Mac Field to get prairie makeover
May 11, 2021 A student-led initiative will fill in an area of Mac Field with native prairie plants. Photo by Kaya Matsuura. By MJ Old oldmadel@grinnell.edu A patch of tallgrass prairie is coming to North Campus. Since the beginning of spring, a group of students supported by the Center for Prairie Studies has planned to replace the sod on a patch of Mac Field, the triangle where the sidewalks meet outside of Harris Center, with 6,200 prairie plants. “The fact that it’s surrounded on all sides by sidewalk makes it easier to maintain and prevent invasive species from getting up inside the ...
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