For instance, the roots of big bluestem may be 7 feet or more deep, and switchgrass roots more than 11 feet deep. Some of the roots die and decompose each year, and this process has added large quantities of organic matter to the soil. This is one reason why the prairie soils are so fertile. All rights reserved. For permissions information, contact the Illinois Natural History Survey. Terms of use. Soils are deep and fine-textured, usually silt loam or clay loam derived from loess or glacial till.
Topography varies from level to moderately sloping, and soil moisture ranges from dry to wet. Wet and mesic tallgrass prairies are critically imperiled globally.
Fermilab has two remnant tallgrass prairie areas, each less than 3 acres. Read more on how we worked to provide seed for restoration. Nearly 70 non-native, invasive plant species at Midewin threaten restoration, management, health, and safety. Midewin is famous for grassland birds, a group of birds that is imperiled in North America because of habitat loss.
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