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PRI has state—of—the—art equipment for handling prescribed burns. Selective weed control is sometimes necessary in early growing years. Low maintenance, not NO maintenance... Managing your native landscape PRI will evaluate your native or restored site and recommend a specific management strategy to maintain a healthy natural landscape. Services include: • Long-term management plans Well-conceived plans provide a critical link to good resource management. Staff develop practical, realistic plans by assessing site history,existing plant communities, potential management problems and suggesting annual work schedules and manage- ment recommendations. These plans are especially helpful to managers of corporate grounds,business campuses,golf cours- es,parks and large residential sites.' To achieve maximum results we prefer to include landowners and grounds personnel in the planning process. • Prescribed burn management Historically,fires played a significant role in the health of grassland ecosystems by discouraging proliferation of woody plants and exotic species. PRI has the staff, equipment, training and experience to acquire the necessary state and local permits and safely carry out prescribed burns on prairie sites of all types and sizes. • Exotic species control A healthy,natural landscape includes a mix of native plants coexisting in balance with each other and the conditions of the site they occupy. Invasive exotic (non-native) plants can upset this balance by out-competing and displacing native species. Weedy plants like leafy spurge, Canada_thistle, buckthorn and sweet clover are examples of invasive species that pose serious threats to remnant and restored landscapes. PRI has management strategies and services to control these and other exotics. 1rogress; patience required Mature prairies take three or more years to develop into diverse, colorful, low maintenance landscapes. 5