Volunteer Gerry Goth sifts prairie seeds. Photo by Eva Ballering.

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Volunteer Gerry Goth collects prairie seeds and sifts them to remove the chaff. The screening process, called winnowing, requires an understanding of seed-size differences among species. Photo by Eva Ballering.