Tag Archives: Nachusa Grasslands

Planting savanna by planting prairie first

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog published by Bill Kleiman.

By Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, TNC The photo above shows mostly bur oaks growing in a prairie restoration. We planted the bur oaks in 2006, but first we planted prairie in 2001. This makes the start of a savanna. The … Continue reading →

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Planting #117 a success

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog published by Bill Kleiman.

By Bill Kleiman This 2015 planting at the Senger tract is awesome. 35 acres planted with 1,400 pounds of un-cleaned seed from 117 species. Below are some photos looking down. Above is purple milkwort (pink), western sunflower, wide leaved pussytoes, … Continue reading →

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Nachusa prairie planting #133

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog published by Bill Kleiman.

This Fall we began the process to turn a retired agricultural field into a mosaic of wetlands, wet prairie, mesic and dry prairie. Below are the photos and maps of this work. At the end is a link to the … Continue reading →

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