Spikerush (Eleocharis equisetoides), known to persist in Tennessee only at this site. Photo by Quentin Miller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196540041-XME6AWD942T53AWXW594/Helianthus+occidentalis+plantagineus.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Plantain-leaf Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. plantagineus) was collected from a rare hill prairie remnant in the Arkansas Valley Ecoregion. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196013234-DEU91K2F2PTCFJZXALWY/Limestone+Prairie_Idabel+OK_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Snow-on-the-Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) and Bottlebrush Blazing-star (Liatris punctata var. mucronata) in a high-quality remnant of a rare Limestone Prairie in the Red River Valley near Idabel, Oklahoma. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202588434-QTJAPWY0H3HZ4WY20UTR/Grasslandia+West+using+iNat_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s western field team using iNaturalist to document the occurrence of Oneflower Hawthorn (Crataegus uniflora) in a rare sand grassland in the Ozark Highlands. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196184441-R3ZB47KUUVHUSMQIYCTX/Alaina+with+Myriopteris+alabamensis_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak documenting a population of Alabama lip fern (Myriopteris alabamensis) on a cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196012249-JNFSX5B0UPHHH8IFJJQ8/Nematylis+nuttallii_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Nuttall’s Pleatleaf (Nemastylis nuttallii), a species of conservation concern, in a rare remnant oak savanna with a 100-year prescribed fire history at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in central Arkansas. The flowers open rapidly in the evening, over the course of several minutes, and are wilted within an hour or two. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196016947-ARIEC4BOU7DNF0PCS7PZ/Ozark+Sand+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Rare remnant of an undescribed and globally rare Ozark Sand Grassland. This grassland type is known only from a small part of Izard County Arkansas in valleys of south-flowing tributaries of the White River. It supports many rare and uncommon plant species and the Ozark Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius ozarkensis), a globally rare subspecies known only from the southern third of Izard County and nowhere else on Earth. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196064299-4VE9U64FMV2WENZAEI5E/Diana+Fritillary_Male_Frog+Valley_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About A male Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana), a butterfly of global conservation concern, in a restored and fire-managed shale barrens and woodland complex in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196016248-0VQEEFZV9XED9L18XSID/Polygala+lutea_Greenwood+Plantation_GA_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About A specimen of the wonderfully named Bog Cheeto or Red-hot-poker (Senega lutea) in a high-quality Longleaf Pine Savanna at the Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hill Region of southern Georgia. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195945387-B3DJY5MJVUO0YS5NJNXX/Zach+surveying+bog+at+Cumberland+Gap_Krakowiak.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI's Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick exploring a small bog at the base of a cliff deep in the backcountry of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196157693-V3FB6N5K0QRDXP9J6YWJ/Alaina+with+Juniperus+virginiana+core_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak coring an Eastern red cedar tree (Juniperus virginiana) that is nearly 200 years old. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196578572-HL0O443NC5WO8765SUNV/Veratrum+virginicum.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Virginia Bunchflower (Melanthium virginicum) was collected from a rare seasonally-wet shale savanna in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196065531-A549JGL2819G98D8LBMY/Jared+with+Prairie+Kingsnake+in+AR_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Eastern Region Biologist Jared Gorrell with a Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) in a fire-maintained woodland in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196022009-PUOUO4LAIRQ5VI50YQ5W/Post+Oak+Woodland+Reference+Site_AR_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About A reference quality Ouachita Mountain Dry Sandstone Woodland at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in central Arkansas. This site, with a 100-year prescribed fire history and highly diverse plant community, can be used to assess the quality and restoration progress of other sites across the region. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198326678-R711W0TNZHSAVG87RQL8/Spiranthes+ochroleuca_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes ochroleuca) in a powerline right-of-way at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This is one of many species of sun-loving savanna and open woodland plants hanging on in open rights-of-way after surrounding woodlands have become too dense to support them. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196022928-D67XLYPE1PKSNPC9TKTU/Seepage+Prairie_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About A rare groundwater seep within a remnant Tallgrass Prairie. This rare combination of conditions supports several species of conservation concern including Small-headed Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum). Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196188509-5A4TKRPVNAPLZ2ZWFV4Q/Alaina+on+cliff+ledge+at+Cumberland+Gap_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak standing on a narrow ledge on cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, where she surveyed for rare plant species by rappelling. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198306120-SJ0GQJHOROMIOJYEFFGG/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+1_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196577609-RKZQ8G8B9GPHBHKTG9VZ/Thelesperma+filifolium.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Greethread (Thelesperma filifolium) was collected from a remnant shale barrens in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196023859-TSHQYTLPZCKZIEF8LQXJ/Calopogon+tuberosus_Greenwood+Plantation_GA_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Grass-pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus) in a high-quality Longleaf Pine Savanna at the Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hill Region of southern Georgia. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198458391-OBIF5P0V7RYWBMTKT5HU/Zach+Irick+and+Ben+Benton+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick (center) and volunteer Ben Benton (foreground) conducting surveys of riverscour habitats along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196029855-KYZYEFZF6BYA7TUCPAS1/Erin+with+Salix+humilis+in+Fredericksburg%2C+VA_Krakowiak.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About Restoration technician Erin Gamst documenting prairie willow (Salix humilis) while sampling a vegetation plot in a degraded grassland remnant at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Photo by Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196541227-IIIOFFONDK7XBXTSX54M/Penstemon+cobaea.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of of Showy Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) was collected from a high-quality Blackland Prairie remnant in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Southwest Arkansas. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196009526-T82JRCPE1UI4JI62156K/Eriocaulon+koernickianum+1_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Specimen of the globally rare Small-headed Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum) in a seepage wetland within a high-quality remnant tallgrass prairie in the Arkansas Valley of central Arkansas. This population represents a previously unknown site for this species and the third known from this rare habitat type. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198450592-0QRQTEQ23HCKV6DXOHC6/South+Fourche+Specimen+Haul_Todd+Crabtree.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI Chief Conservation Officer Theo Witsell and Executive Director Dwayne Estes with a large haul of plant specimens from riverscour habitats on the South Fourche LaFave River in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Todd Crabtree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202599454-XIOWDH8220O997GOU6O8/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+1_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in an old-growth post oak savanna/woodland complex at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196547879-Z2C7AZ2W83YFEW4MS731/Polytaenia+nuttallii.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Prairie Parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii) from a remnant shale barrens in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762385783295-DOR2DK850VI3FRPFCA4I/Zach+at+Dulaney+Bog+in+NC_Oct+2019_WITSELL.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick monitoring a population of the federally listed endangered Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila) at Dulaney Bog in North Carolina. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198300552-JCASPFYS35XV8HZ8MMZX/Adam+Dattilo+in+Sandstone+Glade_Laurel+Snow+Natural+Area_TN_Witsell.jpeg Grasslands Research Program_About Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Adam Dattilo sampling a Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade and Barrens community in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way at Laurel Snow State Natural Area in Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198299504-5OQ1G2K1MY1E9JNMGP9J/Brittney+Georgic+in+Powerline+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI Field Technician Brittney Georgic sampling remnant grassland vegetation in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198313181-71NA69Z7IKO4IG16IAMD/Brittney+Georgic_TVA+Powerline_Witsell.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI Field Technician Brittney Georgic inspecting a population of Appalachian Milkwort (Senega curtissii) in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way on Bledsoe State Forest in Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196595850-AGTYODUWJBMGBEYH8X79/Veronicastrum+virginicum.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) was collected from a pine-oak woodland in the Ozark Highlands. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196594923-BKBYAXEZIUYMHZP9CK1Z/Zach+at+APSU+Clematis+Garden_Sept+2019_WITSELL.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick in SGI’s Leatherflower (Clematis) Research Garden at Austin Peay State Univeristy. The garden allows ex situ cultivation of more than 75 different accessions of leatherflowers from across the Southeast. Ongoing research on the genus by SGI staff and partners has already resulted in the description of several new species from southeastern grasslands, with several more to come. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198318943-XIHA8E034ZVD801JYDQD/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+4_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198433680-S5XO3JWKJI0HSUBH21HY/Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour+2_Virginia+McDaniel.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson sampling a high-quality riverscour barrens community on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Virginia McDaniel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202602205-EDQAJFKJ4QPESQLKYDCE/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+2_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in an old-growth post oak savanna/woodland complex at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198419301-NCNSPKQWNOUSAWLIBZ4O/Conradina+verticillata_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata) growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This species is listed as Threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and is found only in riverscour habitat on the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198323935-3DW8F7TSYHD9GPOUEQX7/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+6_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202597645-H8Y2MA4FDLC7TESJ2RJB/Vero+Tessier+with+Trifolium+reflexum_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Eastern Region Ecologist Vero Tessier documenting an occurrence of Buffalo Clover (Trifolium reflexum) in a restored pine-oak woodland in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196604365-MU9LXAIR8F4NI84FCGNO/Cotinus+obovata_Witsell.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus) was collected from dolomite glades and barrens in the White River Hills Ecoregion of the Ozarks, near the Arkansas-Missouri border. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198437317-Y08J3G41CMWNQ73A13O1/Good+Scour+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About High-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198325641-KJCEFXLJGRBGFLPIRKBF/Platanthera+ciliaris_+Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Yellow-fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) growing in a grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198440528-GOKZ8EZJ3XJ6V1G04QJ2/Marshallia+pulchra_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Beautiful Barbara’s-buttons (Marshallia pulchra), a globally-rare plant listed as Endangered in both Kentucky and Tennessee, growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198444698-41QMHL4EN4CZ4QY7UHBX/Virginia+McDaniel+and+Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour_Ben+Thesing.JPG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson (right) and volunteer Virginia McDaniel (left) sampling an excellent-quality riverscour barrens on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Ben Thesing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198327730-5LMQ8OO7TWOM3XDWH56V/zigzag+bladderwort+3_Witsell.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About Zigzag Bladderwort (Utricularia subulata) in a seep in a powerline right-of-way at North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee. This carnivorous plant is one of many species of sun-loving savanna and open woodland plants hanging on in open rights-of-way after surrounding woodlands have become too dense to support them. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202582465-ZJWDDZTCQW6M6R006RKM/Grasslandia+West+at+Plant+ID+Class_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI field staff in a plant identification training at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198330960-F1WER8O9YNBG2T5NFAMC/Adam+Dattilo+in+Powerline+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Adam Dattilo sampling grassland flora in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202594108-7KD8DL30O6RW1Y0R589V/Grasslandia+West+in+Saline+Barrens_Witsell.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s western field team sampling the plant community in a high-quality saline barrens and savanna complex at Kingsland Prairie Natural Area in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198461257-Q1293ODS829SZP8VLUQK/Zach+Irick+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick cooling off while traversing the narrow gorge of the Clear Fork River during riverscour surveys of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Portions of the gorge are lined with cliffs or house-sized boulders making the river channel the safest path. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202592889-TI4OKPCUID6WLKT09G33/Vero+Tessier+and+Chip+Morgan_Flying+Drone_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Eastern Region Ecologist Vero Tessier and GIS Analyst Chip Morgan flying a drone to document and map grasslands. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198485550-STLZ1F2JPW9YV0YK4OAP/Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour+1_Virginia+McDaniel.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson sampling a high-quality riverscour barrens community on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Virginia McDaniel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198471868-SEZFYB9E2BS007NPXCGT/Zach+Irick+with+Spiraea+virginiana_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick with a large population of Virginia Sweetspire (Spiraea virginiana), growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This species is listed as Threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and is found only in riverscour habitat. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198221803-ULUAPEPP2TV7PZK5OC4B/Solidago+racemosa_Witsell.jpg Grasslands Research Program_About Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Sticky Goldenrod (Solidago racemosa) was collected from riverscour barrens in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. Photo: APSC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202603704-KUXE38DBLR88B83XF3XM/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+3_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_About SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in a high-quality seasonally wet prairie remnant at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://www.segrasslands.org/corlee-thomas-hill daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923802120-47BNT85HDE35UAAY3ABV/Cane+stand.jpg Tribal Liaison Staff - Corlee Thomas-Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/30602eec-b7db-4ac6-ba14-ac242b2fac88/Corlee_TH_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Tribal Liaison Staff - Corlee Thomas-Hill https://www.segrasslands.org/katie-smith-easter daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923802120-47BNT85HDE35UAAY3ABV/Cane+stand.jpg Katie Smith-Easter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/488ed23a-63e7-4c36-aa74-57d4bbed690f/Katie+SH_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Katie Smith-Easter https://www.segrasslands.org/chip-morgan daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d7e6dfce-2786-4779-8d35-da66e2dec9e2/SGI+map.png Chip Morgan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2e1d7aca-b808-49a3-9296-07d19b6ca7fe/Chuck+Morgan_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Chip Morgan https://www.segrasslands.org/gabrielle-patterson daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/d7e6dfce-2786-4779-8d35-da66e2dec9e2/SGI+map.png Gabrielle Patterson, Historian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/cabca814-0667-4198-860c-882bfba0d4b7/Gabrielle+Patterson_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Gabrielle Patterson, Historian https://www.segrasslands.org/dwayne-estes-ed daily 0.75 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512272797774-UFCXPYPN6SUTMHFV0JHD/Lane+Cedar+Glade.jpg Dwayne Estes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/efa99c58-a69e-46ee-bad6-d3592e901c9f/Dwayne_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Dwayne Estes https://www.segrasslands.org/theo-witsell-cco daily 0.75 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923740979-QN9115FNPCGRMH35B8U1/Group+of+purple+coneflowers.jpg Devan Gearhart - Technical Clert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/46ec1af5-81ca-4a33-b701-fd319a78a91e/Devan_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Devan Gearhart - Technical Clert https://www.segrasslands.org/melissa-horn daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923740979-QN9115FNPCGRMH35B8U1/Group+of+purple+coneflowers.jpg Melissa Horn - Executive Admin Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6b93ef45-44ec-4a7e-9cb5-89845306cf21/Melissa+Horn_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Melissa Horn - Executive Admin Assistant https://www.segrasslands.org/laura-hunt daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/61e1aa5e-afac-4488-8311-a20b363bd6d1/Volunteer+Banner_SGI+website.jpg Laura Hunt - Volunteer 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512197011629-ZK214CY51TX0T03JS40X/pitcher+plant+bog%2C+turner+co%2C+ga.jpg Ashton Crowe, Seed Collection Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/802ae47a-ba74-4860-a77f-057c828afcf4/Ashton_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Ashton Crowe, Seed Collection Technician https://www.segrasslands.org/alaina-krakowiak daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Alaina Krakowiak, Central Appalachain Grasslands Coordinator + Ecologist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1f710468-001e-46c3-a750-eaaad3f19ae0/Alaina+Krak_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Alaina Krakowiak, Central Appalachain Grasslands Coordinator + Ecologist https://www.segrasslands.org/jordan-coscia daily 0.75 2026-01-14 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Erin Gamst, Field Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/5570e999-05c9-4379-a240-216bad29aaf3/Erin+Gamst_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Erin Gamst, Field Technician https://www.segrasslands.org/hailey-harper daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Hailey Harper, VA Lead Field Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/826d0f4b-71f9-467d-85fc-9ccd3cba9ad4/Haley+Harper_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Hailey Harper, VA Lead Field Technician https://www.segrasslands.org/ryan-stuart daily 0.75 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Ryan Stuart, Field Technician 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Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/ways-to-support-native-plant-materials-program daily 0.75 2025-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/511e8ed1-7f0a-4a2e-a32b-3f424c6fdf9c/Seed+Head+2.JPG Ways to Support SGI's Seed Program https://www.segrasslands.org/grasslands-restoration-program-projects daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538892015712-4BBDN5PXNL646PPXWVAT/Whitetop%2BMt%2BBald%2BVA_Noss.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/e98019fd-435a-460f-9924-02af71b8dd49/NPS+logo.png Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1559068624595-PB4D6Q2431SPRJUDWJQS/I40grassland.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/8769d520-0f2e-48ff-9f60-d160ae618392/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+on+Blazing+Star_BDF_7.26.2025.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Blazing Star at Best Hope Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1754421721022-96IS6ASKP1ME540OGAV5/unsplash-image-xIrlPx0GmBA.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/dadfee8a-21f7-4f9e-9882-774f82b5c53a/Cranberry+Seedlings+in+Greenhouse_Chattanooga+bog_2025_PC+Zach+Irick.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6c5ddac4-a004-4a8e-9c9c-064304124400/Dunbar1.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - 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Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/0eaf1b93-96dc-4f6e-8c4b-b6a8e802fd96/Old+Town+Painting_PC+Nick+Fielder+Drawing+and+Painting.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out PC: Nick Fielder Drawing and Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512278709084-PNP7SGU1B2635D075DCU/Project67.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/37fdb56f-9ed1-48a4-9d1b-108e9b207ba0/Sinking+Creek.jpg Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring Program - Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/ways-to-support-grasslands-restoration-program daily 0.75 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1538892015712-4BBDN5PXNL646PPXWVAT/Whitetop%2BMt%2BBald%2BVA_Noss.jpg Ways to Support SGI's Restoration Program https://www.segrasslands.org/grasslands-research-program-projects daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1512198905410-XB4TAZ074UYLWB2OHM4P/Mammoth+Cave+Hills+barren+%28Logan+co%29.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195926845-6USXXIGEI3N2NZUCPNUM/Bog+Plot+Sampling_Quentin+Miller.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out SGI Southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick leading vegetation monitoring in a bog in Marion County, Tennessee. The dominant plant around the boat is the rare Horsetail Spikerush (Eleocharis equisetoides), known to persist in Tennessee only at this site. PC: Quentin Miller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/486dfd8d-2e3a-4abe-b365-d5596d0635b5/Pedro+Velez_Fernando+Mendoza_Sampling_BHF_PC+Josue+Chevez+Sahona.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Pedro Velez and Fernando Mendoza sampling vegetation and soil at Best Hope Farm prairie (Dickson Co., TN). PC: Josue Chevez-Sahona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195945387-B3DJY5MJVUO0YS5NJNXX/Zach+surveying+bog+at+Cumberland+Gap_Krakowiak.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out SGI's Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick exploring a small bog at the base of a cliff deep in the backcountry of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. PC: Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198419301-NCNSPKQWNOUSAWLIBZ4O/Conradina+verticillata_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata) growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This species is listed as Threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and is found only in riverscour habitat on the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee. PC: Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198444698-41QMHL4EN4CZ4QY7UHBX/Virginia+McDaniel+and+Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour_Ben+Thesing.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson (right) and volunteer Virginia McDaniel (left) sampling an excellent-quality riverscour barrens on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. PC: Ben Thesing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7a1a3113-0702-4311-a27f-66978d5e6a34/Grasslandia_Screenshot_Species+Explorer_2025_Agalinis.png Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Screenshot from the Grasslandia portal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6b73b763-ace9-43ee-8307-71136cc8dbe9/Arkansas+Valley+Seepage+Prairie_Jennifer+Akin.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out This globally rare Arkansas Valley Prairie Seep is an example of an undescribed natural community known from just a few sites in the world. It is totally distinct from surrounding prairies and supports many rare species including several typically found in Coastal Plain pine savannas far to the south. PC: Jennifer Akin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1642463326841-J47K21KVXVV7K8QDE43W/National+Park+Service.png Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/97616348-b0cc-4cfc-9cc7-cc6bb6f1b0f9/stiletto-beaksedge.jpeg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Newly described species Stiletto Beaksedge, Rhynchospora stiletto. PC: Claire Ciafré. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195943327-S0B7B6HBA1PF4H6QT5BY/Zach+at+Dulaney+Bog+in+NC_Oct+2019_WITSELL.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out SGI’s southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick monitoring a population of the federally listed endangered Green Pitcher-plant (Sarracenia oreophila) at Dulaney Bog in North Carolina. PC: Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/839f2f62-9ded-4d5e-850e-556563aefbaa/Person+in+Climate+Dome_Google+Prairie_PC+Laura+Hunt.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Climate domes used in field experiments in SGI managed Google Prairie in Clarksville, TN. PC: Laura Hunt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/2c39df1b-6038-42df-bb4a-df258168d84c/Anything+Prettier+than+Fire_Anchor+Pt_Dickson+Co+TN_10.31.25+Rx+Burn_PC_ELopez.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Photo of the SGI team conducting a prescribed burn at a grassland anchor site in Dickson Co, TN. PC: Eleanor Lopez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198318568-4H012NMQD1Z9FP5J65TC/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+3_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. PC: Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198440528-GOKZ8EZJ3XJ6V1G04QJ2/Marshallia+pulchra_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Beautiful Barbara’s-buttons (Marshallia pulchra), a globally-rare plant listed as Endangered in both Kentucky and Tennessee, growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. PC: Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/6817d1fa-6463-4c86-b277-9de836ea59ac/Schwalbea+americana+from+TN+at+NY.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Herbarium specimen of the endangered grassland-obligate plant American Chaffseed (Schwalbea americana) collected from the Cumberland Plateau Ecoregion by Ferdinand Rugel in 1842. It has not been documented in that ecoregion since, but must have occurred in fire-maintained grasslands. Photo courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/83e7365c-21b1-43cb-b594-1d496ef1b581/Spring+Creek+Bladderpod_PC+V+Tessier_2025_Flowers+up+close.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out A close up of Spring Creek Bladderpod (Paysonia perforata) flowers. PC: Vero Tessier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/fee3b5a1-b4ad-4f18-b821-d3410f06b44e/Sumter+Farms+Map_Broad+Communities_2025.png Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196184441-R3ZB47KUUVHUSMQIYCTX/Alaina+with+Myriopteris+alabamensis_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects - Make it stand out SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak documenting a population of Alabama lip fern (Myriopteris alabamensis) on a cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. PC: Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195926845-6USXXIGEI3N2NZUCPNUM/Bog+Plot+Sampling_Quentin+Miller.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI Southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick leading vegetation monitoring in a bog in Marion County, Tennessee. The dominant plant around the boat is the rare Horsetail Spikerush (Eleocharis equisetoides), known to persist in Tennessee only at this site. Photo by Quentin Miller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196540041-XME6AWD942T53AWXW594/Helianthus+occidentalis+plantagineus.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Plantain-leaf Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. plantagineus) was collected from a rare hill prairie remnant in the Arkansas Valley Ecoregion. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196013234-DEU91K2F2PTCFJZXALWY/Limestone+Prairie_Idabel+OK_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Snow-on-the-Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) and Bottlebrush Blazing-star (Liatris punctata var. mucronata) in a high-quality remnant of a rare Limestone Prairie in the Red River Valley near Idabel, Oklahoma. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202588434-QTJAPWY0H3HZ4WY20UTR/Grasslandia+West+using+iNat_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s western field team using iNaturalist to document the occurrence of Oneflower Hawthorn (Crataegus uniflora) in a rare sand grassland in the Ozark Highlands. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196184441-R3ZB47KUUVHUSMQIYCTX/Alaina+with+Myriopteris+alabamensis_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak documenting a population of Alabama lip fern (Myriopteris alabamensis) on a cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196012249-JNFSX5B0UPHHH8IFJJQ8/Nematylis+nuttallii_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Nuttall’s Pleatleaf (Nemastylis nuttallii), a species of conservation concern, in a rare remnant oak savanna with a 100-year prescribed fire history at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in central Arkansas. The flowers open rapidly in the evening, over the course of several minutes, and are wilted within an hour or two. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196016947-ARIEC4BOU7DNF0PCS7PZ/Ozark+Sand+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Rare remnant of an undescribed and globally rare Ozark Sand Grassland. This grassland type is known only from a small part of Izard County Arkansas in valleys of south-flowing tributaries of the White River. It supports many rare and uncommon plant species and the Ozark Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius ozarkensis), a globally rare subspecies known only from the southern third of Izard County and nowhere else on Earth. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196064299-4VE9U64FMV2WENZAEI5E/Diana+Fritillary_Male_Frog+Valley_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects A male Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana), a butterfly of global conservation concern, in a restored and fire-managed shale barrens and woodland complex in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196016248-0VQEEFZV9XED9L18XSID/Polygala+lutea_Greenwood+Plantation_GA_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects A specimen of the wonderfully named Bog Cheeto or Red-hot-poker (Senega lutea) in a high-quality Longleaf Pine Savanna at the Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hill Region of southern Georgia. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762195945387-B3DJY5MJVUO0YS5NJNXX/Zach+surveying+bog+at+Cumberland+Gap_Krakowiak.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI's Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick exploring a small bog at the base of a cliff deep in the backcountry of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196157693-V3FB6N5K0QRDXP9J6YWJ/Alaina+with+Juniperus+virginiana+core_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak coring an Eastern red cedar tree (Juniperus virginiana) that is nearly 200 years old. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196578572-HL0O443NC5WO8765SUNV/Veratrum+virginicum.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Virginia Bunchflower (Melanthium virginicum) was collected from a rare seasonally-wet shale savanna in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196065531-A549JGL2819G98D8LBMY/Jared+with+Prairie+Kingsnake+in+AR_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Eastern Region Biologist Jared Gorrell with a Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) in a fire-maintained woodland in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196022009-PUOUO4LAIRQ5VI50YQ5W/Post+Oak+Woodland+Reference+Site_AR_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects A reference quality Ouachita Mountain Dry Sandstone Woodland at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in central Arkansas. This site, with a 100-year prescribed fire history and highly diverse plant community, can be used to assess the quality and restoration progress of other sites across the region. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198326678-R711W0TNZHSAVG87RQL8/Spiranthes+ochroleuca_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes ochroleuca) in a powerline right-of-way at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This is one of many species of sun-loving savanna and open woodland plants hanging on in open rights-of-way after surrounding woodlands have become too dense to support them. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196022928-D67XLYPE1PKSNPC9TKTU/Seepage+Prairie_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects A rare groundwater seep within a remnant Tallgrass Prairie. This rare combination of conditions supports several species of conservation concern including Small-headed Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum). Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196188509-5A4TKRPVNAPLZ2ZWFV4Q/Alaina+on+cliff+ledge+at+Cumberland+Gap_Laura+Boggess.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI's Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Alaina Krakowiak standing on a narrow ledge on cliff face at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, where she surveyed for rare plant species by rappelling. Photo by Laura Boggess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198306120-SJ0GQJHOROMIOJYEFFGG/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+1_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196577609-RKZQ8G8B9GPHBHKTG9VZ/Thelesperma+filifolium.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Greethread (Thelesperma filifolium) was collected from a remnant shale barrens in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196023859-TSHQYTLPZCKZIEF8LQXJ/Calopogon+tuberosus_Greenwood+Plantation_GA_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Grass-pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus) in a high-quality Longleaf Pine Savanna at the Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hill Region of southern Georgia. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198458391-OBIF5P0V7RYWBMTKT5HU/Zach+Irick+and+Ben+Benton+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick (center) and volunteer Ben Benton (foreground) conducting surveys of riverscour habitats along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196029855-KYZYEFZF6BYA7TUCPAS1/Erin+with+Salix+humilis+in+Fredericksburg%2C+VA_Krakowiak.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects Restoration technician Erin Gamst documenting prairie willow (Salix humilis) while sampling a vegetation plot in a degraded grassland remnant at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Photo by Alaina Krakowiak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196541227-IIIOFFONDK7XBXTSX54M/Penstemon+cobaea.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of of Showy Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) was collected from a high-quality Blackland Prairie remnant in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Southwest Arkansas. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196009526-T82JRCPE1UI4JI62156K/Eriocaulon+koernickianum+1_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Specimen of the globally rare Small-headed Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum) in a seepage wetland within a high-quality remnant tallgrass prairie in the Arkansas Valley of central Arkansas. This population represents a previously unknown site for this species and the third known from this rare habitat type. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198450592-0QRQTEQ23HCKV6DXOHC6/South+Fourche+Specimen+Haul_Todd+Crabtree.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI Chief Conservation Officer Theo Witsell and Executive Director Dwayne Estes with a large haul of plant specimens from riverscour habitats on the South Fourche LaFave River in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Todd Crabtree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202599454-XIOWDH8220O997GOU6O8/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+1_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in an old-growth post oak savanna/woodland complex at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196547879-Z2C7AZ2W83YFEW4MS731/Polytaenia+nuttallii.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Prairie Parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii) from a remnant shale barrens in the Ouachita Mountains. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762385783295-DOR2DK850VI3FRPFCA4I/Zach+at+Dulaney+Bog+in+NC_Oct+2019_WITSELL.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s southern Appalachian coordinator Zach Irick monitoring a population of the federally listed endangered Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila) at Dulaney Bog in North Carolina. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198300552-JCASPFYS35XV8HZ8MMZX/Adam+Dattilo+in+Sandstone+Glade_Laurel+Snow+Natural+Area_TN_Witsell.jpeg Grasslands Research Program_Projects Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Adam Dattilo sampling a Cumberland Plateau Sandstone Glade and Barrens community in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way at Laurel Snow State Natural Area in Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198299504-5OQ1G2K1MY1E9JNMGP9J/Brittney+Georgic+in+Powerline+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI Field Technician Brittney Georgic sampling remnant grassland vegetation in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198313181-71NA69Z7IKO4IG16IAMD/Brittney+Georgic_TVA+Powerline_Witsell.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI Field Technician Brittney Georgic inspecting a population of Appalachian Milkwort (Senega curtissii) in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way on Bledsoe State Forest in Tennessee. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196595850-AGTYODUWJBMGBEYH8X79/Veronicastrum+virginicum.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) was collected from a pine-oak woodland in the Ozark Highlands. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196594923-BKBYAXEZIUYMHZP9CK1Z/Zach+at+APSU+Clematis+Garden_Sept+2019_WITSELL.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI Southern Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator Zach Irick in SGI’s Leatherflower (Clematis) Research Garden at Austin Peay State Univeristy. The garden allows ex situ cultivation of more than 75 different accessions of leatherflowers from across the Southeast. Ongoing research on the genus by SGI staff and partners has already resulted in the description of several new species from southeastern grasslands, with several more to come. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198318943-XIHA8E034ZVD801JYDQD/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+4_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198433680-S5XO3JWKJI0HSUBH21HY/Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour+2_Virginia+McDaniel.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson sampling a high-quality riverscour barrens community on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Photo by Virginia McDaniel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202602205-EDQAJFKJ4QPESQLKYDCE/Grasslandia+Training+at+Camp+Robinson+2_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI field staff training in vegetation plot sampling in an old-growth post oak savanna/woodland complex at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198419301-NCNSPKQWNOUSAWLIBZ4O/Conradina+verticillata_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata) growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. This species is listed as Threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and is found only in riverscour habitat on the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198323935-3DW8F7TSYHD9GPOUEQX7/Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line+6_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects High-quality grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. This grassland flora represents the natural ground cover of open savannas found historically in this region of the Cumberland Plateau. Today, these natural communities are rare due to impacts from past land use and encroachment by closed forest in the absence of fire and native herbivores. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202597645-H8Y2MA4FDLC7TESJ2RJB/Vero+Tessier+with+Trifolium+reflexum_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Eastern Region Ecologist Vero Tessier documenting an occurrence of Buffalo Clover (Trifolium reflexum) in a restored pine-oak woodland in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762196604365-MU9LXAIR8F4NI84FCGNO/Cotinus+obovata_Witsell.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Herbarium specimens document plant biodiversity at a certain place and time and are an important component of many SGI research projects. This specimen of Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus) was collected from dolomite glades and barrens in the White River Hills Ecoregion of the Ozarks, near the Arkansas-Missouri border. Photo: ANHC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198437317-Y08J3G41CMWNQ73A13O1/Good+Scour+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects High-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198325641-KJCEFXLJGRBGFLPIRKBF/Platanthera+ciliaris_+Hebbertsburg+Road+TVA+Line_29JUL2022_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Yellow-fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) growing in a grassland remnant in a powerline corridor at Cumberland Trail State Park in Cumberland County, TN. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198440528-GOKZ8EZJ3XJ6V1G04QJ2/Marshallia+pulchra_Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Beautiful Barbara’s-buttons (Marshallia pulchra), a globally-rare plant listed as Endangered in both Kentucky and Tennessee, growing in high-quality riverscour barrens along the Clear Fork River within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198444698-41QMHL4EN4CZ4QY7UHBX/Virginia+McDaniel+and+Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour_Ben+Thesing.JPG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson (right) and volunteer Virginia McDaniel (left) sampling an excellent-quality riverscour barrens on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains. Photo by Ben Thesing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198327730-5LMQ8OO7TWOM3XDWH56V/zigzag+bladderwort+3_Witsell.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects Zigzag Bladderwort (Utricularia subulata) in a seep in a powerline right-of-way at North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee. This carnivorous plant is one of many species of sun-loving savanna and open woodland plants hanging on in open rights-of-way after surrounding woodlands have become too dense to support them. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202582465-ZJWDDZTCQW6M6R006RKM/Grasslandia+West+at+Plant+ID+Class_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI field staff in a plant identification training at the Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Central Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198330960-F1WER8O9YNBG2T5NFAMC/Adam+Dattilo+in+Powerline+Grassland_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Adam Dattilo sampling grassland flora in a Tennessee Valley Authority powerline right-of-way. This work was part of a collaborative study by SGI, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202594108-7KD8DL30O6RW1Y0R589V/Grasslandia+West+in+Saline+Barrens_Witsell.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s western field team sampling the plant community in a high-quality saline barrens and savanna complex at Kingsland Prairie Natural Area in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198461257-Q1293ODS829SZP8VLUQK/Zach+Irick+at+Clear+Fork_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Southern Appalachian Grassland Coordinator Zach Irick cooling off while traversing the narrow gorge of the Clear Fork River during riverscour surveys of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Portions of the gorge are lined with cliffs or house-sized boulders making the river channel the safest path. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762202592889-TI4OKPCUID6WLKT09G33/Vero+Tessier+and+Chip+Morgan_Flying+Drone_Witsell.JPEG Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Eastern Region Ecologist Vero Tessier and GIS Analyst Chip Morgan flying a drone to document and map grasslands. Photo by Theo Witsell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1762198485550-STLZ1F2JPW9YV0YK4OAP/Allison+Wilson+in+Maumelle+River+Riverscour+1_Virginia+McDaniel.jpg Grasslands Research Program_Projects SGI’s Western Region Biologist Allison Wilson sampling a high-quality riverscour barrens community on the Maumelle River in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1755098769596-T2NY5S22H9LZ17NVY2PE/seed+collecting+volunteers+w+buckets.JPG About https://www.segrasslands.org/chris-fleming daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Chris Fleming, Director of Project Management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/7f9f9040-3a56-49cc-beb5-565ac1c0c19b/Chris+FlemingHS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Chris Fleming, Director of Project Management https://www.segrasslands.org/holly-l-project-specialist daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Holly L, Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/deb85835-9922-4889-938f-90825032edda/Holly+L_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Kaelyn Bedessem, Boots to Botany Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/90db1a9d-2f82-432d-ad51-1fa721ab2150/Headshot_SGI+Website_Kaelyn+Bedessem.jpg Kaelyn Bedessem, Boots to Botany Technician - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.segrasslands.org/sara-whisler-project-specialist daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Sara Whisler, Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ff822da7-e038-41bf-9206-6e6a67cd9bfc/Headshot_SGI+Website_Sara+Whisler.jpg Sara Whisler, Project Specialist Email: sara.whisler@segrasslands.org https://www.segrasslands.org/sara-whisler-project-specialist-operations daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1753923740979-QN9115FNPCGRMH35B8U1/Group+of+purple+coneflowers.jpg Sara Whisler, Project Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/ff822da7-e038-41bf-9206-6e6a67cd9bfc/Headshot_SGI+Website_Sara+Whisler.jpg Sara Whisler, Project Specialist Email: sara.whisler@segrasslands.org https://www.segrasslands.org/matthew-trotter-restoration-technician daily 0.75 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Matthew Trotter, Restoration Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/07330bd7-b7fb-4a13-a4a3-621e83ee0893/Matthew+Trotter_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Matthew Trotter, Restoration Technician 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daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Holly Spinden, Seasonal Restoration Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/9ff23a57-538c-4352-8554-bfb8df57f019/Holly+Spinden_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Holly Spinden, Seasonal Restoration Technician https://www.segrasslands.org/jon-casado daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/1607415901076-H5BAL5GTCC55AZ6MHO39/Bridgestone%2BFirestone%2Bfire_Harper.jpg Jon Casado, Restoration Technician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f8362b15d5dbde5a0c3003/87038b8d-056f-427b-bf91-bec17df9e0e1/Jon+Casado_HS_Staff+Retreat+2026.png Jon Casado, Restoration Technician https://www.segrasslands.org/caroline-crews daily 0.75 2025-12-11 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