501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN 37-2168075
About Elysian Prairie
Restoring native prairie in the ancient Loess Hills of western Iowa — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to conservation, education, and land stewardship.
266
native species documented in 2026
317
cumulative acres of restoration work
1,972
volunteer hours
Organization
Legal nameLoess Hills — Elysian Prairie and Restoration Project
Common nameElysian Prairie
Status501(c)(3) public charity
EIN37-2168075
Founded2026
LocationCastana, Iowa — Loess Hills, western Iowa
Coordinates42.030715, -95.902132
What we do
- Native tallgrass prairie restoration
- Invasive woody-species (eastern red cedar) removal
- Biodiversity monitoring and species documentation
- Pollinator-habitat establishment
- Dark-sky monitoring in a rural low-light-pollution location
- Volunteer stewardship and conservation education
Explore the data
- Live land-health dashboard (acres, species, volunteer hours) →
- Documented species (GPS-tagged biodiversity records) →
- Dark-sky / night-sky readings →
- Conservation progress and restoration leaderboard →
- Conservation journal (restoration milestones, seasonal notes) →
- Open-data API (species + night-sky aggregates, JSON, CC BY 4.0) →
Support this work
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and fund native prairie restoration directly.
Donate to Elysian Prairie →