Selected Publications of John Harrington

Articles and Other Publications

Egan, Dave and John Harrington , editors. 2006. The Conservation Legacy Lives On…Proceedings of the 19th North American Prairie Conference. Madison.

Harrington, John and Aaron Stephenson. 2005. Vegetation Survey and Analysis of the Wilkie/McNutt Properties, Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. National Park Service, Ice Age Trail Office, Madison, WI.

Compton, Peggy, J. Hedtcke and J. Harrington. 2003. Project Summary: Integrating livestock production and conservation: Use of cattle in oak savanna restoration. UW-Extension Environmental Resources Center.

Bielfuss, K. and J. Harrington. In press. "Distribution Patterns of the Regal Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria idalia Drury) Within Wisconsin Dry Prairie Remnants." In Proceedings of the 17th North American Prairie Converence, 2000.

Tamminga, Ken and D. Hall, and J. Harrington. 2002. In Ecology and Design: Frameworks for Learning. B. Johnson and K. Hill, eds. Boulder , CO : Island Press.

Reports

Harrington, John and Amy McDaniels. 2000. Change in Species Composition and Structure in and Established Warm-Season Grass and Wildflower Planting Undergoing Management Treatments of Burning, Mowing and Interseeding. Madison : Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the United States Federal Highway Administration. 63pp.

McDaniels, Amy, and John Harrington. 1999. Comparison of Burn and Mow Treatments, With or Without Interseeding, on Established Warm-season Grass and Wildflower Plantings Along Roadsides. Madison : Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.

Harrington, John, Susan Haswell, and Evelyn Howell with Arnold Alanen. 1999. Springs of Genius: An Integrated Management Plan for George Washington Carver National Monument , Diamond, Missouri . Omaha , NE : Midwest Region, National Park Service.

Harrington, John. 1996. Salt Tolerance of Native Warm Season Grasses and Forbs Common to the Tall Grass Prairie: Impacts on Germination. Madison : Federal Highway Administration and Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Harrington, John. 1996. The Establishment and Success of Native Plants in Highway Rights-Of-Way: Highway 51 Case Study Final Report. Madison : Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Research Studies and Graduate Students

Mapping and spatial analysis of prairie remnants: Development of a GIS model for locating remnants on private lands in Southwest Wisconsin (Alexandra Wells, Carrie Read).

Land cover and Land use change within the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve of the National Park Service (Alexandra Wells, Mathew Leisch, Aaron Stephenson).

Restoration of a drained pond basin at Franbrook Farm. CALS School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Experimental Farms. With Nick Balster, Dept. Soils Science (Ana Wells).

Landscape pattern changes along the Lake Mendota forest corridor, City of Madison, Town of Madison, Village of Shorewood, City and Town of Middleton (Mark Wegner).

Grazing study integrating livestock production and conservation: use of cattle in the restoration of oak savanna structure (Emily Kathol, completed).

Establishment and Persistence of Prairie Species at Different Seeding Densities (Amy Martin, completed).

Performance Products

Putnam, T., J. Harrington, and R. Montogomery. In Progress- Plans and Guidelines for "Green" Residential Development in Fitchburg Center .

Harrington, J. 2000. "Street Tree Plans for Fitchburg Center Research Park ." Fitchburg , WI : Fitchburg Center .

Harrington, J. and R. Montogomery 1999-2000. Stormwater Runoff Control: Plans For a Prairie Swale to Control Stormwater Runoff. Fitchburg , WI : Fitchburg Center (implemented)

Invited Presentations/Activities

Audubon Natural Landscaping Conference. Oshkosh , WI . Landscaping with Native Plants in Shady Areas, 2000.

Milwaukee Audubon Society. Natural Landscaping Conference. Landscaping in Shaded Habitats, 1999.

Citizen's Natural Resource Association. Roadside Landscapes. 1998.

Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO-96. Use of Native Plants for Wisconsin Roadsides, 1996.

Courses Taught Since 2000

Landscape Architecture 365: Plants and Ecology in Design

Landscape Architecture 375: Seminar in Urban Ecology

Landscape Architecture 651: Restoration and Management Workshop

Landscape Architecture 666: Restoration Ecology

Landscape Architecture 667: Field Studies: Wisconsin Native Plant Communities

Landscape Architecture 740: Research Methods in Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture 866: Seminar in Restoration Ecology

Landscape Architecture 400: Historic Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Oral Presentations to Professional Audiences

Beilfuss, Katherine and John Harrington. "Distribution Patterns of the Regal Fritilary Butterfly (Speyeria Idalia Drury) Within Wisconsin Dry Prairie Remnants." North American Prairie Conference, 2000.

Flanders , Debra and John Harrington. "Instruction and Practice: Philosophies of Plant Selection and Use." Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Guelph , Ontario : Guelph University , 2000.