by Anna McAtee | Apr 15, 2025 | News
Trout Hollow Hill Prairie in Monroe County is one of Illinois’ last remaining hill prairies. Hill prairies are found on steep, rocky bluffs where native prairie grasses and wildflowers thrive in full sun. Without active stewardship and periodic prescribed fire,...
by Mary Vandevord | Nov 25, 2024 | News
With less than 1% of Illinois’ original prairies left, sand prairies (prairies growing on sandy soils) are rare and important habitats. The sand prairies of southern Illinois are so rare and neglected that the remaining ones need extensive habitat enhancement and...
by Mary Vandevord | Sep 4, 2024 | News
One of the rarest prairies in Illinois has been saved today. Named the Prairie State, Illinois has lost almost all of its prairies, with less than one percent remaining. Once widespread throughout Illinois, most of the state’s prairies have been transformed into...
