OSU Marion Prairie

The Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Laboratory, a restored prairie seeded from remnants of the Sandusky Plains. Located on the Ohio State Marion campus.

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We love to see it!

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Our prairie team was so sad to learn about the passing of Bill Hickman, friend of the prairie and spider fan extraordinaire.

Here he is back in the old prairie office looking at samples under the microscope, and just last year celebrating spiders with our own Rich Bradley.

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Excellent day making #cyanotypes with @OhioState artist laureate Kate Shannon and botanist @Trematodon

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A little grass and wildflower info from OSU Extension folks.

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Join us this Monday at the prairie for an art workshop. We’ll create cyanotypes using prairie plants and objects. 3-5pm, Sept. 22.

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Happy prairie season to all who celebrate!

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Check out this news video about our veterans and their new hives at the prairie!

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Thanks to Carson Creasy and his family's business, Knickel Lawn Care, for lending us their truck! GEOG 3800 used it all semester to haul away chipped up shrubs and trees.

Local partnerships like this make all the difference in ecological conservation. It takes a village!

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Students from GEOG 3800 volunteered to help out in the campus greenhouse. This service-learning class aims to restore and help the Larry R. Yoder Prairie on our campus. Check out the video to see what they were up to!

Student video by @dahlia_k05

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We're now on Insta, where you can see the posts our GEOG 3800 students are making. The students have been working hard all semester on this prairie and they want YOU to come check it out! Feel free to stop by the prairie any time to admire, go on a walk, or just get some air!

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Happy First Day of Spring! We are counting down the days until prairie season!

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Planting seeds in the greenhouse with Dr. Klips and Dr. Rask. We’re testing the viability of seeds collected in the last two years.

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Scenes from Dr. Dave Schul’s service-learning class: the outreach team brainstorming ideas; planting seeds in the greenhouse, and clearing brush in the prairie.

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Lots of helping hands at the Prairie this winter as Dave Schul's "Environment and Society" class (GEOG 3800) engages in service learning. This involves manageing invasive vegetation as seen here, and much more!

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The Prairie in winter. In the lower right, we have the pleasure of seeing the homes of one of our most intriguing wildlife residents, the prairie mound-building ant, Formica montana. We are near the eastern edge of its range.

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Thanks to students and faculty of Ohio State's School of Environment and Natural Resources, our Prairie was burned last month, with a focus on areas that weren't covered last year. This is a great partnership!