Monarch Butterfly

The Monarch Butterfly is an animal we find here at our prarie. The Latin name for the Monarch Butterfly is Danaus Plexippus. The physical characteristics of the Monarch Butterfly are normally the color of orange, red or yellow. The length of the Monarch Butterfly are 2 1/2 to 3 inches. The Monarch Butterflys fly to Mexico or the Pacific Coast of California after they hatch and live on a certain kind of tree. The Monarch butterfly start in an egg, changes to a larva, then to an pupa and finally ends as an adult Monarch Butterfly.

Touch me not

It grows in long grass prairie's. It grows to 2 to 5 feet tall. If you touch it a seed will shoot out of a pocket. It's leafs are 3 inches.

Purple prairie(Dalea purpurea)

Purple prairie is in a long grass prairie. It is .25 inches long. It has 4 pedals.this ranges from north to sothern usa.

milk weed

Milkweed is the common name for a group of plants that belong to the Asclepias genus. This genus of plants is named after Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology. Milkweeds have a long history of being used for medicinal purposes because of the cardiac glycosides found in their tissue.




Milkweed is the host plant for the monarch butterfly. As the monarch larva consumes the milkweed leaves, it also retains the cardiac glycosides making the monarch toxic to predators.



There are over 100 species of milkweed in North America and the diversity of foliage and flower color is quite amazing. View our Milkweed Photo Gallery to see photographs of several different species of milkweed. All milkweeds are herbaceous perennials, meaning they live for more than two years. In fact, most milkweeds will live for several years if cared for properly. Since some milkweeds can't handle freezing temperatures, there are two classifications we like to divide them into:



Hardy Perennial - These milkweed species can survive below freezing temperatures in any zone in the United States. They go dormant in the winter months and return each spring.

Frost Tender Perennial - A few milkweeds fall into this category. You can still grow them anywhere in the United States. However, if you live in a zone that falls between 1 and 9, the plants will die in the winter and you will have to replant from seed in the spring. In zones 10 - 11, these milkweed species will grow year round

Prairie's

Invasive Species

I have two invasive species to show you today.
Sparrow: First off is the sparrow it's very invavsive to prairies all aorund. The color of it is brown and gray. The male has a darker chest than the female to distinct themselves. They can grow up 6.5 inches but usually only 5.5 inches. The latin of the sparrow is Grogaies. It's called that because of it's loud mating call in the spring.

The ash bore:
The ash bore can fly a short distance and spreads due to people transporting its larvae burrowed under ash bark.It was accidentally brought to the USA  from asia in the 1990's. They cut off the channels that carry nutrients, water and sugar to nourish the tree.

Invasive Plants

The thisile is a common name of a group of plants. The thistles have leaves with sharp prickles. Thistles are normally located in croplands, pastures, rangelands and other land.
Phragmints is a common reed in a wetland plant. The phragmints is normally tall and can provide a habitat for animals. They can be located in the Western and Eastern of the United States.

Tall grass prairie's

A tall grass prairie's are usually in the states west of Michigan and into Mexico and Canad. They are in wet areas such as wetlands. Almost all the prairies are gone.

Help the Praire

There are many different things you can do to help a Prairie and reserve it. It has many beautiful sittings and things to look at but if everyone put trash and other things on it, it may not look that pretty anymore. So #1 on the list to help is DON'T LITTER OR PUT ANY TRASH ON THE GROUND!!! #2 IS PLEAS DON'T HUNT OR HURT ANY ANIMALS HERE! #3 DON'T DISTURB ANY WILDLIFE GOING ON THERE! NEVER TAKE OR STEAL ANY PLANTS FROM THE AREA! DON'T PUT ANY PLANTS THERE WITHOUT PERMISSION! #4 DON'T PUT ANY PLANTS THAT MAY BE HARMFUL FOR THE AREA AND ANIMALS AROUND IT! DON'T THROW THINGS AT THE ANIMALS, OR TAKE THE WILDLIFE! FINALLY ENJOY THE VEIW AND RELAX BUT MAKE SURE YOU OBEY THE RULES! :]

The crying Tree

The Weeping Willow is a fast growing tree and can grow up to 4oft a year. The tree can grow 10 ft each year and is perfect for shade in the summer. The latin name is Salix babylonica. Some interesting facts are the Weeping Willow loves water and standing besides it. Finally there are more than 400 types of Weeping Willows all over the world.

the indian grass

the Indian grass Latin name is sorghastrum. it weighs 1 pound a bundle and is a silky soft gold bronz color. it grows 4 to 7 feet tall and normaly grows bigger the next seeding year.a few intresting facts are that they attract butterflies grows in sand and clay and only needs dry to medium watter but full sun light.

The Blue flyers

The Bluebird had a brown chest and Blue body. It eats fruits,spiders, and other insects. It grows up to 54.7 inches and and weighs around 1.5 lbs. Their adaptations are that they live mostly in Michigan and southern states. The interesting facts are that the Bluebirds mate in the spring and summer. Also the female can lay up to 4/5 eggs a year.

Black Eyed Susan

The black eyed Susan is 1 to 3 feet tall.It also has a brown middle and yellow pedals and has 8 to 20 pedals. It is in a long grass prairie. It needs sun and shade.

The Ponds and Praires

Praire and pond at oakdale is a natural habitat restoration and preservation. It offers trails and a covered pavilion for meetings and nature lectures. Expansion of exsiting wetland areas increases the waterflow habitat. The site is a part of a waterflow and has been identifeid as prime nesting habitat for ducks. Introduction of classic midwest praire habitat of praire habitat of praire grasses and wildflowers in upland areas of the site. A passive trail of system throghout the site, with an observation mound, boardwalks, platforms, and teaching stations located throughout the site to preserve primarily as a teaching resource.

The june grass

The June grass koelra magrapa is an very uniequ grass its able to grow anywhere even over weeds.all throught america and canada. they grow in large clumps and patches.

Outrages red hawk

The red hawk sizes up to 17/20 in . Its latin name is bueto jamaicensis. It eats worms and beatels also three squirells every year. The color of the red hawk is usuly a dark brown with some red . Some new facts are after they eat they might not eat for another two days.

Webbed Swimmer

The Candian goose's latin name is Branta Canadensis. The phisical characteristics are that they can get up to 30 to 40 inches. They can weigh up to 6.6 to 19.8 pounds. Also they average a life span of 24 yeaRS in the wild. Some interesting facts are they form flocks, and they're herbavores. The adaptations of the candian goose are they have webbed feet for swimming, they form flocks to fly south for the winter.

OH CANADA!!

The Canada Wild Rye elmus canadensis common throught the northern part of the U.S. able to grow 5ft tall.

Big Blue Stem

The big blue stem gets up to 9 feet tall. The big blue stem grows in long grass prairies. The latin name is Andropogon geradii.

White tailed deer

The White Tailed deer's latin name is Odocoileus Virginianus. The physical Characteristics are they average 3ft tall. The doe weighs 90 to 200pnds. The buck weighs 130 to 300pnds. Fawns are born with white spots, they normally wear off in 3 to 4 months. The interesting facts is that their a herbavore, they normally live to 10years. They can run up to 36mph. The adaptations are, they put their tail up when their alarmed and dash away. Also they normally graze on the grass.

Fire Fox

The latin name of the red fox is vulpes vulpes. The physical characteristics are they have organigh fur on their backside and head. They have white fur under it's neck and chest. Also they have long bushy tails. Some intersting facts are, they're mostly nocturnal and they wrap their tail around themselves to keep them warm. The adaptations are, they use they're claws to dig dens, plus they have sharp teeth and long legs.

Courageous coyote

The coyote's latin name is Canis Latrans. Its fur is bushy with a black tipped tail with a grey/cream color fur. They are necturnerl most of the time and are omnavors. They eat insects, fruits, berries, birds, frog, snakes, plants and seeds. Their adaptations is forgroup defence, winter activites and feeding habitats.