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Tag Archives: weeds
The Role of County Weed Officials in Prairie Conservation
This week, I’m giving a presentation on the impacts of drought to the 2013 Nebraska Weed Control Association’s Annual Conference - a statewide training session for county weed superintendents. In some parts of the country, weed control agents and prairie ecologists don’t always see … Continue reading
Aiding and Abetting Invasive Species
HAPPY (?) NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK It’s bad enough that invasive species are taking over our prairies and other natural areas. Why do we insist on helping them do it? When my dad was in high school in the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Management, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Plants
Tagged birdsfoot trefoil, grassland, invasive species, leafy spurge, noxious weed, nursery, plant materials center, prairie, roundup ready bentgrass, roundup ready bluegrass, russian olive, sericea lespdeza, shasta daisy, siberian elm, smooth brome, trees, weeds, wildflowers
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Invasive Species Control Strategies – Avoiding the Whac-A-Mole Approach
Successfully controlling invasive species may be the most difficult (and important) part of prairie management. There are few things more frustrating than the realization that, despite your best efforts, there are more (insert your species here) than there were the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Management
Tagged control strategy, crown vetch, eastern red cedar, grassland, invasive species, prairie, weeds, whac-a-mole
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The Importance of Weedy Flowers for Butterflies
In our Platte River Prairies, regal fritillaries and other butterflies appear to depend heavily on a few weedy wildflower species as nectar plants. I was in graduate school when I first started learning to identify butterflies. I participated in several … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Insects, Prairie Management, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants, Prairie Restoration/Reconstruction
Tagged butterflies, conservation, grassland, hoary vervain, insects, nectar, prairie, regal fritillary, thistles, verbena stricta, weeds, weedy flowers
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