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GRN Minnesota workshop success
by Bill Kleiman Much of the nation was sweltering this week and so were we in Windom Minnesota with around 70 who gathered. We had folks from the North Star State, and Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana, the Dakotas, Iowa, Wisconsin and … Continue reading
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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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Tagged Bernie Buchholz, Bill Kleiman, clethodim, pasture restoration, prairie restoration, prairie seed
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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
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
A Tale of Two Plantings
By Jeffrey Zajac, Area Wildlife Manager, Minnesota DNR They have the best of plants, they have the worst of plants… This August 22st and 23nd, 2023 the Grassland Restoration Network workshop comes to southwest Minnesota. Registration begins early July. On … Continue reading
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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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