- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Prairie, People, and Perceptions
- A Prairie Education
- Chapter 2. Where the Prairie Begins
- The Next Prairie Visit
- Chapter 3. Where the Prairie Ends
- Personal Geographies
- Chapter 4. Historic Prairie Fires
- Prairie Wilderness
- Chapter 5. A Stable, Balanced, Cooperative Equilibrium
- Conversing with the Dead
- Chapter 6. Prairie Flora
- What We Know
- Chapter 7. Modern Fires, Plant Community, and Productivity
- Ashes to Ashes
- Chapter 8. Prairie Remnants
- Prairies I've Known
- Chapter 9. Prairie Belowground
- Only Gravel Ridges Are Poor Enough
- Chapter 10. Prairie Beasts
- An Acceptable Substitute
- Chapter 11. Prairie Feathers
- Counting Chickens
- Chapter 12. Prairie Insects
- Two Worlds
- Chapter 13. Patches, Mosaics, and Management
- Through a Lens
- Chapter 14. Prairie Trees
- Lawns of God
- Chapter 15. Prairie Restoration
- Keeping the Cogs and Wheels
- Chapter 16. New Advocates for Prairie Conservation
- Prairie Spring
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
