[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main Hidden Oaks Point page.]

1/6/2011

4/18/2011  Mowing Hidden Oaks Meadow

4/18/2011  Looking at the meadow from the path – we worked on clearing a lot of the dead aspens, and this area is getting much more open.

4/18/2011  Looking the other way – toward the point – showing that the aspens are nearly gone on the right side.

4/18/2011  This is what the middle of what used to be the aspen woods looks like.

5/3/2011  This is the east facing prairie hillside.  I cut a lot of the sumac this spring.

5/6/2011

5/6/2011  The point is looking more open all the time.

5/6/2011   This is the east-facing side of the point – the brush and fallen trees we’re working to clear.

5/6/2011  Piles from the clearing work

5/6/2011  The meadow taken from the path through the woods

5/6/2011  Looking from the path through the cleared savanna – it looks more like a savanna all the time.

5/6/2011  Showing the former aspen grove – still some clearing work to do here.

5/20/2011   This is the west facing side of the prairie – the part I’ve been working on clearing by hand.

5/29/2011  More of the west facing prairie.

6/12/2011  The east facing prairie slope – where I’ve cleared sumac

8/28/2011

9/25/2011