[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main Knife Edge Prairie page.]

The biggest project we did here this year was on the Knife Edge Prairie.  I cut and treated all the aspen sprouts I could find.  I worked especially hard on the north end of the open area.  In that area I also cut and treated the gray dogwood and sumac.  (All were treated with 10% milestone in bark oil.)  After treating all 3 species in the northern 1/3 of the prairie, Mike mowed to reduce the amount of duff.

I also planted some seeds on the sandy point: Dotted Blazing Star, Dwarf Blazing Star, Downy Painted Cup, Cliff Goldenrod.

1/7/2023

2/12/2023

2/12/2023

2/12/2023  Looking up at the point

3/23/2023  The top of the point

3/23/2023

3/30/2023  Bramble Corner and the Knife Edge Point

3/30/2023  Knife Edge Prairie

5/21/2023  Bramble Corner

6/17/2023

6/26/2023  Butterflyweed in the Knife Edge Prairie

7/6/2023

7/9/2023  Bramble Corner

8/9/2023  Knife Edge Point

8/22/2023  Knife Edge Point

8/22/2023  Spotted Bee Balm on the Knife Edge Point

8/29/2023  Fall Witch Grass on the point

9/2/2023  Stiff Goldenrod, Showy Goldenrod, Rough Blazing Star

9/7/2023  Gray Goldenrod on the Knife Edge Point

9/16/2023  Knife Edge Point

9/16/2023  Knife Edge Point

9/21/2023  Knife Edge Prairie  – starting to work on cutting and treating Gray Dogwood

9/29/2023

10/9/2023  After cutting and treating all the sumac, gray dogwood and Aspen, Mike mowed the whole area – the north end of the Knife Edge Prairie.

10/9/2023 Finished mowing

10/9/2023

10/18/2023  The west-facing slope of the point

10/22/2023

10/30/2023

11/5/2023

11/15/2023  Pasqueflower leaves

12/30/2023  Still no snow – the bramble patch between the Knife Edge Prairie and the Cats Paw Prairie