Grassland Restoration Network

Network Members

Names and contact information for Grassland Restoration Network members

Researchers List

Names and contact information for Grassland Restoration Network researchers.

What's New
Grassland Restoration Network Workshop 2007

Who We Are

A consortium of restoration practitioners, scientists, and land managers interested in integrating the best science and management practices into large scale grassland restoration projects.

The Grassland Restoration Network (GRN) was formed in the summer of 2003 by a group of restoration professionals and conservation scientists in response to an increase in the number and size of grassland restoration projects across the Midwestern U.S. Our goal is to increase communication and cross-site learning for the purpose of improving our abilities to achieve conservation success.

By tapping into the existing community of practitioners, we have created a pool of contacts for anyone working on grassland restoration to access. We have also been able to assemble a variety of resources ranging from site restoration plans to restoration technical guides. We encourage cross-site learning by sponsoring a yearly meeting at a site currently engaged in restoration. We have also started “conservation audit teams” that can travel to a site and help the site managers assess their project needs.

List of Projects

Kankakee Sands, The Nature Conservancy in Indiana
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, U.S. Forest Service, Illinois
Glacial Ridge, The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota
Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Iowa
Nickel Preserve, The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma
Central Platte, The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska
Nachusa, The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
Grand River Grasslands, Iowa and Missouri (Multiple partners)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Colorado
Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance, Badger Ammunition Depot, Wisconsin