The Tallgrass Prairie Center restores native vegetation for the benefit of society and environment through research, education, and technology.

Greg Houseal, Natural Selections


Education: B.A. Botany, University of Iowa 1984
M.S. Range Science, Montana State University 1993.
Rx Fire Certifications: NWCG S-130, S-190, S-290, S-390

Employment: Program Manager, Natural Selections, Tallgrass Prairie Center, since 1996

Recent Publications:
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Houseal, G.A. 2011. Propagation and agronomic seed increase of native sedges (Carex spp.).
Proceedings 22nd North American Prairie Conference, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar
Falls, IA August 2011.

The Tallgrass Prairie Center Guide to Prairie Restoration in the Upper Midwest. 2010. Houseal
et al. Universiy of Iowa Press. Iowa City, IA. 301 pages

Houseal, G.A. 2010. Plasticulture for seed production of wetland (Carex) species. Native
Plants Journal, Spring 2010, University of Indiana Press. 11:1. Pp 58-64.

Houseal, G.A. and D.D. Smith. 2010. Upland sedge (Carex spp.) propagation for seed
increase. Proceedings 21st North American Prairie Conference, Winona, MN. Pp. 132-138.

Houseal, G.A. 2008. Tallgrass Prairie Center’s Native Seed Production Manual. 122 pages.

Houseal, G.A. and D.D. Smith. 2000. Source Identified Seed: The Iowa Roadside Experience.
Ecological Restoration, Vol. 18, No. 3, Fall 2000. pp. 173-183.

Email: gregory.houseal@uni.edu | Phone: 319-273-3005