In due course, a native prairie north of Wilmington By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com Cardinal Land Conservancy Executive Director Andy Dickerson, pictured, talks about what the future holds for Todd’s Fork Preserve. In the background is a volunteer’s tractor ready to pull a native grass seed drill loaned to Cardinal by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife at Fallsville. Gary Huffenberger | News Journal Gary Huffenberger | News Journal UNION TOWNSHIP — This past weekend a 35-acre field was fully planted with native prairie seed and come next year and the year after, the 4-to-8 feet tall Big Bluestem bunchgrass, wildflowers, and forbs with their showy flowers are expected to really kick in.