Photo Album

Carl Handel fills one of the seed hoppers with a mixture of grass seed and those wildflowers with large seeds, such as compass plant.

IRC neighbor Roger Viseur plants the prairie seed using a specially made drill.

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

Wildflower seeds are mixed together before planting.

Grass seeds and large wildflower seeds are combined in one hopper.

The seed drill splits the soil and drops in seed. Rubber wheels at the back of the machine help push the ground back together.

More activities are now in the planning stages. If you have questions about this unique partnership, email the Illinois Raptor Center at: barnowl@illinoisraptorcenter.org.