The Nachusa Grasslands Preserve in north central Illinois, USA, is a large-scale, long-term, high-quality restoration effort coordinated by The Nature Conservancy. Since 1986, crew members, volunteers, researchers, and staff have collaborated to reconnect remnant patches of tallgrass prairie, woodland savanna, and wetland ecosystems at Nachusa Grasslands, creating one of the largest and most biologically diverse grasslands in Illinois. Restoration was undertaken by a team of dedicated volunteers and staff with the goal of preserving a rich mosaic of natural habitats and abundance of diverse species. Nachusa is an unusually diverse and spatially heterogeneous mosaic of prairie, wetlands, and savannas with more than 730 native plant and 180 bird species, including a dozen bird species that nest only in grasslands.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
Forestoration International

Region
Americas

Biome
Temperate

Forest Type
Degraded forest

Primary Designated Function
All