Land Management Projects
2013 Prairie Restoration Planting 735 pounds of Seed
Period: March 1, 2013 - Present
Contact: Prairie Fork
Organization: University of Missouri and Missouri Department of Conservation
Funding Source: Prairie Fork Trust
Project Link: Jeff Demand, Landry Jones, Dr. Steve Anderson, Anita Carpenter, Dr. Jason Hubbart, Eric Kurzejeski, Dr. Gene Garrett, Jamie Coe, Pat Jones, Chris Newbold and Amber Edwards
Objectives: To determine impacts of restoration efforts on arthropod community position.
structure, and function in tallgrass prairie. She will sample plants and insects to make comparisons between native prairie, restored prairie and grazed prairie sites. Will not conduct any management activities, just will select sites that already exist in each of the conditions. Plans to put 2 pots of big bluestem containing 100 Bird Cherryoat aphids on each study site for 24 hours (one pot caged and one exposed) to determine the amount of predation on the aphids. Will conduct this test in June, July and August.