Category Archives: invasive species

Sharing Some Wisdom

Posted on July 9, 2024 by prairiebotanist

This is an excellent post written and edited by volunteer stewards Stephen Packard, Eriko Kojima, and Rebeccah Hartz over on Strategies for Stewards: from Woods to Prairies. What are we really trying to do? I think they’ve come to the … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burn Season

Posted on April 29, 2023 by prairiebotanist

Cold rain is beginning to fall, but it still smells like smoke outside this morning, April 29. Smoke columns have risen all across southern Wisconsin over the preceding days, making up for alternating red flag and wet conditions that stymied … Continue reading →

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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 Avenue Woods be designated natural area. Cambridge Avenue Woods is a well-documented, degraded … Continue reading →

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