Tag Archives: prairie

Tallgrass Prairie Biological Soil Crusts

Posted on November 10, 2024 by prairiebotanist

Reposting with some addition from the Prairie Promoter. For the most part, prairie vistas are things we imagine and project over fields and pastures or tell lies about with deceptive framing in our photography. The prairie world is tragically small … Continue reading →

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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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Sun Sedge, Old Friend

Posted on May 17, 2024 by prairiebotanist

Once upon a time spent many hours lying on my belly in the prairie counting and identifying the stems in little quarter meter square worlds. In the Flint Hills of Kansas, one of my most ubiquitous fellows was sun sedge, … Continue reading →

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