[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main Big View Prairie page.]
This year we cut a path into Corner View Prairie – to make it easier to get to.
9/7/2003 Woods at the edge of Western Prairie – where we planned to cut the path.
9/7/2003 The path
9/22/2003 Corner View Prairie
9/22/2003 Corner View Prairie
9/21/2003 The view from Big View Prairie – the birches just below the prairie are very thick.
11/24/2003 Rocks, birches, and sumac below the main prairie area
11/24/2003 This is Smooth Cliff Brake – a fern that grows in rocky limestone or sandstone cliffs.
11/24/2003 The lower part of the prairie, just above the woods
11/24/2003 The only large Red Cedar on this remnant. Red Cedars are a native tree that’s often grows aggressively on remnant bluff prairies. For some reason, it’s not much of a problem here – we have only a few on each of our bluff prairies. I like having them because they add to the diversity of plants, and they’re the host plant for several insects, including Juniper Hairstreaks which I’m still hoping to find here.