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

Again, we didn’t do much work here this year and I don’t even have many photos.  The only time I see it is when I drive through on my way to Big View Prairie.

I treated Garlic Mustard along the edge of the savanna at the southern end, and cut Burdock there and in the savanna.  Otherwise we didn’t do anything.  The middle section needs work to cut and treat shrubs and trees that are coming in.  The northern part is getting grassier, so we may try mowing early next spring.

3/25/2025 Heading down into the Volvo Meadow path

 

8/8/2025  Standing in the grassy section, looking southwest into the part that has invading trees and shrubs.

 

8/8/2025

 

8/8/2025  The southern end is in pretty good shape – not many invaders and lots of forbs.

 

8/8/2025

 

8/8/2025

 

8/22/2025

 

8/22/2025  Grassy section at the north end

 

11/28/2025