Big View Prairie – 2020

[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main Big View Prairie page.] This was a year of change for the Big View savannas.  The top savanna, where our friend Todd did clearing work last year, has started to heal.  Erik and Beth, from ‘Kule Region […]

Journal for March 26, 2020

Spring is really coming now – the air is warmer and the snow has disappeared everywhere except some patches on the north-facing slopes.   There are still nights when we get dustings of snow, but they melt away as soon as the temperature rises the next day.

Indian Grass Point – 2018

[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main Indian Grass Point page.] We mowed the flat top of the prairie in the spring, and Mike weed whacked sumac on the east and west facing slopes in late summer.  I also did some cutting and treating […]

Hidden Oaks Point – 2018

[To see photos and stories of this prairie in other years, go to the links on the main Hidden Oaks Point page.] We did two projects here this year.  Mike cut (with a weed whacker) the small sumacs on the main part of the bluff prairie.  That should slow them down a little.  We should […]