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

We didn’t do any mowing here this spring – heavy snow over the winter had flattened most of the grasses so there was nothing to mow.  I cut and treated some of the aspen (Milestone + bark oil) that’s invading along the edges of the prairie, mostly at the south western end.

We’re seeing more Prairie Smoke, Prairie Phlox, and Butterflyweed here every year.

2/8/2023

3/30/2023

4/3/2023  Most of the dry grasses were completely flattened by the heavy snow cover.

5/2/2023

5/12/2023

5/28/2023

6/1/2023

6/1/2023  Golden Alexanders, Indian Paintbrush, Wild Lupine

6/6/2023  Prairie Smoke

6/25/2023

7/5/2023  Prairie Coreopsis, Butterflyweed, White Wild Indigo

7/11/2023  Culvers Root, Monarda, Butterflyweed, Yellow Coneflower, White Wild Indigo

7/16/2023  We had many days that were hazy with the smoke from Canadian forest fires.

7/20/2023

7/21/2023  The dark red is Gray Dogwood leaves.

7/23/2023

7/24/2023  More haze

7/24/2023

8/6/2023

8/21/2023  A clone of Stiff Sunflower

9/16/2023

10/22/2023

10/22/2023

11/19/2023

11/22/2023

12/9/2023