Poplar Creek Prairie
About Poplar Creek Prairie
Poplar Creek Prairie is a 300-acre site being restored – or healed to its original state – from former agricultural land to prairies and wetlands. Tall prairie grasses and a diversity of wildflowers showcase the 30 years of restoration work often led by volunteers. Flora of the mesic prairie is sustained through moisture being available throughout the growing season and accessed by an extensive and deep network of roots that prairies develop. Grassland birds that need large, open areas, including bobolinks and Henslow’s and grassland sparrows, have returned to the site.
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