{"id":2815466,"date":"2022-08-31T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.stfrancis.edu\/?p=2815466"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:13:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:13:47","slug":"usf-awarded-comed-green-region-grant-to-support-prairie-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-awarded-comed-green-region-grant-to-support-prairie-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"USF Awarded ComEd Green Region Grant to Support Prairie Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2815466\" class=\"elementor elementor-2815466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5270209 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5270209\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d42daa4\" data-id=\"d42daa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5116248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5116248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Facebook_Banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2815469\" alt=\"ComEd Green Region Grant award banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Facebook_Banner.jpg 820w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Facebook_Banner-400x176.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Facebook_Banner-768x337.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03d6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c03d6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoliet, Ill. \u2013 Once covering over 21 million acres, less than 0.1% of Illinois\u2019 native tallgrass prairie remains. A $10,000 matching grant awarded to the University of St. Francis (USF) and its \u2018Reestablishing Illinois Prairie Land: Ongoing Tallgrass Prairie Restoration at Charlotte Codo Prairie in Frankfort, IL\u2019 project through the <a href=\"https:\/\/openlands.org\/programs\/comed-green-region-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ComEd Green Region Grant program<\/a> looks to reverse that trend.\n\nThe Charlotte Codo Prairie, gifted by the Codo family to USF, is a local prairie restoration site approximately 15 miles east of Joliet. The restoration was initiated by the Codo family in 2014 and is maintained by USF today. Currently, this 47-acre property houses 24 acres of restored tallgrass prairie. Tallgrass prairie fields are used by USF faculty and students for research and educational purposes, including studying biological diversity, learning species identification, and contributing to future restoration practices. Codo Prairie is a site of active restoration.\n\n\u201cWe plan to expand the acreage of the restored prairie in a multi-year, multi-stage project,\u201d said Chloe Lash, Ph.D., assistant professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/biology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biology at USF<\/a> and project director for the university\u2019s ComEd Green Region grant.\n\n\u201cSeventeen acres of alfalfa field on the property will be the next stage of prairie restoration at Codo. While restoring native tallgrass prairie, we also wish to expand public engagement at Codo,\u201d Lash said.\n\nThe project, supported by $10,000 in matching funds by USF, will be pursued through four stages, including (Stage 1) the establishment of native plant seed gardens, (Stage 2) the expansion of community outreach at Charlotte Codo Prairie, (Stage 3) the harvesting seed from the seed gardens, purchasing seed to supplement harvested seed, and planting of the native seed in the alfalfa field (using current best practices for prairie restoration), and (Stage 4) the planning of controlled burns at the restored site. The ComEd Green Region grant will support efforts for Stages 1 and 2 of this multi-phase project.\n\nLash sees the benefits of this project reaching beyond USF.\n\n\u201cThis project will not only benefit the University of St. Francis (USF) community but will engage the broader local community in prairie restoration. USF faculty and students will continue to use Codo Prairie for engagement in scientific research and education. Beyond USF, the Codo Prairie Committee is working on establishing approval processes for research by universities and other scientific groups beyond USF affiliates. We are also working on making Codo Prairie more accessible to the public through community partnerships and long-term plans for the property,\u201d Lash said.\n\nUltimately, Lash sees the restoration of native Illinois habitat in Will County as the ultimate goal and is grateful to the ComEd Green Region Grant program for helping USF to embark on that journey.\n\n\u201cWe are so thankful for the support from the ComEd Green Regions Grant. This award will allow us to build on our educational efforts at the Charlotte Codo Prairie and will support the next stage of prairie restoration at this USF property. Increasing prairieland will support local pollinators, enrich local biodiversity, improve soil health, and assist in climate resiliency research. We are so excited to contribute to restoring native Illinois habitat in Will County,\u201d Lash said.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/openlands.org\/programs\/comed-green-region-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more information on the ComEd Green Region Grant program, click here.<\/a>\n\n: :\n\nThe University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\">stfrancis.edu<\/a>.\n\nUniversity of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. 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