This prairie was established in 1999 in the 4.5 acre agricultural field near Pleasant Valley Road. Its location is shown on the vegetation map. It is at the bottom of the ridge and receives drainage from a major ravine at its east end. Because of this, it is considerably more mesic than Toby's Prairie. However, it is not as level, rising considerably towards its north side. Also, the southeast and southwest corners rise sharply. The soil in these corners is quite sandy and favors the growth of sand prairie species such as lupine.

This field was treated with herbicide in 1998 when the upper CRP field (Toby's Prairie) was treated, but it was not planted until 1999. In 1999 it was treated three times with glyphosate and burned in August 1999.

Planting. It was handplanted in November 1999 with 90 species of forbs and grasses (see photo below). All the seeds were hand collected, either at Pleasant Valley or at nearby sites. Because of the variety of habitats, different seed mixes were used in different areas. The sandy areas received more dry-site grasses such as little blue stem and side-oats grama, as well as lupine. The mesic areas, and especially the areas receiving drainage from the ravine, received plants thriving in wetter areas, such as cup plant and prairie dock. Versatile grasses such as Indian grass were planted uniformly over the whole field.