Monthly Archives: July 2023

More lessons learned planting prairie

By Bill Kleiman SHRUBS: We want some of our prairies free of shrubs for various birds and other wildlife that want prairie without shrubs everywhere.  We will end up with lots of shrublands in the future as there is a … Continue reading

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Pasture to prairie seeding experiment – initial thoughts

By Bill Kleiman If you are trying to turn a low diversity cool season grass pasture into high diversity prairie should you just seed the recently prescribed burnt sod?  Or first apply glyphosate herbicide or grass herbicide, then burn it, … Continue reading

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Poison hemlock control

By Bill Kleiman Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. The maculatum means spotted and the stem has conspicious red spots. Hemlock is a modestly invasive plant that can form thickets if it gets started in disturbed or fallow ground. I sometimes see … Continue reading

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GRN Workshop Registration Now Open!

Noon August 22 to 4pm August 23rd by Jeff Zajac Registration for the 2023 Grassland Restoration Network in Windom, Minnesota is open now until August 10.  The meeting will take place August 22nd and 23rd and will visit a variety … Continue reading

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