The prairie offers unlimited opportunities for academic research and hands-on projects. Below are just some of the ways UI students, faculty, and staff are utilizing the prairie.
UI Courses Utilizing the Prairie
- EES 1030: Introduction to Earth Science
- EES 1050: Introduction to Geology
- EES 1080: Introduction to Environmental Science
- EES 1085: Fundamentals of Environmental Science
- EES 3020: Earth Surface Processes
- EES 3300: Sedimentary Geology
- EES 4790: Applied Environmental Geology
- ENVS 3095: Field Ecology
- ENVS 3230: Prairie Restoration
BioBlitz
Posters
- Infiltration Rates at Different Stages of Prairie Restoration, Claire Loos
- Thermal Imaging as a Method for Transpiration Data Collection, Madeline Wary, Matthew Dannenberg, Adam Skibbe
Videos
Rooting For A Sustainable Future
Prairie Restoration
The Ashton Prairie Restoration Project
