Prairie Directory of North America

To purchase the book by mail send a check, for $19.95 +$4.00 for S/H and $1.55 Illinois tax where applicable, to Lawndale Enterprises, PO Box 561, Wilmette, IL 60091-0561  

This is a 352-page reference book selling for $19.95 ($31.90 Canadian) that contains a comprehensive listing of prairies in the U S and Canada, and is the ONLY book of its kind. It pulls together information that heretofore existed in bits and pieces here and there. This concise and useful resource lists and discusses prairies ranging from nationally known landmarks to obscurely located remnants that miraculously escaped the plow.

The book includes illustrations, an index, a glossary, a bibliography, and a cover that is a photograph of the authors' backyard urban prairie. The prairies in the book are listed alphabetically by County within each State in the United States and by Province in Canada. Each prairie listing has a brief description of its environmental and geological area, a brief description of how to find the prairie along with a contact phone number for more information about the prairie and its location. Descriptions of the sites' flora and fauna are also included.

The Illinois Audubon Publication (The Cardinal News) calls it "A great resource for prairie lovers."

Midwest Book Review:

Collaboratively written by Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz, Prairie Directory Of North America is an information packed, accessible, reader friendly, straightforward, ecological reference book filled cover to cover with the names, one-paragraph descriptions, and geographical locations of prairies found throughout the United States and Canada…….The Prairie Directory Of North America is an excellent, indispensable, highly recommended desktop reference for academicians, professionals, environmental activists, and non-specialist general readers needing to look up a given prairie's location or basic facts quickly. See http://www.midwestbookreview.com/ibw/aug_02.htm#environment

The Wisconsin Based Prairie Enthusiasts' reviewer Walter Mirk says, in part, about Prairie Directory of North America:
What Charlotte and Bernard have accomplished is the publication of a single comprehensive and easy to use source for finding prairie remnants in 32 states in the U.S. (by county or parish) and four Canadian provinces. I suspect that many prairie enthusiasts have numerous books, pamphlets and other publications, which offer bits and pieces of information about where prairie remnants are located. Trying to utilize a plethora of sources to plan a prairie-centered holiday, road trip or bike trip is a frustrating and time consuming experience indeed. Charlotte and Bernard have liberated us with publication of this book. For more visit: www.theprairieenthusiasts.org/review2.html.

Chicago Tribune Home and Garden's Beth Botts writes:
"If you are seeking inspiration for your own prairie planting or if you'd just like to see what Illinois looked like before it was plowed under, a new book [Prairie Directory of North America] will be the perfect companion."

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