Spring Birds Back
Field Sparrow The Spring birds are starting to come back. On a walk this morning I found a pair of Field Sparrows and was able to get this photograph. The … Continued
Thanks to Monsanto for Roundup
Any gardener knows that weeding is key to creating a great garden, just as any journalist knows editing is critical to a good story. At the Prairie Garden Trust, we’re … Continued
Seeds and Snow
Last week Matt and Duncan burned a patch of the bluff top area that overlooks Hillers Creek. So Henry and I were able to scatter new seed there on a … Continued
So many seeds, so little time….
The 88 species of wildflower seeds arrived like an early Christmas gift. Now we just have to scatter them across the newly opened or burned prairies, savanna/woods and stream edges. … Continued
Quick Landscaping the Tree Shear Way
Several years ago I heard a story on NPR about videos for young kids showing earth-moving equipment. It was the current spin on a story Captain Kangaroo read in the … Continued
Big Change for the Woods
Henry stands in the newly created open area at the edge between prairie and woods. It’s amazing how “sculpting” away some trees expands the views. Looking past Henry in the … Continued
Smoothing Ground the Cedar Way
The speed of creating an opening and sculpting the edge between the woods and prairie was amazing! In just a few days, David Perrey removed trees and placed them for … Continued
Prescription for Health: Burning Woods and Prairie
The weather was perfect, so Matt Barnes gathered a crew to carefully burn our prairies and woods on Wednesday and Friday this week. The weather has been so wet this … Continued
Why Burn Forests?
For those of us who grew up with Smokey Bear saying “Only you can prevent forest fires,” and frightened by the horrific blazes in the Disney movie, Bambi, it’s a … Continued
Sculpting a New Woods Edge
I’ve always appreciated the art of sculpture, but it’s usually creating a thing of appealing form that stands by itself. This past weekend, David Perrey used a highlift (which is … Continued