Conservative Species and Other Myths of Prairie Ecology, Keynote Address, Scott Weber (59:50)
Channel: Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Date: 02/02/2016

Scott Weber has been a leader in prairie reconstruction for 35 years, as the Native Seed Farm Program Coordinator for the Wisconsin DNR for many years, and as a consultant and co-owner with his wife, Martha, of Bluestem Farm, a native plant nursery in the Baraboo Hills of Wisconsin.  Scott’s thoughts and experiences with prairie reconstruction turn many traditionally held techniques and theories on their heads noting that whatever species are planted first, regardless of rarity or conservatism, will be the species that prevail.  Scott will take us on a personal journey of trial and error, discussing how and why we confuse economic limitations with ecological limitations and how these misconceptions lead to difficulties in measuring “success”.

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Presentations from the Prairie Reconstruction Initiative Symposium at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, Fergus Falls , Minnesota on January 12, 2016
http://tallgrassprairielcc.org/event/prairie-reconstruction-initiative-symposium