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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
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
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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