TJ McClain Keegan Hansen Jake Snodgrass

Project:

Conclusion of Project:

To design and plant six planters in native tall grass prairie.

We successfully planted 7 various plants, includingforbs and wild grasses, with only one mortality.

The goal of this project is to bring back plant life and beauty that may no longer exist in Northwest Arkansas. Also, educate others and allow them to become aware of what was once present in Northwest Arkansas

The plants we used are: Baptista sphaerocarpa Solidago rigida Aster paludosus Schizachyrium scoparium Silphium perfoliatum Manfreda virginica Vernonia arkansana

The planters are located along the scenic trail, behind the NWACC campus.

We obtained our plants through NWACC from the Pine Ridge Gardens.

Through the course of the semester we maintained and planted 7 plants in planter box 5.

Site MapLat. 36.36 Long.94.17

Yellow wild Indigo

2 to 3 feet

May – June

Low maintenance

Goldenrod

3 to 5 feet

August – September

Medium maintenance

Tennessee Aster

24 to 36 inches

Late summer – early fall

Color: lavender / blue

Little bluestem

2 to 4 feet

August - February

Low maintenance

Cup plant

4 to 8 feet

July – September

Low maintenance

False aloe

3 to 6 feet

July – October

Low maintenance

Great Ironweed

2 to 6 feet

Late summer – early fall

Ozark Ironweed / Curlytop Ironweed

While we cannot give accurate results if our plants will bloom as we planned, they're looking much healthier than

when we first planted them.

We are very optimistic that our plants will continue to thrive in the natural

environment. We also hope to provide future students with a healthy, living

laboratory!

We feel that this project taught us a lot about plant biology in a hands on and

fun way.

This project will help the community by making it more pleasant and

allowing others to learn more about what was once present in this area of

Northwest Arkansas.

Diane Phillips

Wilma Hinterthuer

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/great_ironweed.htm

http://www.mobot.org http://www.sunlightgardens.com

This semester we focused on learning about tall grass prairie and savannah restoration, including how to prepare planter boxes, transplant tall grass prairie plants for establishment, and, in addition, document all species observed in the nature area.