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I'm starting an occasional series of posting from the prairie restoration area near where I live. I go there every summer to see what's blooming and find it very interesting and educational. Illinois, where I live, was once completely covered with prairie and wetlands and many native plants are still here but others have been lost. The prairies reserves, and there are several in the state, are trying to reinvigorate the species that were lost or almost lost. The picture today is Butterfly Milkweed, still found in the wild and an important source of food for monarch butterflies.