Planting methods
Design strategies
Impervious Surfaces
Capitol Region Watershed District and Great River Greening - Impervious Surfaces and Alternatives (Provided in .pdf format)
Throughout the country, existing plant communities are being seriously threatened by invasive plant species. Active management to control invasive plant species is essential to restoring the health of plant communities. Several invasive species are described in the following fact sheets.
Provided in MS word document (.doc) format:
Black Locust
Boxelder
Burdock
Common Buckthorn
Garlic Mustard
Honeysuckle
Leafy Spurge
Poison Ivy
Purple Loosestrife
Reed Canary Grass
Siberian Elm
Spotted Knapweed
Staghorn Sumac
Prairies
Great River Greening helps public and private landowners to restore and manage prairie remnants and reconstructions. Our staff of ecologists, field managers, restoration technicians and landscape designers work with clients to analyze and inventory plant communities, write management, restoration and planting plans, remove exotic and invasive species and manage prairie remnants and plantings. Great River Greening's field staff are trained and licensed to carry out management activities such as chain sawing, herbicide application and prescribed burning.
What Is a Prairie?
Types of Prairies
Prairie Protection
Reconstruction Methods
Prairie Resources
