Volume II is now available without charge for download at this link.
Volume II has more text than Volume I but the file size is smaller (22.3 MB) because I discovered that photo resolution can be reduced more (than Volume I) without hurting the image too much. (This assumes you are reading the book on a screen. Don't try to print from this PDF!)
The second volume of the history of PVC restoration is organized chronologically from 2001 through 2008. The year 2008 seemed a good year to end, as this was the year we celebrated becoming a dedicated State Natural Area.
Some of the features of the book:
- Hyperlinked table of contents including all #1 heads
- #1 heads bookmarked
- Text completely searchable and accessible by voice readers
- Downloadable to an iPad or other reader and conversion to an iBook
- (These features also available in Volume I.)
- Cost analysis of restoration work
- Creating a budget for a contractor
- Bluff (South Slope) prairie burns: procedures and problems
- Oak savanna burns: procedures and problems
- See how our burns get better as the years go by!
- Major (140 acres) Fish & Wildlife Service wetland burn at PVC
- First case of chronic wasting disease
- First breeding bird survey
- Preparation of detailed species list using Excel
- Floristic Quality Index of PVC
- First PVC website
- Summer interns
- Winter interns
- Field trips
- Natural Areas Association
- North American Prairie Conference
- Landowner group
- Labor Day trip
- McHenry County Conservation District
- University classes
- East Basin restoration (heavy brush clearing project)
- Dedication of PVC as a State Natural Area
- Ceremony, field trips, and party: June 7, 2008
- Seeds and planting
- Lots more!
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