Tallgrass Prairie Restoration at Homestead National Historical Park

Encompassing 100 acres of tallgrass prairie converted into agricultural land and 60 acres of woodland along a creek, Homestead National Historical Park underwent restoration by the National Park Service in 1939 to address severe erosion and improve water quality and soil productivity to support native plants and wildlife. Ongoing for more than 60 years, the project has conducted native plant seedling since 1939, prescribed burning since 1970, and weed mowing. Over 116 species of plants were present at the site. A 2007 National Park Service report concluded that species composition on the 100 acres of restored prairie resembled that of presettlement times.