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Lessons From a Project to Improve Prairie Quality – Part 2: Overseeding and Seedling Plugs
Last week, I posted a summary of some findings from a long project to enhance prairie habitat. I focused that post on the lessons we learned from the fire/grazing management portion of the project, including impacts on regal fritillary butterflies. This … Continue reading
Posted in Prairie Management, Prairie Plants, Prairie Restoration/Reconstruction
Tagged adding plant species, grassland, great plains, interseeding, nebraska, overseeding, prairie, prairie habitat, prairie overseeding, prairie restoration, prairie seeding, rehabilitating prairie, seedling plugs, seedlings, state wildlife grants, transplanting
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Overseeding Prairies
What do you do with a prairie that’s missing most of its plant species? In some cases, good management can allow some plants to seemingly return from the dead. In others, though, the species are gone and – especially if … Continue reading
