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Re: Welcome!

> Chicago?  You work for Wolfram in Chicago?  I thought Wolfram was just
> down the road here in Champaign-Urbana--when I saw "Wolfram" I was
> getting ready to invite you to join in the Champaign County Audubon's
> prairie restoration project at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana!

Hi Helen,

Well, I work in Champaign, but I have more space to work up at my folk's
place in Chicago.  So I live in Champaign and garden up North.  I've
often visited Meadowbrook, and love to watch for new species popping
up.  I remember seeing a Silene regia (Royal catchfly) two years
ago, but I haven't seen one there since.

> We have been doing a prairie restoration (or re-creation if you're a
> purist on terminology) at Meadowbrook for a number of years, mostly a
> couple of acres at a time.  Last summer, with the aid of an ISTEA grant,
> the park district expanded the prairie by about 30 acres!  Needless to
> say at the moment almost all that can be seen is foxtail but when it's
> burned in spring, hopefully the new little prairie plants will show up.
> We have regular work sessions for weeding, etc.

How big is Meadowbrook now?  I noticed it seemed a lot larger than I
remembered when I went there this year...

Chris
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