The University of Wisconsin – Madison Arboretum (https://arboretum.wisc.edu/) and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (Professor Paul Zedler, https://paulzedler.weebly.com/) are jointly seeking an experienced and motivated graduate student to complete a funded resampling of the plant community of the famed Curtis Prairie (more information can be found here: https://arboretum.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2015/04/16_ArbLeaflet.pdf). As the world’s oldest ecologically restored prairie, this site has a rich history and significance for the science and practice of restoration. With regular sampling since 1951, research at the site has generated a long-term dataset that yields insights into plant community composition and diversity, ecosystem succession, invasive species, carbon st