Educational Materials
If you are interested in learning more about the importance of biodiversity and the grasslands ecosystem, feel free to check out this collection of educational videos, webinars, articles, and other helpful resources below. In addition, take a look at the How to Help tab to read about specific actions you can take to benefit the Georgia grasslands and local environment.
Elaine Nash Piedmont Prairie Project
Check out this link to read about Elaine Nash who found an in-tact Piedmont Prairie on the State Botanical Garden of Georgia property
Piedmont Prairie Parternship
Watch this video to learn about the Piedmont Prairie Partnership's efforts to bring back Piedmont prairies
Saving Grasslands in the Southeast
Learn more about Southeastern Grasslands Initiative's efforts to restore and rebuild grasslands through this WUTC stream
Cues of Care, Helping People See Plants in Georgia
Read this blog post, written by SciCon member Jennifer Ceska, for the Southeastern Grassland Initiative
Where to Find & How to Recognize Grasslands?
Read this article from the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to learn where to find and how to recognize grasslands
Using Fire and Grazing to Maintain Productive and Ecologically Resilient Grasslands
Check out this webinar to learn about the effects of grazing and fire on grassland wildlife
Strategic Mowing for Meadows
Read this document from the State Botanical Garden of Georgia to learn more about strategic mowing, a form of habitat restoration that helps to reduce invasive species
Determinants of Non-breeding Bird Use of Powerline Rights of Way
Take a look at this research document by Emma Bay Dickinson from the University of Georgia about the use of Powerline Rights of Way by wildlife
Writing Prescriptions for Prairies
Check out this document from the State Botanical Garden of Georgia about the Science and Conservation team's priority to restore and conserve Georgia's Piedmont Prairies.
Building a Program for Prairie Restoration Expertise at SBG
Click on the link below to view a timeline of the State Botanical Garden's journey to building a prairie restoration program
The Grassland Ecosystem
Check out this educational video from The Wild Report to learn more about the grassland ecosystem
Why Is Biodiversity So Important?
Watch this video from TED-ed as Kim Preshoff explains the importance of biodiversity