UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

The Center was established at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in 1999 as the Native Roadside Vegetation Center, founded by Dr. Daryl Smith, a member of the UNI biology department. Dr. Laura Jackson became director in 2013. It is located on the UNI west campus and includes staff and student offices, a 40-seat classroom and meeting space, a research lab, fully equipped seed cleaning labs, a long-term seed cold-storage room, shop and equipment storage space, tractor, native seed drills, research plot combine, prescribed fire equipment, an 1,800-square-foot greenhouse, 69 acres of campus for native seed production nurseries and field experiments, and a separate storage garage for additional large implements. The name was changed to the Tallgrass Prairie Center on January 1, 2006, to more accurately reflect its mission, programs, and activities. Many of the programs are accomplished through partnerships with organizations, associations, and federal, state, and local agencies. The..

Also known as: Tallgrass Prairie Center

Primary location: Cedar Falls United States