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Planting Histories in Chronological Order

  • Planting 1 - 1987 - Pasque Flower - Rolling Prairie Thunder Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 2 - 1987 - Upper - Bluestem Bottoms Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2015
  • Planting 3 – 1987 – Southwest – Main Unit – AES – No Report
  • Planting 4 – 1988 – West Central – Main Unit – AES – No Report
  • Planting 5 - 1990 - Ridge - Prairie Potholes and Coneflower Units - Crew- B Kleiman - Updated 2014
  • Planting 6 – 1991 – Indian Grass – Main and Prairie Potholes Units – Crew – No Report
  • Planting 7 - 1991 - Main - Main Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2006
  • Planting 8 – 1992 – Potholes – Prairie Potholes Unit – Crew – No Report
  • Planting 9 - 1992 - Entrance - Coneflower Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2002
  • Planting 10 – 1992 – Fields – West Heinkel Savanna Unit – Crew – No Report
  • Planting 11 - 1993 - Northwest Field - Clear Creek South Unit - Previous Landowner - B Kleiman -  Updated 1998
  • Planting 12 - 1993 - Southwest Field - Clear Creek South Unit - Previous Landowner - B Kleiman
  • Planting 13 - 1994 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 14 - 1994 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman and A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 15 - 1994 - Lower - Bluestem Bottoms Unit - Crew - B Kleiman -  Updated 1999
  • Planting 16 - 1994 - Wetland - Schafer Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 1999
  • Planting 17 – 1994 – Center Field – Clear Creek South Unit – PPSOC – No Report
  • Planting 18 - 1993 - Southeast Field - Clear Creek South Unit - Previous Landowner - B Kleiman Updated 1996
  • Planting 19 - 1995 - Field - East Heinkel Savanna Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2015
  • Planting 20 - 1996-1998 - A&B Naylor Road - West Heinkel Savanna Unit - J Stacy - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 21 - 1998 - Stone Barn Roadside Ditch - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - T Mitchell - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 22 - 1998 - Inside Fence - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 23 - 1998 - North Strip East Upland - Meiners Wetland Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2015
  • Planting 24 - 1998 - Northwest - Hotchkiss Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 25 - 1998 - Center Field - Clear Creek South Unit - PPSOC - B Kleiman - Updated 1998
  • Planting 26 - 1998 - Barn Hilltop Circle - Yellow House Site - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 27 - 1999 - Potholes - Schafer Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 28 - 1999 - Hog Barn Site - Schafer Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 29 - 1999 - Northeast Corner East Upland - Meiners Wetland Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 30 - 1999 - Northwest Strip West Upland - Meiners Wetland Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2013
  • Planting 31 - 1999 - Grass - Nichols Tract - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 32 - 1999 - Southwest - Hotchkiss Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 33 - 1999 - Triangle Field - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2005
  • Planting 34 - 1999 - Cove Field - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 35 - 1999 - Barn Hillside - Yellow House Site - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 36 - 1999 - Barnyard - Yellow House Site - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 37 – 1999 – Shabbona Savanna– Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit – Crew – B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 38 - 1999 - Big Woods - Big Woods Unit - H&B Hartman - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 39 - 1999 - Naylor Road Woods - West Heinkel Savanna Unit - J Stacy - B Kleiman
  • Planting 40 - 1999 - Overgrown Prairie Pasture Woods - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 41 - 1999 - Two Re-Sculpted Gravel Pits - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 42 - 1999 - Eurasian Weed Areas around Remnants - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleima
  • Planting 43 - 1999 - Experimental Area along Lowden Road - Hotchkiss Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 44 - 1999 - Visitor Entrance on Lowden Road Slope - Coneflower Unit - J Stacy - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 45 - 2001 - Southeast - Hotchkiss Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 46 - 2000 - West Uplands 2 - Meiners Wetland Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2013
  • Planting 47 - 2000 - Roadside Entrance - Schafer Prairie Unit - T Mitchell - B Kleiman - Updated 2001
  • Planting 48 - 2001 - Northwest Corner - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2005
  • Planting 49 - 2001 - Naylor Road Neck between Trees - West Heinkel Savanna Unit - No Report
  • Planting 50 - 2001 - South End East Upland - Meiners Wetland Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 51 - 2001 - Along Stone Barn Road - Sand Farm Unit - Crew - S Kleiman - Updated 2002
  • Planting 52 - 2001 - West 21 Acres of “I” Field -  Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2002
  • Planting 53 - 2001 - Naylor Road Second Planting of Agricultural Field - West Heinkel Savanna Unit - J Stacy - B Kleiman
  • Planting 54 - 2001 - Pasture First Year - Clear Creek South Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 55 - 2002 - Headquarters Barn Field - Headquarters Site - Crew - B & S Kleiman - Updated 2005
  • Planting 56 - 2002 - Internal Fields - Sand Farm Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2004
  • Planting 57 - 2002 - South Center Field - Thelma Carpenter Prairie Unit - T Mitchell - B Kleiman
  • Planting 58 - 2002 - Naylor Road Final Portion of Agricultural Field - West Heinkel Savanna Unit - J Stacy - M Vieregg - Updated 2004
  • Planting 59 - 2003 - Southwest Field -Thelma Carpenter Prairie Unit - T Mitchell - B Kleiman
  • Planting 60 - 2003 - Logged Areas - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 61 - 2003 - Northeast Triangle Field - Clear Creek South Unit - C&J Hauser - C Hauser- Updated 2008
  • Planting 62 - 2004 - East Field - Hook Larson Prairie Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2007
  • Planting 63 - 2005 - Dropseed Hills Buffer - Clear Creek Knolls East Unit - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2009
  • Planting 64 - 2005 - Overseeding of East 40 Acres - Hook Larson Prairie Unit -Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2005
  • Planting 65 - 2005 - West Portion of the “North Field” - Clear Creek South Unit - C Hauser - Updated 2014
  • Planting 66 - 2006 - Walnut Wash and Wetland - Sand Farm Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Plantings 67 and 68 - 2006 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz and J Stacy - Updated 2009
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Planting 69 - 2006 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 70 - 2006 - Wetland Corridor - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 71 - 2006 - Yard - Bunkhouse Site - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2007
  • Planting 72 - 2007 - South Half of Field South of Naylor Road - Franklin Creek Natural Area - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2008
  • Planting 73 - 2006 - Northwest - Thelma Carpenter Prairie Unit - T Mitchell - No Report
  • Planting 74 - 2006 - 20 Acres North of Sand Farm - Clear Creek Knolls East Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 75 - 2007 - South of Naylor Road - Franklin Creek Natural Area - Crew - B Kleiman - Updated 2008
  • Planting 76 - 2007 - Field West of Creek - Clear Creek South Unit - C Hauser - B Kleiman
  • Planting 77 - 2007 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 78 - 2007 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit  - B Buchholz - Updated 2009
  • Planting 79 - 2007 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - J Stacy and M Scott
  • Planting 80 - 2007 - Clear Creek Knolls 1.6 Acres - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 81 - 2007 - Northeast - Thelma Carpenter Prairie Unit - T Mitchell - No Report
  • Planting 82 - 2008 - Dropseed Hills North -Clear Creek Knolls East Unit - M Vieregg
  • Planting 83 - 2008 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz - Updated 2009
  • Planting 84 - 2008 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - J Stacy - No Report
  • Planting 85 - 2008 - Clear Creek Knolls - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - Crew - C Considine - Updated 2009
  • Planting 86 - 2008 - Holland Prairie - Holland Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine - Updated 2009
  • Planting 87 - 2008 - Sandstone Bluffs - Tellabs Savanna Unit - J Grainger - Updated 2009
  • Planting 88 - 2009 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 89 - 2009 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - K Anderson - No Report
  • Planting 90 - 2009 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - J Stacy - No Report
  • Planting 91 - 2009 - Stone Barn Prairie - Stone Barn Farm Unit - Crew - C Considine
  • Planting 92 - 2009 - Holland Prairie - Holland Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine and M Saxton
  • Planting 93 - 2010 - Headwaters Tract - Franklin Creek Natural Area - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 94 - 2010 - Gobbler Ridge Corner of Flagg and Lowden Roads - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - J Stacy
  • Planting 95 - 2010 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 96 - 2010 - Fame Flower Knob - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 97 - 2010 - Tellabs Prairie East and West - Tellabs Prairie Savanna Unit - Crew - C Considine and K Schmidt
  • Planting 98 - 2010 -  Bunk House Area - Holland Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine and H Baker - Updated 2013
  • Planting 99 - 2011 - Holland Prairie - Holland Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine
  • Planting 100 - 2011 - Bennett Woods Northeast Corner - Bennett Savanna - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 101 - 2011 - Fame Flower Knob - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 102 - 2012 - Fame Flower Knob - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 103 - 2012 - 16 Acres - Holland Prairie Unit - J Stacy - No Report
  • Planting 104 - 2012 - Holland Prairie - Holland Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine
  • Planting 105 - 2012 - Dropseed Hills North - Clear Creek Knolls East Unit - M&J Vieregg
  • Planting 106 - 2012 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 107 - 2013 - Holland Prairie - Holland Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine
  • Planting 108 - 2013 - Redo - Schafer Prairie Unit - Crew - C Considine
  • Planting 109 - 2013 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 110 - 2013 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 111 - 2013 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 112 - 2014 - Seven Knobs Redo - Bluestem Bottoms Unit - Crew - H Baker
  • Planting 113 - 2014 - West Knob of Seven Knobs - Bluestem Bottoms Unit - M&J Vieregg
  • Planting 114 - 2014 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 115 - 2014 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2016
  • Planting 116 - 2015 - Wetlands - Bluestem Bottoms Unit - Crew- C Considine, M Jimenez, and J Henry
  • Planting 117 - 2015 - Senger Tract - Crew - K Elsenbroek
  • Planting 118 -  2015 - East of Dropseed Hills - Clear Creek Knolls East Unit - Crew - K Elsenbroek
  • Planting 119 - 2015 - Little Bluestem Production Area - Orland Prairie - Crew - B Kleiman
  • Planting 120 - 2014 - Sanders Tract – Crew – B Kleiman
  • Planting 121 – 2015 - Gobbler Ridge - Clear Creek Knolls West Unit - B Buchholz
  • Planting 122 - 2016 - Clear Creek Knolls East Unit - Crew - K Baker and C Considine
  • Planting 123 – 2014 – Trap and Release Pasture – Crew – B Kleiman
  • Planting 124 - 2017 - Williams Tract - Crew - N Weickert
  • Planting 125 - 2017 - Visitor Center - Crew - N Weickert
  • Planting 126 - 2017 - Little Bluestem Production Plot - Orland Prairie - Crew - N Weickert
  • Planting 127 – 2018 – Flagg-Lowden Corner – Crew – A Parmiter
  • Planting 128 – 2018 – Meiners Planting – Crew – A Parmiter
  • Planting 129 – 2018 – Bishop South – Crew – A Parmiter​
  • Planting 130 – 2019 – Franklin Creek Natural Area Prairie – Crew – A Contreras
  • Planting 131 – 2019 – Flagg and Carthage Planting – Crew – R Nylin
  • Planting 132 – 2019 – Didier Corner Planting – Crew – A Contreras and T Pellegrini
  • Planting 133 – 2020 – Juanita Williams Unit – Crew – A Scheidel
  • Planting 134 – 2021 – Route 2 MRCP Hill Site – Crew – Matt Nugent
  • Planting 134B — 2021 — Hahnaman Prairie South — Cody Considine
  • Planting 135 – 2021 – DNR FCNA Grist Mill – Crew – Matt Nugent
  • Planting 136 - 2021 - Dot and Doug Wade Prairie Unit - A Meier - Updated 2022
  • ​Planting 137 - 2022 - Juanita & Homer Williams Upland
  • Planting 138 - 2023 - Juanita & Homer Williams
  • ​Planting 139 — 2024 — Holland Savanna — Jacob Churulo
  • Planting 140 — 2024 — FCNA HEL (Highly Erodible Land) Field — Zach Skubiszewski
  • Planting 141 – 2025 – Friends Welcome Prairie – Susan Kleiman

Note that several planting numbers were changed in 2013 so that they would all be in chronological order.

See each unit's page for Restoration records for most of Nachusa's plantings.

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