A Little Prairie in the Big City

A Design PlanCreated by Aaron, Najah, Ethan and Kaitlyn

December 2007

Our Design

Our Design Actually made by child

Cotton Tail Sylvilagus floridanus

• Cottontails are herbivores

• Their predators include owls, hawks, cats, dogs and cars

• They rest in flat places or burrows built by other animals

• They can have as many as 35 babies a year!

Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea

• Grows 2 to 4 feet tall and blooms in the summer.

• Prefers moderate moisture

• Its roots are often used for medicine

• Attracts butterflies in the summer

• Seeds feed sparrows and finches in the winter

Bibliography

List of sources