Root Displays
Preserved prairie root specimens — produced at the Tallgrass Prairie Center — are currently on display in several states across the tallgrass region. For information about purchasing a root, contact Laura.Walter@uni.edu.
On occasion, Iowa's Living Roadway Trust Fund sponsors roots for display at in-state educational facilities. Recipients of these LRTF-funded roots are below. Click to see images of their displays.
Ann Smeltzer Charitable Trust
Smeltzer Iowa Learning Farm
Switchgrass + Purple Prairie Clover
Appanoose County Conservation Board
The Nature Center at Sharon Bluffs
Big Bluestem + Prairie Dropseed + Leadplant
Benton County Conservation Board
Benton County Nature Center
Leadplant
Black Hawk County Conservation Board
Hartman Reserve Nature Center
Big Bluestem + Leadplant
Boone County Soil and Water Conservation District
USDA Service Center
Big Bluestem + Pale Purple Coneflower + Compassplant
Buchanan County Conservation Board
Fontana Interpretive Nature Center
Big Bluestem
Butler County Conservation Board
Allan and Fayette Meyer Nature Center
Switchgrass + Compassplant
Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board
Lime Creek Nature Center
Indiangrass
Chickasaw Co. Conservation Board
Twin Ponds Nature Center
Big Bluestem
Clayton County Conservation Board
Osborne Nature Center
Big Bluestem
Cresco Wildlife Club
The Clubhouse
Switchgrass + Leadplant
City of Davenport
Davenport Natural Resources Department
Big Bluestem
City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation/City of Des Moines Libraries
Franklin Library Branch
Switchgrass + Prairie Rose
Des Moines County Historical Society
Heritage Center Museum
Big Bluestem
Dickinson County Conservation Board
Dickinson County Nature Center
Big Bluestem
Fayette County Conservation Board
Fayette County Courthouse Pocket Nature Center
Big Bluestem + Compassplant
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Big Bluestem + Leadplant
Grundy County Conservation Board
Grundy County Heritage Museum
Big Bluestem
Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District
USDA Service Center
Switchgrass
Hardin County Conservation
Calkins Nature Area
Big Bluestem
Harrison County Conservation Center
Willow Lake Nature Center
Switchgrass + Compassplant
Indian Creek Nature Center
Wild Rose
Iowa County Conservation
Lake Iowa Nature Center
Big Bluestem
Iowa & Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation Districts
East-Central Iowa USDA Service Centers
Switchgrass
Jackson County Conservation
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Big Bluestem
Kirkwood Community College
Parks and Natural Resources
Switchgrass
Madison County Conservation Board
Pammel Park Nature Center
Rigid Goldenrod
Marshall County Conservation Board
Grimes Farm & Conservation Center
Switchgrass
Meskwaki Department of Natural Resource
Big Bluestem
Mills County Conservation
Pony Creek Nature Center
Switchgrass + Compassplant
Muscatine County County Conservation Board
Environmental Learning Center
Big Bluestem
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Prairie Learning Center
Big Bluestem
O'Brien County Conservation Board
Prairie Heritage Center
Indiangrass
Osceola County Conservation
Willow Creek Nature Center
Big bluestem
Palo Alto County Conservation Board
Lost Island Nature Center
Compassplant
Prairie Rivers RC&D
Big Bluestem + Butterfly weed
Ringgold County Conservation Board
Dragoon Trace Nature Center
Cordgrass
Scott County Conservation Board
Wapsi River Environmental Education Center
Big Bluestem + Compassplant
Sioux County Conservation Board
Nature Center
Prairie Sage
Wapello County Conservation Board
Pioneer Ridge Nature Center
Big Bluestem
WOODbury County Conservation Board
Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
Big Bluestem + Leadplant