Resources

NEW PUBLICATIONS!

Nature Preserves Near Grinnell is a 60-page, full color guide which provides a detailed introduction to five diverse natural areas within 15 miles of Grinnell. Russ Tabbert, nature enthusiast from Grinnell, authored the text for this guide which provides information about the natural features of these areas. Each section includes several images of plants and animals found at each preserve. A commentary on conservation efforts is also included. Checklists for Iowa Wildlife Individual sections of Nature Preserves Near Grinnell can be downloaded below. To request a copy of Nature Preserves Near Grinnell or the Checklists for Iowa Wildlife, please e-mail vanwyk@grinnell.edu.

Title Page
Table of Contents
Preserve Location Map Introduction
Appendix A: Scientific Names of Plants Referenced in Text
Appendix B: Image Credits
	Conard Environmental Research Area	Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve
Reichelt Unit of Rock Creek State Park	Rock Creek State Park	Sugar Creek Audubon Nature Sanctuary

Other Center for Prairie Studies Publications

The following publications of the Center for Prairie Studies are available free of charge at the Center, the Grinnell College Bookstore, Stewart Library, and the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce, or online by clicking on the following links:

Guide to Prairie Sites Near Grinnell, Iowa is a publication describing the 51 prairie remnants, restorations and reconstructions near Grinnell. Accompanying the description are directions to each of the prairie sites.

Directory of Grinnell Area Food Producers Who Market Locally is intended to promote a local food system. It provides a listing of area producers and the food they market locally as well as a listing of regional farmer's markets.

Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and Its Environs provides information on many aspects of Grinnell. The booklet includes history of Grinnell, architectural highlights, information about Iowa agriculture, and things to see and do.

Our Trees, A Guide to Trees in Grinnell is an updated and annotated edition of Henry S. Conard's Our Trees published in 1927.

Collaborative Publications

The Center collaborated in the publication of :
Roots of Renewal: An Exhibition and Community Partnership (2003).
Picturing Grinnell: A Look at an Iowa Town in Its 150th Year (2004).

Copies of these publications can be obtained by contacting the Center at (641)-269-4720 or by e-mailing us at prairie@grinnell.edu.

Video

The Center for Prairie Studies has released a multimedia video production, Prairie Through the Seasons. The 27-minute video features photographs by several local photographers, narration by Sandy and Betty Moffett, and music by Jonathan Chenette. 

The changes of seasons on the prairie happen so gradually, yet are so distinct. From May to October prairie blooms color the landscape with all of the colors of the rainbow. But even after the first heavy frost brings an end to the flowering, the prairie presents a lovely canvas in the russet hues of fall or decorated with winter snow. This video captures the beauty in each of the seasons on the prairie.

Check back soon to view "Prairie through the Seasons."