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Author Kurtz, Carl

Title A practical guide to prairie reconstruction / Carl Kurtz
Edition Second edition
Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource
Series A Bur oak book
Bur oak book.
Contents Identification -- Seed selection and harvest -- Site selection -- Soil preparation -- Old pasture seeding -- Seeding -- Helpful herbicides -- Postplanting mowing -- Fire in tallgrass prairie -- Growth and development -- Questions and answers
Summary Thirty-five years and many acres after planting his first patch of prairie flowers, the author is considered one of the deans of the great tallgrass prairie revival. The Prairie Enthusiast called the 2001 edition of his book a "readable and understandable introduction to prairie and the general steps in carrying out a reconstruction." This second edition reflects his increased experience with reconstructing and restoring prairie grasslands. The author has completely revised every chapter of the first edition, from site selection and harvest to soil preparation, seeding, postplanting mowing, burning, and growth and development. He has also written additional chapters on establishing prairie in old pastureland and on the judicious use of herbicides, including a table that shows particular problem species, the types of herbicides that are most effective at controlling them, and the timing and method of treatment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Prairie restoration -- Iowa
Prairie planting -- Iowa
Prairie plants -- Iowa
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Plains & Prairies.
Prairie planting
Prairie plants
Prairie restoration
Iowa
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781609381738
1609381734