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33 years of community lead grasslands restoration in NW Cook County, IL
By the Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards This is the fourth of four introductions to our upcoming field trips for our GRN workshop August 16 and 17. Registration for this year’s GRN closes on 7/31, make sure to get your spot … Continue reading
Monitoring vegetation with GIS Field Maps
By Bill Kleiman Arc GIS Field Maps, known previously as Collector, is a powerful phone app. The app is free, but you do need a GIS online program to run it, which typically means you need your employer to support … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kleiman, birdsfoot trefoil, Field Maps, invasive weed, Lotus corniculatus, vegetation monitoring
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Warrior Sedge Wetland Restoration by Citizens for Conservation at Flint Creek Savanna
By Kevin Scheiwiller Goals of Project: Find a technique that can be used to sustainably rebuild streamside marsh, sedge meadow, and seeps in areas formerly dominated by wetland invasives through small trial areas (<1 acre) If trial plots appear effective, … Continue reading
Invasive Reed canary grass control
By Bill Kleiman As described in Plants of the Chicago Region, “Phalaris arundinacea, reed canary grass, is introduced from Eurasia. This grass is planted by farmers for pasture and erosion control. It is very common in marshes and other moist … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kleiman, clethodim, Phalaris arundinacea, reed canary grass, sedge meadow
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Can We Create a Copse of Low Juneberry for a Remnant Restoration?
By Bernie Buchholz A thriving copse of low juneberry is an attractive feature on several remnant knobs at Nachusa Grasslands. These dense clusters of identical plants offer a strong visual contrast to the lovely chaos of diverse prairie surrounding them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelanchior humilis, Bernie Buchholz, Nachusa Grasslands, shrub restoration
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Tom Mitchell inducted into the hall of fame
By Bill Kleiman Tom Mitchell is famous. We all have fame within various sized communities in which we live. Tom is certainly known in Monroe Wisconsin as he was the captain of his high school basketball team when they won … Continue reading
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Tagged Muralt Prairie, Nachusa Grasslands, Tom Mitchell, volunteer stewardship
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A new illustrated handbook for ecological restoration
A book review by Daniel Suarez A Healthy Nature Handbook. Illustrated insights for Ecological Restoration from Volunteer Stewards of Chicago Wilderness. Edited by Justin Pepper and Don Parker. Available at Island Press https://islandpress.org/books/healthy-nature-handbook and here is a 20% coupon code … Continue reading
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