PPT-Lincoln Prairie

Community Musical Information November 1 st 2016 INTRODUCTIONS Melissa Downey Middle Level Humanities Teacher Producer Julie Trongeau Acceleration Teacher Director Erin Mayer Music amp Performing Arts Teacher. Backwoods . Rail-Splitter . or Political Elite?. In . May of 1860, Lincoln rode to Decatur, Illinois. Thirty years after living there, Lincoln returned to the small town for a Republican convention. It was here that John Hanks, Lincoln’s elder cousin, and Isaac Jennings, a  Decatur carpenter, interrupted the political convention with a surprise. . Hydrology and Runoff Generation. John . Pomeroy. Centre . for Hydrology, . University . of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. . www.usask.ca/hydrology. Prairie Hydrology. Major river flow is primarily from mountain runoff, but prairie runoff supplies smaller rivers, streams, wetlands, and lakes. Legislative Experience. Lincoln must have been the least prepared man ever to be elected president of the United States.. Lincoln was a 1-term congressman from Illinois, elected in 1846. Business Experience. A habitat plan for native prairie, grassland, and wetlands in the Prairie Region of western Minnesota. Minnesota Prairie Plan Working Group. June 14, 2011. New Funding for Prairie Conservation. In 2008, the citizens of Minnesota passed a constitutional amendment increasing the state sales tax by 3/8. Big Blue Stem or Turkey Foot. Andropogon. . gerardii. Type: . grass. This grass is also called Turkey feet because the shape of the seed heads look like turkey feet. It is also called beard grass. The name big bluestem grass comes from the fact that this grass can grow to very big, 3 to 10 feet as a matter of fact. It blooms from June through September.. BY: LUCAS PITZER. Lincoln as a small child. Item Title. Demurrer in Allen v. Illinois Central Railroad, [Law papers].. Spring, 1859 . Summary: Allen sued the Illinois Central Railroad and requested $300 in damages. The railroad retained Lincoln, who demurred to Allen's declaration. The . C. onnor. Habitat. Underground tunnels. Burrows. Families live together. Eats. Grass. plants. insects. 3 Facts. Prairie dogs warn each other. Prairie . dogs are . related to squirrels. Prairie dogs play , kiss and groom each other. Sergey . Rabotyagov. 1. , . Keith Schilling. 3. , Manoj Jha. 2. , Calvin Wolter. 3. , Todd Campbell. 2. . Affiliations: 1. . College of Forest Resources, University . of Washington, Seattle, 2. . Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa . Photo Credit: D. . Immel. -Jeffery 2010. California Grasslands: . Biodiverse. Landscapes in a . Biodiverse. Region. GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY. Mittermeier. et al. 1999. North Coast/Klamath. 14 million acres. Friday, April 14. th. , 1865. 7am to 2pm - Breakfast with family, met with cabinet, visitors, invited Grants to theater, met with Vice-President. 2pm - lunch with Mrs. Lincoln. 3pm to 8pm – met with former slave, various other individuals including a one-armed soldier, carriage ride. ♦Who was Abraham Lincoln?♦. Abraham Lincoln was a important man. He had a bad education , but it . did not . affect . him. He . b. ecame . the president, and He helped abolish slavery.. ♦Childhood♦ . Most of . OUR FOOD . comes from the Prairies!. Including corn, wheat and soybeans…. Can you think of things that are made out of these products?. Prairie . Soils. are a type of . GRASSLAND. . . It is too . John Wilkes . Booth. Born on May 10, 1838 in Maryland; the 9th of 10 children.. He . was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War. . He hated Abraham . Lincoln, . who represented everything Booth was against.. By Barb Baumann. 2009. Childhood . Jobs in Kentucky. While Abraham Lincoln was at Sinking Springs, Kentucky, he was so young that he was unable to help with household chores. . While at Knob Creek Farm, Lincoln was age 2 ½ to almost 8. It was here that he was first able to help his parents, and he did so by fetching water, carrying firewood, and helping to plant the garden. It is likely that he also brought home fish to eat—those he caught at Knob Creek..