NPS Photo

Massive prairie dock leaves precede towering yellow flowers.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site consists of two principle vegetation types. The park mows approximately 50 acres of lawn, primarily bluegrass and fescue, with a scattered overstory of trees that are largely part of the cultural landscape.

The rest of the vegetated land cover includes prairie grasses and a stream corridor. The National Historic Site manages this natural area to exclude exotic weeds and to promote biological diversity of native plants. The natural zone provides a glimpse at the landscape as it appeared at or before Herbert Hoover's childhood here.

Invasive Exotic Plant Monitoring at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Year 1 (2006) (PDF file, 4.91 MB)