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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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33 years of community led 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
Prairie planting #135 Grist Mill unit
By Bill Kleiman The Nachusa Grasslands seasonal crew were led by Anna Scheidel and Matt Nugent. The Nachusa crew harvested, processed and planted enough seed to plant two units, including this 25 acres at Franklin Creek Natural Area, FCNA, which … Continue reading
Birdsfoot trefoil miss
By Bill Kleiman Nachusa Grasslands has a 20-acre prairie planting, number 91, http://www.nachusagrasslands.org/uploads/5/8/4/6/58466593/planting_91_-_2009_-_stone_barn_prairie_-_stone_barn_farm_unit_-_crew_-_c_considine.pdf that is coming along nicely with a thick cover of native plant diversity. But it also has about 100 birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus, small patches of plants … Continue reading
Planting #117 a success
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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Tagged Nachusa Grasslands, prairie planting, prairie restoration, prairie seed
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Year one results: Comparing seeding into brome grass sod that was first mowed and sprayed with glyphosate vs. seeding only
By Kevin Scheiwiller, Restoration Manager, Barrington Illinois While attending the 2019 GRN Workshop in Madison, I was particularly impressed with the prairie restorations the Madison Audubon Society was undertaking. Young restorations of old brome fields already had a great display … Continue reading
Nachusa prairie planting #133
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
Does over-seeding prairie plantings work?
By Bill Kleiman, Project Director of Nachusa Grasslands, The Nature Conservancy Have you planted seed into an already established prairie planting, trying to increase floral diversity? You had that warm hopeful feeling. Those tiny seeds in your hand soon to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kleiman, over-seeding, prairie restoration, random block, seed
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Rapid Assessment Monitoring, a video
By: Julianne Mason, Restoration Program Coordinator, Forest Preserve District of Will County Stewards are busy people. Fire work, weed work, seed harvesting, brush thinning. How can you also find time to assess how your restorations are coming along? Watch our … Continue reading
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