Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. The Beginnings, John Nolen, Michael Olbrich, Paul E. Stark, and the "Prairie School of Landscape Design"
2. 1930–1932, Acquiring the Six Key Parcels of Land, Building the Arboretum Road
3. The Pre-Dedication Years; Aldo Leopold, G. William Longenecker, Edward M. Gilbert and the Politics of Governance
4. Two Directors: Leopold and Longenecker, The 1934 Dedication and the 1935 Arrival of the CCC
5. "Go Make a Prairie," Fassett's Early Planting Experiments and Sperry's Innovative Field Work
6. Late 30s Frustrations, the "Golden Years," Leopold's Efforts to Increase Staff and Funding
7. The 1940s, The Early Curtis Years, A Grady Tract "Forest Preserve?" Greene's Prairie, Post-War Challenges and Leopold's Death
8. The 1950s, Outside Threats and Challenges, The Grady Tract Fire, "The Beltline Cometh," "Rabbit Shoots" and Retirements
9. The 1960s, Losses and Gains, Last "Lost City" Lots, Building a Reputation, Troubled Times, A Shifting Focus
10. The 1970s, The Arboretum's "World Famous" Prairies, Conflicts in Leadership, a New Direction, New Appointments and A Visitor Center
11. The 1980s and Beyond, Restoration & Management Notes, a Restoration Ecology Legacy, "Earth Partnerships," Reflections
Notes
Works Cited
Index