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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">From: Society for Ecological Restoration, Restoration Stories</span><br>
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This month, we're featuring the story of a 23-year restoration project in eastern Iowa (USA), which is working to restore a plot of marginal agricultural land into a productive tallgrass prairie ecosystem using certified organic methods.</div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">By</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Christine
Taliga</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, with edits by SER. Christine is a</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Certified
Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, serves on the CERP Certification Committee, and has been an SER member since the mid 90’s.</span><br>
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Full story: https://www.ser.org/news/605961/Reawakening-the-Prairie-Farm-Restoration-in-Iowa.htm</div>
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Learn about CERP: https://www.ser.org/general/custom.asp?page=CERPProgram</div>
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