Tag Archives: Bison

Stability Part Two: Why I Seldom Recommend Grazing

Posted on September 8, 2024 by prairiebotanist

In a previous blog post and in the Prairie Promoter[1] I introduced stability and discussed how fire can be stabilizing or destabilizing depending on how we use it. Here I will discuss grazing and browsing in the context of managing … Continue reading →

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What Does Long-Term Bison-Grazed Prairie Look Like?

Posted on June 11, 2022 by prairiebotanist

Bison-grazed pastures tend to have higher forb cover and vascular plant diversity in prairie (bison have been there now for 35 years), but what does this look like. I have some pictures from quadrats from field work at in Konza’s … Continue reading →

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