Using a habitat affinity approach to assess restoration success

Scientists have presented an interesting method for measuring the success of ecological restoration. The basic concept of the habitat affinity approach is that it assesses the degree to which the species composition at a restoration site reflects that of the target habitat community...

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Experts give tricks of the trade on tallgrass prairie restoration

"A common problem in conservation is that the wealth of experience and knowledge that practitioners gain over time is not well aggregated and shared." This is the sentiment that motivated Helen Rowe from Purdue University to interview 38 experienced tallgrass prairie managers about what they have learned from conducting ecosystem restoration on their preserves...

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Farm conservation programs can save grassland birds from extinction

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Grassland conservation hits ranchers in the wallet

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Are military exercises compatible with the conservation of a threatened ecosystem?

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The challenge of passively restoring farmland to natural fields

Researchers from the University of Sweden demonstrate that the passive restoration of abandoned farms to semi-natural grassland can take a very long time - greater than 50 years. However, the study also finds that sowing a mix of grassland seeds can aid establishment...

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The fate of tall grass prairie remnants in North America...

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Growing biofuels from restored native prairie...

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