Gary Guthrie, an Iowa farmer, did an experiment on his farm. He added three prairie strips to his crops. Gary realized after hearing the buzz and hum of pollinators, how much more his land was alive. Iowa State University STRIPS (Science-based Trials of Row-crops Integrated with Prairie Strips) was founded to study the benefits of adding prairie strips to farm land to study soil, water, and biodiversity. They found water quality, nutrient retention, reducing erosion, and providing habitat increased. Scientists are drawing from the past to mitigate the challenges climate change is introducing. Prairie ecosystems produced the richest soil in the midwest in the past. Soil does not retain it’s nutrients. Native plants and the ecosystem replenishes those nutrients. Birds, soil organisms, small mammals, bees, butterflies, beetles, moths, and wasps rely on prairie ecosystems for habitat and food. Instructing farmers on the benefits is key to getting them to adopt these practices.