Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Albert Einstein

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For the next few issues, we are going to spotlight different governmental programs which can help fund ecological restoration on private property. The...

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At first blush, the rows of lovely purple blooms of the purple loosestrife may seem a desirable addition to our landscape. However, its pleasing appea...

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Conservation easements are wonderful tools to help protect and restore natural areas.  They can provide a financial incentive for a landowner to ...

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The use of worthwhile native plants on golf courses is increasing. A revolution is happening at courses across the country as they go green. ...

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 The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for landowners who are interested in developing and improving wildlife habi...

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    The old paradigm is that roads and highways, with their paved surfaces and loud whizzing traffic, are a conservationist's nightmare.&#...

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Tallgrass Farm is approximately 215 acres of former cropland that has been restored to prairie and wetland.  Due to the hard work of Tallgrass em...

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Valley Lakes Community Association of Round Lake also received the Conservation and National Landscaping Award from Chicago Wilderness and the U.S. En...

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A Raingarden was planted Friday, April 30th, at Trippe Lake Park Shelter in Whitewater, WI. It was funded through a grant called Freshman for Freshwat...

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Peter Layton has opened his home in Dyer Lake, Wisconsin to the youth, staff, teams and volunteers who either live or work at the Mercy Home for Boys ...

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The Whitewater Federation of Women's Clubs hosted a Garden Stroll on Sunday, July 11. Tallgrass Restoration's Chris Kaplan and Carrie Van Lanen-Raygo ...

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The city this week is wrapping up an extensive oak savanna restoration at Turville Point that in some areas dramatically thinned brush and small trees...

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"Peter Layton, CEO and Owner of Tallgrass Restoration, LLC has been awarded the Invader Crusader Award from the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council (WI...

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Tallgrass Restoration's Chris Kaplan was one of several volunteers who worked at a “Clean Sweep” in Fort Atkinson on Saturday, September 19. A Clean S...

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On Tuesday August 25th a group of youth and staff from Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago participated in a day of brush clearing and burning ne...

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Congratulations to the Sanctuary of Lake Bluff, Lake Bluff, IL and to Valley Lakes in Round Lake, IL on receiving the Lake County Stormwater Managemen...

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When you get a chance and you are in Schaumburg, drive past the Tallgrass office. Our front yard is a demonstration native prairie. During the summer ...

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Prairie Village has been selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago Wilderness for a 2009 Conservation and Native Landscaping Aw...

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Tallgrass Restoration welcomes Ron Adams to our staff as Vice President/General Manager of Operations and Human Resources. Ron will be focusing on the...

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Tallgrass staff would like to thank everyone who came out to the Annual Prairie Open House at Tallgrass Farm in Milton, WI. We had over 150 people att...

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Don't even try it. That's the warning from fire crews about lighting dry grass near your home. No rain means a bad situation after controlled burns. ...

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Elgin High School’s Community Environmental Workshop will be held on April 18, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Elgin High School, Elgin, IL environmen...

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In this time of America’s children suffering from nature deficit disorder, Elgin High School’s environmental science team, Deb Perryman, Brigid Trimbl...

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For almost nine years, people have worked to make the Town of Linn Nature Park a special place for the community. Now, they have something they can b...

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Company Marks One-Year Anniversary of LEED® Gold Potato Chip Factory with Savings SALEM, Ore. & BELOIT, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One year after the...

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The Lake Koshkonong Wetlands Association has partnered with Tallgrass Restoration to begin the process to create a Cooperative Weed Management Area (C...

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The new Landowner Conservation Stewardship Program in Illinois can help qualified landowners to reduce their property taxes while providing natural re...

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Congratulations to the Janesville Rotary Club for receiving the C.D. Besadny Grant through the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin! The Janesvil...

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The Second Annual Tallgrass Restoration Open House in Milton, Wisconsin was held on June 28, 2008. This year's open house hosted Dianne Moller, from H...

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Among the tall grasses and blooming flowers, chirping birds and buzzing bees, in a corner of the town of Janesville, is the appearance of a time gone ...

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Presented by Chicago Wilderness and the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership and sponsored by Tallgrass Restoration, this conference seeks to further the c...

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Organized by the Environmental Science students of Elgin High School (and sponsored by Tallgrass Restoration and many other organizations), this free ...

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Congratulations to the Valley Lakes Community Association in Round Lake, IL for their award from the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission’s An...

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JANESVILLE — Corporate landscaping all tends to look the same. Tidy arbor vitae, an endless expanse of lawn and allegedly decorative rock usually fig...

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New Invaders Watch Program Finds Giant Hogweed in Illinois This summer, the Chicago area’s New Invaders Watch Program helped detect Giant Hogweed in ...

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