The tallgrass prairie once stretched from Indiana to Kansas to Minnesota. Most of this land is now growing corn and soybeans. In To Find a Pasqueflower, Greg Hoch shows us that the tallgrass prairie is the most endangered ecosystem on the continent, but it’s also an ecosystem that people can play an active role in restoring.
Hoch blends history, culture, and science into a unified narrative of the tallgrass prairie, with an emphasis on humans’ participation in its development and destruction. Hoch also demonstrates how variable and dynamic the prairie is, creating both challenges and opportunities for those who manage and restore and appreciate it.
Chapter 1. Prairie, People, and Perceptions
Chapter 2. Where the Prairie Begins
Chapter 3. Where the Prairie Ends
Chapter 4. Historic Prairie Fires
Chapter 5. A Stable, Balanced, Cooperative Equilibrium
Chapter 7. Modern Fires, Plant Community, and Productivity
Chapter 9. Prairie Belowground
Chapter 13. Patches, Mosaics, and Management
Chapter 15. Prairie Restoration
Chapter 16. New Advocates for Prairie Conservation
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