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New Study Shows Increased Prairie Reconstruction Success with Increased Management Intensity (More Fire).

Posted on October 9, 2023 by prairiebotanist

This study is unique, because it actually used mean coefficient of conservatism as a response variable, which is a much better variable to assess outcomes with, because conservative species are those associated with old growth, richness can be, but richness … Continue reading →

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What do Wisconsin Oak Woodlands Look Like?

Posted on December 14, 2022 by prairiebotanist

Oak woodlands and prairies are related. In a broad sense, oak woodlands are also grasslands (or graminoid-lands), often supporting rich sods of herbaceous plants set in a matrix that includes grasses and sedges (and often common wood rush). In Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Some of the Best Information Available for Prairie Restoration and Management in the Midwest: Why we need a lot of fire, conservative species, hemi-parasites, etc.

Posted on February 16, 2021 by prairiebotanist

This post is simply a share. This presentation by Richard Henderson (retired WDNR and TPE Volunteer Steward) is a must watch. It lays it out perfectly. Why do we need frequent fire? The answers are here. What kinds of species … Continue reading →

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