El Tigre

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El Tigre

• TJ McClain
• Keegan Hansen
• Jake Snodgrass

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Abstract
Project
To design and plant six planters in native tall
grass prairie.
Conclusion of Project
We successfully planted 7 various plants,
including forbs and wild grasses, with only one
mortality.
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Introduction

• The goal of this project is to bring back plant
  life and beauty that may no longer exist in
  Northwest Arkansas. Also, educate others and
  allow them to become aware of what was once
  present in Northwest Arkansas
• The plants we used are
• Baptista sphaerocarpa
• Solidago rigida
• Aster paludosus
• Schizachyrium scoparium
• Silphium perfoliatum
• Manfreda virginica
• Vernonia arkansana

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Materials methods

• The planters are located along the scenic trail,
  behind the NWACC campus.
• We obtained our plants through NWACC from the
  Pine Ridge Gardens.
• Through the course of the semester we maintained
  and planted 7 plants in planter box 5.

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Site Map Lat. 36.36 Long.94.17
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Baptisia sphaerocarpa

• Yellow wild Indigo
• 2 to 3 feet
• May June
• Low maintenance

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Solidago rigida

• Goldenrod
• 3 to 5 feet
• August September
• Medium maintenance

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Aster paludosus

• Tennessee Aster
• 24 to 36 inches
• Late summer early fall
• Color lavender / blue

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Schizachyrium scoparium

• Little bluestem
• 2 to 4 feet
• August - February
• Low maintenance

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Silphium perfoliatum

• Cup plant
• 4 to 8 feet
• July September
• Low maintenance

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Manfreda virginica

• False aloe
• 3 to 6 feet
• July October
• Low maintenance

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Vernonia arkansana

• Great Ironweed
• 2 to 6 feet
• Late summer early fall
• Ozark Ironweed / Curlytop Ironweed

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Results

• While we cannot give accurate results if our
  plants will bloom as we planned, they're looking
  much healthier than when we first planted them.
• We are very optimistic that our plants will
  continue to thrive in the natural environment. We
  also hope to provide future students with a
  healthy, living laboratory!

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Conclusion

• We feel that this project taught us a lot about
  plant biology in a hands on and fun way.
• This project will help the community by making it
  more pleasant and allowing others to learn more
  about what was once present in this area of
  Northwest Arkansas.

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References

• Diane Phillips
• Wilma Hinterthuer
• http//www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx
  /great_ironweed.htm
• http//www.mobot.org
• http//www.sunlightgardens.com

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Content objectives

• This semester we focused on learning about tall
  grass prairie and savannah restoration, including
  how to prepare planter boxes, transplant tall
  grass prairie plants for establishment, and, in
  addition, document all species observed in the
  nature area.