Tag Archives: prairie restoration

Tall Goldenrod Management Study

Posted on November 20, 2025 by jmasonfpdwc

Year-Three Results – August 2025 By: Karen Glennemeier – Habitat Research LLC and Jeff Weiss – Living Lands Conservation Company Tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima) has become one of our most aggressive invasive species, especially in newly-opened woodlands and young prairie … Continue reading →

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2025 GRN workshop success in Lawrence Kansas

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

by Bill Kleiman About 75 attended our 20th GRN workshop from a diversity of groups and geographies. Sara Baer had opening remarks where she thanked us practitioners for doing and sharing lessons learned. Then Helen Alexander gave a talk on … Continue reading →

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How much abundance of seed should we plant to establish a good prairie in a corn field?

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman A basic question in prairie plantings is what is the weight of seed to plant per acre?  You would think that the community of prairie restoration ecologists would have answered this question in a controlled study a … Continue reading →

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Collecting 1.4 tons of seed

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

by Leah Kleiman, Land Restoration Specialist, Dane County Parks, Wisconsin Dane County Parks Natural Areas Team – Dane County Parks is responsible for managing 15,000 acres of land. The role of the Natural Areas team is to restore most of … Continue reading →

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Queen Anne’s Lace, exotic but not invasive

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman Daucus carota, Queen Anne’s Lace. Wilhelm and Rericha in Flora of the Chicago Region point out to us that Daucus means carrot. And of course carota means carrot. So a carrot’s carrot. If you dig up the … Continue reading →

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Overseeding and Disturbance in a Tallgrass Prairie

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Mike Saxton

By: Bill Kleiman – Director Nachusa Grasslands, Elizabeth Bach – Research Scientist Nachusa Grasslands, Elizabeth Becker – Doctoral Student SDSU / UC Davis Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology Restoring any ecosystem is extremely difficult and getting it right on the … Continue reading →

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When to mow sweet clover to control it

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman Yellow and white sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis and M alba) are on the invasive weed list of many natural areas managers. The plants are biennial, so on year two they bolt, bloom, and produce a lot of … Continue reading →

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Lively Tours of Nachusa Prairie Plantings

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bernie Buchholz, Volunteer at Nachusa Grasslands The recent GRN conference at Nachusa Grasslands included “Prairie Tours” of new plantings and remnant restorations. It was a very experienced group with about 90% of attendees having either planted a prairie in … Continue reading →

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Drones for Herbicide Application

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By: Mike Saxton – Manager of Ecological Restoration and Land Stewardship at Shaw Nature Reserve Across the Midwest, many prairie restoration efforts seek to transform degraded pastures or row crop fields into robust and vibrant plant communities. In this post-agricultural … Continue reading →

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Yellow and white sweet clover

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman There are likely a lot of opinions about if and how sweet clover should be controlled, and I encourage you to share your experiences in the comments. What follows has been my experience over 30 years at … Continue reading →

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