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Home  /  Our Partners  /  Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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National Forests and Grasslands

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

30239 S. State Route 53
Wilmington, Illinois 60481
US
http://www.fs.fed.us/mntp/
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie was established in 1996 and is the first National Tallgrass Prairie in the country. The Midewin is administered by the U.S. Forest Service, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and with the support of hundreds of volunteers and partner agencies, businesses, and organizations.
Plants to Monitor
Andropogon gerardii avatar
Big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Dalea purpurea avatar
Purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
Lagerstroemia indica avatar
Crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Monarda fistulosa avatar
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Parnassia glauca avatar
Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia glauca
Parthenium integrifolium avatar
wild quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
Quercus alba avatar
White oak
Quercus alba
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae avatar
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Syringa vulgaris avatar
common lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Tradescantia ohiensis avatar
bluejacket
Tradescantia ohiensis

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