Save The Prairie Society
NATIVE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION History of the Restoration Site Role of Buffer Sites in Preserving Biodiversity Project Goals and Purpose Restoration Strategy and Methods Site Biodiversity   --Lists of Plants     --Naturally Occurring     --Introduced   --Survivorship Statistics Education and Outreach Project Participants	List of Plants -- Naturally Occurring The soils of the restoration site and the topographic features were never greatly disturbed. This allowed for a variety of native plants to survive. Selected naturally occurring species include: Riverbank sedge Rough marsh cress Virginia wild rye Swamp milkweed Wild geranium Wild hyacinth Wild leek Bottlebrush grass Spring beauties Prairie trillium Woodland sunflower Goldenrods New England aster Bur oak Swamp white oak Shagbark hickory Carrion flower Pennsylvania sedge 70 native species of plants have been recorded at the buffer site to date. video photos by Valerie Spale