Monthly Archives: February 2021

On the path to recovery

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Pati Vitt, Lake County Forest Preserves This is a post from Lake County Forest Preserve, Lake County Nature Blog. https://www.lcfpd.org/blogs/ Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to grip the world, another global milestone was occurring: The United Nations … Continue reading →

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Year one results: Comparing seeding into brome grass sod that was first mowed and sprayed with glyphosate vs. seeding only

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Kevin Scheiwiller, Restoration Manager, Barrington Illinois While attending the 2019 GRN Workshop in Madison, I was particularly impressed with the prairie restorations the Madison Audubon Society was undertaking. Young restorations of old brome fields already had a great display … Continue reading →

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Nachusa prairie planting #133

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

This Fall we began the process to turn a retired agricultural field into a mosaic of wetlands, wet prairie, mesic and dry prairie. Below are the photos and maps of this work. At the end is a link to the … Continue reading →

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