Thanks to Daryl for this great article. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20107290325 Guest column: Cultivating our prairie heritage DARYL SMITH is a professor of biology and director of the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa. Contact: [log in to unmask] . July 29, 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/