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Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) control
By Don Osmond, volunteer steward Wild parsnip is a monocarpic perennial, usually taking 2-3 years to flower. I chose a 4 acre area in southwestern Wisconsin to evaluate my control efforts over time. Habitats ranged from dry degraded prairie to … Continue reading
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Effects of Brush Pile Burning in the Chicago region
Antonio Del Vallé, Emma Leavens, Meghan Midgley This is a shortened version of a longer post from the Strategies for Stewards blog. You can find the full-length version at this link: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2025/12/effects-of-brush-pile-burning-in.html Research project summary: Over the past three years, … Continue reading
A fifteen-year revisit of a prairie planting
By Mary Vieregg, Nachusa Grasslands Volunteer Steward, with photo and captions by Bill Kleiman In 2008, the conversion of 6.25 acres of cornfield into reconstructed prairie began in the Clear Creek Knolls East Unit of Nachusa Grasslands. The acreage offered … Continue reading
2026 Workshop – Shaw Nature Reserve – Registration
Shaw Nature Reserve – Gray Summit, MO Grassland Restoration Network Annual Workshop May 27 & 28, 2026 We would like to extend an early invitation for you to join us for the annual Grassland Restoration Network Workshop. This two-day workshop … Continue reading
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Tagged GRN, GRN workshop, prairie planting, prairie restoration, prescribed fire, workshop
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2026 – Annual Workshop – Shaw Nature Reserve
Shaw Nature Reserve – Gray Summit, MO Grassland Restoration Network Annual Workshop May 27 & 28, 2026 – Registration opens Thursday, March 26th Registration for this year’s Grassland Restoration Network annual workshop will go live next Thursday (03/26/2026). Join us … Continue reading
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Knife vs Hammer brush mulcher
By Bill Kleiman Updated March 2026. We are on our second winter using a knife mulcher. Link to a 2 minute time lapse video of a hammer mulcher clearing small brush to show off a treasure: https://youtu.be/6SrNRwR49tY Above is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kleiman, brush masticator, brush mower, hammer mulcher, invasive brush, knife mulcher
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Using an Articulating Hedge Trimmer on Brush and Weeds
By Don Osmund, volunteer steward The tool of choice for this is a brush saw. But some projects may benefit by adding an articulating hedge trimmer, where the blade assembly angle is adjustable so it can cut parallel to the … Continue reading
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Tagged brush tool, Don Osmond, hedge trimmer for natural areas brush
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Bridges between habitat and species conservation in the Great Plains
Katharine Hogan, PhD, Director of Conservation Lauritzen Gardens, Nebraska In 2016 I came to Nebraska for what I thought was going to be a one year sojourn in TNC Nebraska’s Hubbard Fellowship program. Now it’s 2025, and I’m still here, … Continue reading
Control of Lespedeza cuneata
By Jeff Horn, IL DNR district heritage biologist for Ogle, Winnebago, DeKalb, Kane, and DuPage counties based out of Castle Rock State Park Lespedeza cuneata (commonly referred to as Sericea or Chinese bush clover) is a perennial wildflower introduced into … Continue reading
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Tagged growing season burn, Jeff Horn, Lespedeza cuneata, Sericea lespedeza
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Managing against autumn olive
By Bill Kleiman To get control of a dense invasive olive on 28-acres we brush mowed, seeded heavily, started a frequent fire program, and continue to make visits to apply basal bark herbicide to individual shrubs. We have been mostly … Continue reading
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