Technical Publications

Download one, or all 10, of the Tallgrass Prairie Center's technical guides. Each guide was created using information from The Tallgrass Prairie Center Guide to Prairie Restoration in the Upper Midwest (UI Press), a source of comprehensive information about tallgrass prairie restoration.

Glidden, A.J., M.E. Sherrard, J.C. Meissen, M.C. Myers, K.J. Elgersma, and L.L. Jackson. 2022. Planting time, first-year mowing, and seed mix design influence ecological outcomes in agroecosystem revegetation projects. Restoration Ecology. http://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13818

Nemec, K.T., A. Stephenson, and M. Losch. 2022. How engineers and roadside vegetation managers maintain roadside vegetation in Iowa, USA. Environmental Management https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01683-y

Wen, A., K.J. Elgersma, M.E. Sherrard, L.L. Jackson, J. Meissen, and M.C. Myers 2022. Wild bee visitors and their association with sown and unsown floral resources in reconstructed pollinator habitats within an agriculture landscape. Insect Conservation and Diversity 15(1): 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12539

Nemec, K.T., A. Stephenson, E.A. Gonzalez, and M. Losch. 2021. Local decision-makers' perspectives on roadside revegetation and management in Iowa, USA. Environmental Management 67:1060-1074. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01448-z

Meissen, J.C., A.J. Glidden, M.E. Sherrard, K.J. Elgersma, and L.L. Jackson. 2020. Seed mix design and first year management influence multifunctionality and cost-effectiveness in prairie reconstruction. Restoration Ecology 28 (4): 807-816. doi:10.1111/rec.13013.

Riebkes, J.L., M.E. Sherrard, and L.L. Jackson. 2018. Supplemental seed increases native seedling establishment in roadside prairie restoration. Restoration Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12699

​Pellish, C.A., Sherrard, M.E., Leytem, P.A., and L.L. Jackson. 2017. Small vertebrate granivores reduce seedling emergence in native tallgrass prairie restoration. Restoration Ecology. doi:10.1111/rec.12557

Williams, D., and D.D. Smith, 2007. The effects of seeding rate of prairie grasses and forbs on native plant establishment in a prairie reconstruction. Iowa Department of Transportation final report.

Williams, D. and D.D. Smith. 2007. The effects of seeding time on native plant establishment in a prairie reconstruction. Iowa Department of Transportation final report.

Williams, D.,  L.L. Jackson and D.D. Smith. 2007. Effects of frequent mowing on survival and persistence of forbs seeded into a species-poor grassland. Restoration Ecology 15:24-33.