In the early 1800s there were nearly 2.1 million acres of prairie in Wisconsin, most of it in the southwestern portion of the state. Much of the prairie was lost to agriculture and some was lost to early settlers’ control of natural fires. Today, only 2000 acres of high-quality prairie remain across the state, and only a few remnants exist in the Kickapoo River watershed.
Publications
Prairie Primer by Stan Nichols, Lynn Entine, and Evelyn Howell, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Publishing, 1996.
Tallgrass Prairie of the Upper Midwest by Walter Mirk, The Prairie Enthusiasts, 1997.
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide by Doug Ladd, Falcon Publishing, 1995.
Wisconsin’s Natural Communities by Randy Hoffman, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002.
Prairies
In the early 1800s there were nearly 2.1 million acres of prairie in Wisconsin, most of it in the southwestern portion of the state. Much of the prairie was lost to agriculture and some was lost to early settlers’ control of natural fires. Today, only 2000 acres of high-quality prairie remain across the state, and only a few remnants exist in the Kickapoo River watershed.
Publications
Prairie Primer by Stan Nichols, Lynn Entine, and Evelyn Howell, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Publishing, 1996.
Tallgrass Prairie of the Upper Midwest by Walter Mirk, The Prairie Enthusiasts, 1997.
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide by Doug Ladd, Falcon Publishing, 1995.
Wisconsin’s Natural Communities by Randy Hoffman, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002.
Websites and Links
WDNR’s Grassland Communities of Wisconsin, which includes different types of prairies
Wisconsin Native Plant Sources (in PDF format)
Wisconsin Vascular Plant Species
The Prairie Enthusiasts
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Wild Ones