Prairie Park

	Admission is Free Hours are Dawn to Dusk daily Features 3,000’ of 5’ wide mowed hiking trails Many varieties of butterflies seen in abundance at Prairie Park Large gazebo, stone terrace, picnic tables, drinking fountain, and parking area all are handicapped accessible
	History of Prairie Park
	After construction of the McDonald’s restaurant in 1988, the City received 7.5 acres of land. It sat vacant until 1996, when Story City Trees Forever was granted permission to make the area into a Prairie Park. In the fall of 1996, as part of a Living Roadway Trust Fund Grant, $4,180 worth of seed was purchased. The Story County Conservation commission planted 50 lbs. of seed (5 lbs. of Savanna Mix, 30 lbs. of medium site mix with short grasses and 15 lbs. of wet site mix) containing 109 varieties. In May and June, 1998, (2000) 4.5” potted native wild flowers (37 different varieties) were planted at various locations throughout the 7.5 acres of Prairie Park. In June 2000, 5’ wide trails were established and mowed throughout the Prairie. A new Prairie Park identification sign was also installed by Story City Trees Forever. In July 2000, a new Gazebo was constructed on the site to over look the Prairie. In summer of 2003, a new Stone Terrace was constructed off the West side of the Gazebo. New sidewalks, drinking fountain, waste containers and lighting are also now in place. Several other improvements are planned for Prairie Park. Please return to the park from time to time, check out our progress and enjoy the prairie.





	Plants of Prairie Park
In October of 1996 the Prairie was seeded with 5lbs. of Savanna Mix, 30 lbs. of Grand Meadow Medium Site Mix, and 15 lbs. of Wet Site Mix. In June of 1998, Story City Trees Forever planted 2000, 4.5” diameter pots of Wildflowers (37 different varieties) throughout the Prairie. * = Wet Site Plants ** = Grasses and Rushes ( ) = Number of 4.5" Pots of Wild Flowers Planted June 1998 (in addition to the October 1996 Seeding Project).
Anise Hyssop Black Eyed Susan Blue Vervain Brown Eyed Susan Butterfly Milkweed Canada Milkvetch Cardinal Flower compass Plant (25) Dotted Mint Cup Plant Cream Gentian Evening Primrose False Aster False Dragonhead Foxglove Beard Tongue Golden Alexanders Hoary Vervain Heartleaf Alexanders Grass Leaved Goldenrod (50) Great St. John's Wart Iron Weed (50) Joy Pye-Weed (25) Lead Plant (50) Midland Shooting Star Mountain Mint (100) New England Aster Ohio Spiderwort (50) Ox-Eyed Sunflower Columbine (500) Aster, Sky Blue (100) Aster, New England (50) Aster, Smooth Blue (50) Indigo - White Wild (25) Indigo - Cream Colored False Marsh Marigold * (50) Coreopis, Prairie (50) Bottle Gentin (50)	Cream Gentin (50) Roundheaded Bushclover Great Blue Lobelia (50) Lily, Turks Cap (50) Prairie Clover, White (50) Obedient Plant (50) Showy Goldenrod (50) Germander (25) Meadow Rue, Purple (50) Ironweed, Common Culver's Root (50) Goldenrod Alexander (50) New Jersey Tea Pale Purple Coneflower (50) Partridge Pea Prairie Blazing Star (150) Prairie Cinquefoil Prairie Phlox (50) Purple Coneflower Purple Prairie Clover (100) Rattlesnake Master (50) Red Root Riddell's Goldenrod (50) Rosin Weed Rough Blazing Star (100) Roundheaded Bushclover Sawtooth Sunflower Showy Sunflower (25) Showy Tick Trefoil (50) Smooth Blue Aster Stiff Goldenrod Swamp Milkweed Sweet Black-Eyed Susan Tall Bonset Thimble Weed (25) Upland White Aster	Whorled Milkweed Wild Bergamot Wild Geranium Wild Licorice Canada Anemone Wild Quinine Wild Rose Wild Senna Wingstem Yellow Coneflower Illinois Bundle Flower Angelica * Blue Flag Iris * (50) Bonset * (50) Cardinal Flower * Marsh Blazing Star * Mountain Mint * Sneeze Weed * Swamp Aster * Swamp Betony * Willow Herb * Big Blue Stem Bottle Brush Grass Canada Wild Rye Hairy Wood Chess Little Blue Stem Side Oats Grama Virginia Wild Rye Awl-Fruited Sedge Fox Sedge Fowl Manna Grass Dark Green Bulrush Prairie Cordgrass Wool Grass Porcupine Grass Drop Seed Prairie **