Restoring The Minnesota Landscape For 35 Years

Since 1977, Prairie Restorations, Inc.
has passionately led the way in the fascinating business of native plant community restoration.

Prairies, wetlands, woodlands, and shorelines – native plant landscapes designed, installed and maintained by educated and experienced staff.

Having completed thousands of projects over the years, we’ve been fortunate to work with many great people on many types of projects:

• CORPORATE --- Installation and Management (Video - Photo Gallery)
• RESIDENTIAL --- Native Plant Restoration (Video)
• PUBLIC SECTOR --- Natural Restoration (Video - Photo Gallery)

Practicality and Beauty in Minnesota and Surrounding Areas from the Midwest’s Premier Natural Landscaping Contractor

Whether you’re seeking to preserve or enhance an existing native landscape, or you seek to restore and reconstruct what once existed in your area, PRI can help you create an authentic and ecologically-sound plan for your property. With six Minnesota locations, our services are available in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, and Iowa. Going native can be an exciting process that can bring years of enjoyment and satisfaction.

Whether You’re Seeking to Learn More About the Benefits of Native Plant Community Restoration or You Need a Full-Service Native Landscape Contractor, PRI Has the Resources You Need

Educating property owners about the benefits of restoring and reconstructing native landscapes is at the soul of what we do at PRI. You’ll find a resource library on this site, and our staff is knowledgeable, helpful, and always eager to share what we’ve learned over the years. We have developed and nurtured our production plots, and are proud to offer Native Seeds and Plants at our retail stores, and in our on-line catalog, that are appropriate and historically authentic for your particular area. We operate Professional Installation and Land Management crews from all of our six sites in order to minimize travel and provide the best service possible. From consulting to installation to follow up management, PRI is your one-stop shop for all things native.

Experience and a Passionate Commitment to Restoring Native Beauty

In the early 1970’s Prairie Restorations, Inc. arose out of founder Ron Bowen’s desire to return native plants back to the Minnesota landscape. By incorporating native plants into the built landscape, not only would you create a low-maintenance, beautiful and ecologically sound landscape, you would help to restore a portion of our natural heritage. Restoring what was almost gone has been the passionate mission of PRI. One man’s vision has blossomed into a natural landscape restoration business that serves all of Minnesota and the surrounding states. Giving nature a helping hand by re-creating what once was is what PRI is all about.

A Natural Landscape Contractor Can Help You “Live Green” by Returning Native Plants to Your Property

PRI is helping the Upper Midwest to restore native plant communities one yard, one acre, and one field at a time. Native plant landscapes offer incredible diversity and incomparable beauty. By restoring what is almost gone, we can nurture the landscape and thereby nurture ourselves. As a true native landscaping contractor, PRI strives to use only local origin seed and plant materials on our projects. The use of local origin native species helps to insure that the end result will be a historically accurate and ecologically sound landscape.

Restoration Ecology – Environmentally Sound and Aesthetically Beautiful

The native landscape design consultants at PRI have worked with thousands of clients over the years – residential, commercial, and public sector. Our clients range from giant corporations to hobby farmers to suburban homeowners, all who desire to restore native beauty to their land. Whether it’s a few hundred square feet or a thousand acres, the team at PRI can help return the beauty of native plants to your corner of the earth. Thoughtful research can uncover the species that are native to a particular area, and then, considering both ecology and design, the knowledgeable staff at PRI can help create a plan perfect for your site. Whether your property calls for a field of tall prairie grass awash with colorful wildflowers, or whether you’re seeking to protect water quality by restoring your shoreline, PRI can help you find the right solution.

Native Landscape Restoration Creates Valuable Habitat for Wildlife

By their nature, agricultural fields and turf landscapes are comprised of very few species. This lack of diversity not only makes them more susceptible to disease, it provides very little in terms of wildlife habitat. But a green space rich in native species encourages the presence of a myriad of wildlife – from invaluable soil microorganisms to birds and other small animals. People are often amazed at the abundance of songbirds and butterflies that appear once they have established a native landscape on their property. As you watch your natural landscape develop and evolve over the years, it is not uncommon to feel a sense of satisfaction knowing that your landscape is providing some much needed habitat for creatures large and small.

Native Seed & Plant Materials:

Whether you are in need of a few plants for your butterfly garden, or looking for enough seed to plant 1,000 acres, PRI is your source for high quality, local origin seed and plant materials. Our diverse inventory includes seed, plants, trees, shrubs, seed mixes, sod flats and more - all suitable for a variety of habitat types…

Planning and Educational Resource Library:

Interested in the concept of landscaping with native plants but wondering just where to begin? A visit to our Resource Library may be the answer. Packed with pages of useful information, this library can help you get acquainted with all things native. And remember, an on-site consultation with one of our restoration ecologists is only a phone call away!

Installation Services:

Contracted installations have always been the heart and soul of PRI’s business. Our reputation as a “do it” company is well deserved, as we have planted more acres, on more sites, using a greater diversity of plant materials that any other restoration company in the Midwest. And because quality is our primary goal, we are proud to stand behind every one of our projects!