Friends of Nachusa Grasslands
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    • Commenting Policy
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Parking
    • Directions and Map
    • Visitor Center
    • Pet Policy
    • Public Bison Tours
    • Bison Viewing
    • Hiking >
      • Hiking Guidelines
      • Hiking Destinations
      • Guided Hikes
      • Stone Barn Savanna Tour
      • Visitor Center Trail
      • Scavenger Hunt
    • Trailhead — Thelma Carpenter Prairie
    • Fall Festival >
      • Yearly Festival
    • What's In Bloom?
    • Exploring Nachusa Grasslands on Your Own
    • Things to Do
    • Places to Eat and Stay
    • Local Sites to Visit and Explore
  • Donate
  • Calendar
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    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Thursday and Saturday Workdays >
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      • Volunteer Workday Safety Protocols
      • Leader Workday Safety Protocols
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    • Workday Email List
    • Volunteer Recognition
    • Docents
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    • Restorations
    • Planting Histories >
      • Stewardship Unit Planting Histories
      • Planting Histories in Chronological Order
    • Weed Reports
    • Native plant resources
    • Volunteer Stewards
    • Groups and Committees
    • Available Units
    • Controlled Burns
    • Prescribed Fire Recruitment
    • Restoration Publications
    • Stewardship Resources >
      • Seed Collection Guides
      • Invasive Plant Management
      • Invasive Identification
      • Monitoring
      • Resource Links
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    • Science Symposium 2025
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      • Science Grants 2011 to 2015 >
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        • Science Grants 2014
        • Science Grants 2013/2012/2011
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    • Anderson Science Award
    • Science Videos
    • Become a Community Scientist >
      • About Community Scientists
      • Butterfly Monitoring
      • Calling Frog Monitoring
      • Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • RiverWatch
  • About Nachusa
    • General Info
    • Nachusa Staff
    • Prairie Smoke Annual Reports
    • Plant Inventory >
      • Common Names
      • Genus Species
    • Animal Inventory >
      • Amphibians
      • Birds
      • Bison Bison >
        • Bison
        • Bison Babies Broadcast Videos
      • Fish
      • Insects
      • Mammals
      • Other Arthropods
      • Reptiles
    • History
    • Jobs
    • Hunting
    • Geology >
      • Geology Part 1
      • Geology Part 2
      • Geology Part 3
    • Websites of Interest
  • Teacher Resources
    • K-2nd grades
    • 3rd-5th grades
    • 6th-8th grades
    • High School
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    • In The News
    • Photo Gallery >
      • Spring Photos
      • Summer Photos
      • Autumn Photos
      • Winter Photos
    • Videos
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Home

About Friends
Mission, Leadership, Objectives, and Financials
Executive Director – Mike Saxton

Friends Annual Meeting 2025
Endowments
Heritage Heroes Initiative
Friends Annual Reports
Newsletters
  • Prairie-Update (Email)
  • A Prairie Calling (Print and Digital)
  • Newsletter Feedback
Commenting Policy

Plan Your Visit
Hours and Parking
Directions and Map
Visitor Center
Pet Policy
Public Bison Tours

Bison Viewing
Bison FAQs
Hiking
  • Hiking Guidelines
  • Hiking Destinations
  • Guided Hikes
  • Stone Barn Savanna Tour
  • Visitor Center Trail
  • Scavenger Hunt
Fall Festival
  • Yearly Festival
  • AOTP 2025
  • ​Prairie Tours 2024
What's in Bloom?
Explore Nachusa on Your Own
Things to Do
Places to Eat And Stay
Local Sites to Visit and Explore


Donate

Calendar

Volunteer
Volunteer Opportunities
Thursday and Saturday Workdays
  • Workday Signup​
  • Workdays – November to February​
  • Volunteer Workday Safety Protocols
  • Leader Workday Safety Protocols
  • Steward Workday Tips
Workday Email List
Docents
Prescribed Fire Recruitment
Become A Community Scientist

Stewardship
Nachusa Stewardship
Restorations
Planting Histories
  • Stewardship Unit Planting Histories
  • Planting Histories in Chronological Order
Weed Reports
Volunteer Stewards
Groups and Committees
Available Units
Controlled Burns
Prescribed Fire Recruitment

Restoration Publications
Stewardship Resources
  • Seed Collection Guides
  • Invasive Plant Management
  • Invasive Identification
  • Monitoring
  • Resource Links
    • Stewardship Topics
    • External Resources
    • Agriculture & Conservation
    • Blogs
    • Studies
     
Science
Science at Nachusa Grasslands
Science Grants
  • Science Grants 2025
  • Science Grants 2024
  • Science Grants 2023
  • Science Grants 2022
  • Science Grants 2021
  • Science Grants 2020
  • Science Grants 2019
  • Science Grants 2018
  • Science Grants 2017
  • Science Grants 2016
  • Science Grants 2015
  • Science Grants 2014
  • Science Grants 2013/2012/2011
2024 Science Symposium Abstracts
Potential Research Topics
Scientific Publications
Anderson Science Award
Science Videos

Become A Community Scientist
  • About Community Scientists
  • Butterfly Monitoring
  • Calling Frog Monitoring
  • Dragonflies & Damselflies
  • RiverWatch 
About Nachusa
General Info
Nachusa Staff
Prairie Smoke Annual Reports
Plant Inventory
  • Common Names
  • Genus Species
Animal Inventory
  • Amphibians
  • Birds
  • Bison
  • Bison Babies Broadcast Videos
  • Fish
  • Insects
  • Mammals
  • Other Arthropods
  • Reptiles
History
Jobs
Hunting

Geology
  • Geology Part 1
  • Geology Part 2
  • Geology Part 3

Teacher Resources
K-2nd Grades
3rd-5th Grades
6th-8th Grades
High School

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In the News

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  • Spring Photos
  • Summer Photos
  • Autumn Photos
  • Winter Photos
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  • Home
  • About Friends
    • Mission, Leadership, Objectives, and Financials
    • Executive Director – Mike Saxton
    • Friends Annual Meeting 2025
    • Endowments
    • Heritage Heroes Initiative
    • Friends Annual Reports
    • Newsletters >
      • PrairiE–Update (email)
      • A Prairie Calling (print and digital)
    • Commenting Policy
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Parking
    • Directions and Map
    • Visitor Center
    • Pet Policy
    • Public Bison Tours
    • Bison Viewing
    • Hiking >
      • Hiking Guidelines
      • Hiking Destinations
      • Guided Hikes
      • Stone Barn Savanna Tour
      • Visitor Center Trail
      • Scavenger Hunt
    • Trailhead — Thelma Carpenter Prairie
    • Fall Festival >
      • Yearly Festival
    • What's In Bloom?
    • Exploring Nachusa Grasslands on Your Own
    • Things to Do
    • Places to Eat and Stay
    • Local Sites to Visit and Explore
  • Donate
  • Calendar
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Thursday and Saturday Workdays >
      • Workday Signup
      • Workdays – November to February
      • Volunteer Workday Safety Protocols
      • Leader Workday Safety Protocols
      • Steward Workday Tips
    • Workday Email List
    • Volunteer Recognition
    • Docents
  • Stewardship
    • Nachusa Stewardship
    • Restorations
    • Planting Histories >
      • Stewardship Unit Planting Histories
      • Planting Histories in Chronological Order
    • Weed Reports
    • Native plant resources
    • Volunteer Stewards
    • Groups and Committees
    • Available Units
    • Controlled Burns
    • Prescribed Fire Recruitment
    • Restoration Publications
    • Stewardship Resources >
      • Seed Collection Guides
      • Invasive Plant Management
      • Invasive Identification
      • Monitoring
      • Resource Links
  • Science
    • Science at Nachusa Grasslands
    • Science Symposium 2025
    • 2025 Science Symposium Abstracts
    • Science Grants >
      • Science Grants 2025
      • Science Grants 2021 to 2024 >
        • Science Grants 2024
        • Science Grants 2023
        • Science Grants 2022
        • Science Grants 2021
      • Science Grants 2016 to 2020 >
        • Science Grants 2020
        • Science Grants 2019
        • Science Grants 2018
        • Science Grants 2017
        • Science Grants 2016
      • Science Grants 2011 to 2015 >
        • Science Grants 2015
        • Science Grants 2014
        • Science Grants 2013/2012/2011
    • Potential Research Topics
    • Scientific Publications
    • Anderson Science Award
    • Science Videos
    • Become a Community Scientist >
      • About Community Scientists
      • Butterfly Monitoring
      • Calling Frog Monitoring
      • Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • RiverWatch
  • About Nachusa
    • General Info
    • Nachusa Staff
    • Prairie Smoke Annual Reports
    • Plant Inventory >
      • Common Names
      • Genus Species
    • Animal Inventory >
      • Amphibians
      • Birds
      • Bison Bison >
        • Bison
        • Bison Babies Broadcast Videos
      • Fish
      • Insects
      • Mammals
      • Other Arthropods
      • Reptiles
    • History
    • Jobs
    • Hunting
    • Geology >
      • Geology Part 1
      • Geology Part 2
      • Geology Part 3
    • Websites of Interest
  • Teacher Resources
    • K-2nd grades
    • 3rd-5th grades
    • 6th-8th grades
    • High School
  • BLOG AND MEDIA
    • Nachusa Blog
    • In The News
    • Photo Gallery >
      • Spring Photos
      • Summer Photos
      • Autumn Photos
      • Winter Photos
    • Videos
  • Contact Us / FAQs