Contents

Introduction

Map

Images from site

1. Sign at entrance

2. Invasive woody species removal

3. Closer view of invasive woody species removal area

4. Overlook

5. View north of overlook

6. View looking west from north side of overlook

7. View looking south from north side of overlook

8. Blue joint grass looking west from south side of overlook

9. Blue joint grass looking south from southside of overlook

10. Prairie restoration in progress sign

11. Penstemon digitalis

12. Silphium terebinthinaceum

13. View looking north from southeast side of preserve

14. Lots of Eryngium yuccifolium

15. Sign at south side of preserve

16. A staghorn sumac that escaped control by growing along fence

17. Staghorn sumac that sprouted after control efforts

18. Looking east from west side of preserve

19. Looking east from west side of preserve

20. Flag

21. Pile of cut glossy buckthorn

22. Looking southeast from northwest side of preserve

23. Flags

24. Tool storage

25. Entrance on northwest side of preserve

26. Looking south from north side of preserve. Vegetation is early successional after invasive woody species removal

27. Looking west from northeast side of preserve

28. Closer view focusing on cut stumps

29. Preserve entrance on northeast side

Introduction

This blog post shows images of different locations after woody invasive species removal. The hope is to reference these images in the future. Comparing against these images will allow the effectiveness of the woody invasive species removal to be observed. These images will also allow the future recovery to be compared with current conditions.

Map

Images from Site

1. Sign at entrance

2. Invasive woody species removal

3. Closer view of invasive woody species removal area

4. Overlook

5. View north of overlook

6. View looking west from north side of overlook

7. View looking south from north side of overlook

8. Blue joint grass looking west from south side of overlook

9. Blue joint grass looking south from southside of overlook

10. Prairie restoration in progress sign

11. Penstemon digitalis

12. Silphium terebinthinaceum

13. View looking north from southeast side of preserve

14. Lots of Eryngium yuccifolium

15. Sign at south side of preserve

16. A staghorn sumac that escaped control by growing along fence

17. Staghorn sumac that sprouted after control efforts

18. Looking northeast from southwest side of preserve

19. Looking east from west side of preserve

20. Flag

21. Pile of cut glossy buckthorn

22. Looking southeast from northwest side of preserve

23. Flags

24. Tool storage

25. Entrance on northwest side of preserve

26. Looking south from north side of preserve. Vegetation is early successional after invasive woody species removal

27. Looking west from northeast side of preserve

28. Closer view focusing on cut stumps

29. Preserve entrance on northeast side