description Fermilab Prairie Overview
Fermilab Prairie is the reconstructed tallgrass prairie landscape maintained on the grounds of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. Fermilab began restoring native prairie in the 1970s, and the site now includes nearly 1,000 acres of reconstructed tallgrass prairie along with smaller remnant fragments. The project demonstrates how prairie restoration can be carried out within a working particle-physics research campus and supports native grasses and flowering plants.
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Where is Fermilab Prairie located?
Fermilab Prairie is on the grounds of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. It is part of the laboratory's reconstructed tallgrass prairie landscape.
When did Fermilab begin restoring its prairie?
Fermilab began restoring native prairie in the 1970s. The restored landscape has grown to nearly 1,000 acres of reconstructed tallgrass prairie.
Is Fermilab Prairie natural or reconstructed?
It is reconstructed prairie maintained on the laboratory grounds. The restoration recreates a native tallgrass ecosystem rather than preserving an untouched remnant alone.
What is special about seeing prairie at Fermilab?
The site combines tallgrass prairie restoration with the grounds of a major physics laboratory. Fermilab's nearly 1,000 acres of reconstructed prairie provide habitat and a large living landscape around the research campus.
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