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The Southeastern Grasslands Institute is saving forgotten grasslands of the Southeast.

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America’s grasslands are where we go to fish, hike, and camp. They’re home to extraordinary wildlife. They’re working lands. They’re a source of clean water and air for millions of Americans. And they are disappearing.

Learn more → https://grasslanders.org/

Photo Credit:
Brent Hall, Adobe Stock
© WWF-US, Mac Mirabile
© WWF-US, Clay Bolt
Camden & Hailey George, Unsplash+
Joshua Hoehne, Unsplash+ by @segrassland

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2 months ago

Across America, something extraordinary is hiding in plain sight. Grasslands: the most important ecosystem you never knew. This month, we invite you to look closer and learn more. https://grasslanders.org/

#WeAreGrasslanders by @segrassland

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4 months ago

This Grasslands Week, the Southeastern Grasslands Institute is proud to serve on the leadership team of America’s Grasslands Coalition. Together, we’re inviting Americans to look closer and learn more about America’s grasslands. Visit https://grasslanders.org/ or click the link in our bio to learn more.

#WeAreGrasslanders by @segrassland

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4 months ago

🌿Welcome Kara!🌿

Kara is a Restoration Technician with SGI based in Roanoke, Virginia. A Roanoke native, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Ecological Restoration. She began her career working with riparian buffer restoration projects, but fell in love with grasslands while conducting plant surveys with Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes. Kara is excited to continue learning about these ecosystems while helping to actively restore and protect them across this region.

Join us in welcoming Kara to the SGI team!

#segrasslands #SGI #VAgrasslands #grasslandrestoration by @segrassland

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3 days ago

It’s seed collecting season!

Our Clarksville team spent time collecting Helianthus mollis (Ashy Sunflower), Helianthus angustifolius (Swamp Sunflower), Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star), Liatris squarrosa (Scaly Blazing Star), Liatris squarrulosa (Appalachian Blazing Star), Gymnopogon ambiguus (Bearded Skeletongrass), Aristida purpurascens (Arrowfeather Threeawn), Anatherum gyrans (Elliott’s Bluestem) Anatherum ternarium (Splitbeard Bluestem), Anacis major (Greater Tickseed), Chasmanthium latifolium (Inland Sea Oats), Eupatorium species (Boneset spp.), Buchnera americana (American Bluehearts), and more!

Click the link in our bio to view opportunities to join us to hand collect seeds this fall!

#SEseeds #SEGrasslands #seedcollection #nativeseeds #grasslandseeds by @segrassland

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6 days ago

You’ve heard of tree huggers, but what about grass huggers?

#bigbluestem #grasshugger #segrasslands #Andropogongerardii by @segrassland

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8 days ago

‼️It's a great day to have a great day! ‼️

(We promise they're a very productive crew...)

#SEGrasslands #SGI #RestorationCrew by @segrassland

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9 days ago

During SGI’s (@segrassland) last visit to Bask, our Director of Land Stewardship and Plant Ecology Owen Reich (@plantxalchemy ) and SGI’s Chief of Ecological Restoration Jeremy French (@grasslands_roamer) took a moment to look back on the evolution of Bask’s main meadow after shared collaborative efforts of restoration. Through partnership with SGI, Bask has been able to properly restore the meadow through practices that don’t require harmful chemicals or intervention. The meadow in question is considered an extremely rare ecosystem.

Special thanks to SGI and their staff for their collaboration and help over the years with restoring Bask’s ecosystems! Want to help contribute? Consider donating at the link in our bio to help ensure that Bask can continue to upkeep its land for years to come. taken in Bask Retreat Center by @segrassland

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🌱Thank you TDEC & volunteers who came out to help SGI steward May Prairie in Manchester, TN!

Fun fact: May Prairie is home to Estes’ aster (Symphyotrichum estesii), named for our Co-Founding Executive Director Dwayne Estes, a species that is found only within a very limited range in Tennessee.

#MayPrairie #SGIVolunteers #EstesAster #SEGrasslands by @segrassland

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Happy National Public Lands Day!

SGI is proud this National Public Lands Day to be working on 38 National Park Units in partnership with the National Park Service and Roundstone Native Seed LLC.

Swipe to see our team using best conservation practices to restore open canopy ecosystems on some of our nation's most incredible lands.

#PublicLandsDay #NationalPublicLandsDay #NationalParks #NationalGrasslands #SEGrasslands by @segrassland

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19 days ago

Lytle Bend Park Workday! Once heavily overgrown with woody vegetation, this remnant oak savanna is being reopened through ongoing management and restoration work.
This volunteer workday is part of that continuing effort.

Join us for an upcoming workday and be part of the effort to restore this unique landscape.

📍 Meet at Ravenwood Park parking lot
🕘 9:00 a.m.
🥾 We’ll hike together to the worksite.

For full event details, preparation information, and the map, visit the link in our bio

#conservationworkday #LytleBendPark #NashvilleGrassland #SEGrasslands by @segrassland

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21 days ago

A couple weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting SGI (@segrassland) at Bask once again for a walk through of the property. Jeremy French, Chief of Ecological Restoration at SGI (@grasslands_roamer) spotted Silphium integrifolium var. gattingeri, part of an old growth population here at Bask. This particular plant, only in old growth populations, has been linked to a possible entirely new wasp species.

Stay tuned for more information about rare, native plants here at Bask! taken in Bask Retreat Center by @segrassland

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