Building a prairie and watching for bees
Friday, August 7, 2020 - 07:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
It's early evening as I follow the researchers to their work site on the Phillips Tract, just east of Urbana. When we get there, I immediately notice two things: We are standing in a vast grid of prairie plots with neatly mowed paths between them, and there are tents—dozens of dollhouse-sized tents.