Category Archives: native plants

A Few Things to Consider for Interpreting Deever et al. (2023) Study on Recruitment of Early- and Late-Flowering Forbs from Seed and Transplants

Posted on December 12, 2023 by prairiebotanist

Link: Recruitment Limitation of Early- and Late-Flowering Grassland Forbs can be Overcome with Transplanting in Prairie Restorations In this study, adding forbs, especially adding early forbs, and adding transplants vs. seeds improved results. Three things are worth considering: I think … 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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Botanists are NOT Ruining Prairies

Posted on January 21, 2022 by prairiebotanist

Wait, what?! More than a decade ago Prairie Ecologist asked, “Are botanists ruining prairies?” I’d met the author, worked with him to set up a portion of my dissertation research. I’d come west from Iowa in 2008 with an open … Continue reading →

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