[To see stories and photos from other years, see the links on the main Wetland page.]

2/9/2014

2/9/2014

3/20/2014

3/20/2014

3/20/2014  Willow blooming

3/24/2014

3/30/2014  The annual spring flood – it happens when the snow melts all at once on a warm day.

6/2/2014  The beaver dam and lake near the driveway

8/4/2014  Planted wet prairie.  I pull Wild Parsnip from this area every year.  It used to be so thick that we had to mow it, but every year there are fewer plants, and it gets easier to get them all.

8/4/2014  Parsnip meadow – after the Parsnip has been pulled

8/6/2014  This area was invaded by Bird’s Foot Trefoil, and I’ve tried various ways to control it.  Some were not so successful, and led to this growth of Queen Anne’s Lace.

8/6/2014  Still lots of Bird’s Foot Trefoil

8/6/2014  Mike weed-wacked  the thickest part so that I can find the Bird’s Foot Trefoil plants – hopefully they’ll be easier to eliminate if I can locate them.

8/6/2014  All cut

8/6/2014  And piled onto the gator on the way to the compost pile.

8/17/2014  Just east of the driveway

8/29/2014

9/29/2014  View from Sumac Prairie of the wetland with Maple Ridge behind it