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Pest shields
By Bill Kleiman The black flies of the Simuliidea emerged this week and congregate in the woods, especially areas with low wind. They will be a nuisance for a few weeks. And ticks are occasional. Mosquitos will be here soon. … Continue reading
Nachusa Prescribed fire Summary Report, Fall 2022 through Spring 2023
by Bill Kleiman The full report with more images and incites is here: https://www.nachusagrasslands.org/uploads/5/8/4/6/58466593/nachusa_fire_report_fall_2022_through_spring_2023_2_opt.pdf American beak grass has greatly increased in a woodland unit we have burned frequently for two decades. The brush layer is diminished, and the oak and … Continue reading
UTV fire tool holder on roof
by Bill Kleiman There is no great way to carry long hand tools on a UTV. Of late, volunteer Paul Mellen came up with this design and it works pretty good. This is 2″ white pvc pipe with the plastic … Continue reading
Brush and tree thinning and seeding
By Bill Kleiman The site is IL DNR’s Franklin Creek State Natural Area. The floodplain north of the creek, next to the oak woods was cleared of common “weedy” trees (mostly box elder, and some cherry, elm and honey locust). … Continue reading
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Hold the Date GRN workshop August 22- 23, 2023
Near Windom, Minnesota Our lead host is Jeffrey Zajac, MN DNR A welcome and overview at the Windom Community Center or the Windom DNR office for a couple hours, then to visit the most southwesterly of sites (the furthest is … Continue reading
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Oak woods management: a short list of descriptions of how and why we manage oak woods with fire and thinning.
Assembled by Bill Kleiman If you have suggestions for this list please simply add them in comments or email me. Let the Sun Shine In is a program that is helping inspire the recovery of oak ecosystems https://www.letthesunshinein.life/oak-forest-system/ Oak Savannas.org … Continue reading
Seed Hammer Mill
by Mike Saxton, Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri Botanic Garden Seed collection is a big part of the restoration strategy at Shaw Nature Reserve. Last year we brought in around 750lbs of milled seed from 278 species with a crew of … Continue reading
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Photo monitoring results
By Bill Kleiman On the left is the Hill Site owned and managed by the Middle Rock Conservation Partners. On the right is how the left used to look before a brush mower did a lot of work, followed up … Continue reading
A family affair: Successful control of invasive honeysuckle with basal bark herbicide
by Bill Kleiman Back in 2014 the Kleiman family decided to test if basal bark herbicide killed invasive bush honeysuckle. Anecdotal comments in articles said it did not work well. I was seeing good control. My daughter Leah was 14 … Continue reading
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Hay rakes for fire breaks – an equipment review with November 2022 updates
By Bill Kleiman At Nachusa Grasslands we have miles of fire breaks that are mowed once a year in the Fall. We typically use a batwing rotary mower or a flail mower and mow two to four passes with the … Continue reading
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