What does it take to become one of the SIMply Prairie study sites beyond Internet access?
Set aside a student prairie study site: In the fall, usually mid-September to mid-November, students will work in the prairie conducting quadrat studies. Depending on the number of students involved, the prairie will get more or less trampled. You need to feel comfortable letting them do so. Provide information to update the prairie plant database: In order for students to add data from your study site to the central plant database, you will need to ask the database manager to add the names of any local prairie and non-native plants not already included. If you have not done a prairie plant survey at your site, you may want to invite teachers or student-group leaders to join. You will also need to provide information on the prairie and the particular study area and prepare a data collection sheet for your prairie. Send e-mail to prairie-data@fnal.gov to get a username and password. Preparation for data collection and entry. Sample prairie information form Organize a local program: What
