Austin Peay State University

Programming Supports a Comprehensive Network of Cooperative Study Units to Facilitate Cooperative Research, Technical Assistance, Education, and Training to Inform Science-based Management of the National Park System. the Study Units Facilitate Multi-disciplinary Science and Integrated Information Products Across Multiple Geographic Regions of the National Park System. Because More Than 90 of Native Grasslands in the Eastern Us Have Been Lost, Six Parks in National Capital and Northeast Regions Will Restore 400 Acres of Degraded and Agricultural Land Into Native Grasslands by Seeding Native Plants and Managing for 3 Years by Mowing, Burning, and Herbicide Control of Invasives. Follow Up Surveys of Plants, Grassland Birds, and Select Pollinators Will Determine Long-term Maintenance Strategies. Beneficiaries Include State and Local Governments, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Public Private Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education, and the General Public).