Grassland Information
 

 

 

Intro
Types
Plants
Animals
Soil/Climate
Locations
Links
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For more information, use the following websites:

www.rom.on.ca/ontario/fieldguides.php
The Royal Ontario Museum's Ontario Field Guides project where you can see pictures of amphibians, fish and bird species in the Hamilton area and across Ontario, plus you can hear bird calls.

www.botany.utoronto.ca/plantings/prairie
The University of Toronto Botany Department website about the prairie/savannah 'garden' at their Earth Science Centre. Has brief information about prairies and savannahs with photos.

www.botany.utoronto.ca/courses/BOT307/
307prairie1.html

The University of Toronto Botany Department An academic treatment of prairies in Ontario by Lindsay Roger (1998), reference material for a course on the flora (plant life) of Ontario given by Timothy Dickenson, Ph.D.

www.fes/uwaterloo.ca/resources/ecology/
projects/prairie

The University of Waterloo Ecology Department Prairie website. Very good synopsis of prairie ecology, history and range in Ontario.

www.city.windsor.on.ca/ojibway/index.htm
The Ojibway Nature Centre, part of Windsor, Ontario's Parks and Recreation Department and home to one of the largest prairie relicts in Ontario, The Ojibway Prairie Complex. This is a terrific site with good information and numerous photos, mainly about prairies in south-western Ontario.

www.tallgrassontario.org
Tallgrass Ontario is an organization dedicated to conserving and protecting tallgrass prairie and savannah in Ontario. This site has basic information about these ecosystems, a list of restoration projects in Ontario and good photos.

www.bkejwanong.com/NatHeritage/main.html
The Walpole Island First Nation Natural Heritage Site website, highlighting their Triangle Prairie and savannah areas, home to many species at risk.

 

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