PPT-Native Prairie Plants Found in Lincoln-Way Prairies and Sur

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. What is a prairie? • Prairies are composed of plants that are seldom found LQRWKHUKDELWDWV7KH\DUHGH More Than a President. 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. . Descriptive Phrases. Bullet point list. Words and phrases. Specific nouns. Connotative verbs. Adjective-noun combinations. Verb-noun combinations. Collaborative Paragraph. Five minutes.. Title: Prairie. All that is left. USFWS GRANT. http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/Standard/US/2013_Sept.shtm. This website will take you to the page that announces the 2014 awards for wildlife habitat grants given by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. . 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. . By Matthew and David. Prairies. What Is a Prairie?. A prairie is a long, vast grassland, mainly consisting of bundles of trees, few hills and mountains and alive with all sorts of animals and insects.. of Texas. And the effects of . weathering,erosion. , and deposition. Factors Affecting . Our Ecoregions. . Weathering. . – chemical and physical break down of rocks into sediment. Erosion. – the movement of sediment from one place to another. Community and Ecosystem Effects. Group 1: Gabe, Robin, Andrew, Miles. Buckthorn. Introduced from Europe in the mid 1800s as a hedge. Outcompetes native plants, leading to erosion. Hosts pests like crown rust fungus and soybean aphids. A Tale of Two Projects. Russ Benedict, Biology Department, Central College. Lisa Schulte Moore, Dept. of NREM, Iowa State University. What is Tallgrass Prairie?. Grassland dominated by specific grasses. Can you identify these?. 1. deserts. 2. canyons. 3. mountains. 4. beaches. 5. meadows. 6. swamps. 7. pine forests . ALL OF THEM!. 1. deserts – Chihuahuan Desert . 2. canyons – Palo Duro Canyon . 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.. of central . and western North America. . There . are five species of prairie dogs: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison’s, Mexican and Utah. . The . most common species is the black-tailed prairie dog, the only species of prairie dog found within the vast Great Plains region of North America.. .Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaR - rare (1-10/acre)Plantawaste.CatnipNepeta catariaR - rare (1-10/acre)Compsandy prairie 10Scribner's Panic GrassPanicum oligosanthes scribneriaR - rare (1-10/acre)Cype