Read the full story from the Prairie Research Institute.
Illinois’ landscape, once made up mostly of prairie, forest, and wetland habitats, is now a tapestry of natural, agricultural, and urban areas interwoven with transportation routes. These landscape changes have presented challenges to Illinois’ native plants and animals, putting some at risk of decline or decimation within the state.
The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, brings together numerous scientists, staff, and students to study Illinois’ most at-risk species, particularly those now listed as threatened or endangered at the state or federal level.
This story kicks off a series that aims to highlight some recent information and insights that INHS has contributed to the conservation community.
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