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Winter Identification of Native and Exotic Phragmites Subspecies in SE Wisconsin

Posted on January 30, 2016 by prairiebotanist

tips for winter ID of native and exotic Phragmites Continue reading →

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Beulah Bog

Posted on August 8, 2015 by prairiebotanist

Bogs are old places that evoke the passage of time. Beulah Bog in SE Wisconsin consists of a series of kettle depressions formed when great boulders of ice that were mixed with the till of the Wisconsin Glacier melted. These depressions … Continue reading →

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Natural Areas Have Intrinsic Value

Posted on February 19, 2015 by prairiebotanist

Much of the conservation community’s current approach to conservation planning is a commodification of nature. Lands are valued according to laundry lists of the tangible services (e.g. water quality protection, forage, carbon storage) they provide. We might not assign actual dollars … Continue reading →

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