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Wildfire Recovery at The Niobrara Valley Preserve – Asking The Big Questions
Most of you are familiar with the wildfire that affected our Niobrara Valley Preserve this summer. Well, we’re still trying to regain our footing after that event. A great deal of time and money has already been spent on rebuilding … Continue reading
Posted in Prairie Management, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants
Tagged 2012, documentation, eastern red cedar, erosion, evaluation, invasive species, monitoring, nebraska, niobrara valley preserve, ponderosa pine, recovery, research, research questions, seed bank, soil erosion, wildfire
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The Value of a Good Field Notebook
One of the most powerful tools of a prairie manager is a field notebook. There’s no substitute for recording observations and ideas as they happen. Memories can fade, but notes don’t (as long as you don’t drop them in a … Continue reading
When is a Prairie Restoration (Reconstruction) Project Successful?
This is a follow-up to last week’s post on using prairie restoration to enlarge and reconnect remnant prairies. In this week’s post, I present a case study of a remnant sand prairie and an adjacent prairie restoration, and give thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Insects, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Plants, Prairie Restoration/Reconstruction
Tagged composition signature, data, evaluation, measuring success, monitoring, plant composition, plant diversity, pollinators, prairie reconstruction, prairie restoration, remnant prairie
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How Should Landowners Evaluate Their Prairies?
This week, I’ll be attending the annual Tallgrass Prairie Seminar in southeastern Nebraska. The meeting is organized by Kent Pfeiffer (Northern Prairies Land Trust) and other staff of the Tallgrass Prairie Partnership office in Beatrice. One of the best things … Continue reading
