The students enrolled in plant science conducted germination experiments on several species of native seeds. They monitored the growth of the plants in the greenhouse and transplanted the successes out into the reconstructed prairie. Other projects for the semester included native plant identification in the prairie as well as invasive species removal.
Due to the fundraising conducted by the environmental club, a whole acre was prepared and the seed was hand broadcast by the 80 some students. Cover seed that was harvested the previous fall was also added to the mixture to ensure some early blooming in the new plot. The cover seed included black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta), partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata), yellow headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) and the ox-eye sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides).
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