Category Archives: biodiversity

What Counts as Ecological Restoration?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by prairiebotanist

Shortly before I left my previous employer, the Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Coordinator proposed to my supervisor that a narrow tract of woods known as Cambridge Woods be designated natural area. Cambridge Woods is a well-documented, degraded site that … Continue reading →

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Franklin Savanna, Another Case Study in Ecosystem Collapse

Posted on March 21, 2020 by prairiebotanist

It was an old oak pasture that taught me about the great abundance of nature. We climbed those trees, or rather, when we crawled under the fence into Mr. Erickson’s pasture, walked right up onto their great, open-grown limbs. My … Continue reading →

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Enter Prairie

Posted on February 6, 2020 by prairiebotanist

Where I walked today Lingering hazel catkins Waiting to open      

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