Category: Herbicide Applications
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Draft Purple Loosestrife: Glyphosate Applied to Cut Stems
Contents Introduction 2024 Application 1. A large purple loosestrife plant sprouting after herbicide application 2. A second large purple loosestrife plant sprouting after herbicide application 3-9. Medium size purple loosestrife plants, not sprouting after herbicide application 2025 Application 10. View of part of the application area 11-20. Purple loosestrife plants sprouting after herbicide application 21.…
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Big Jump and Orland Tract at The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grasslands – A Comparison Post Five Years Following Woody Invasive Species Control
Contents Introduction Big Jump Map Images From Big Jump 1. Burn scar near work area 2. A closer view of the burn scar Discussion 3a. Controlled invasive bush honeysuckle with a wall of multiflora rose in the background 3b. Area above after forestry mowing 4a. Thicket of multiflora rose 4b. Above area after forestry mowing…
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Morton Grove Prairie Nature Preserve 2/14/2026
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…
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Busse Woods 1/10/2026 Failure of a Restoration Group
Contents Map Introduction Workday Location 1. Area cleared of common buckthorn ten years ago Sumac Expansion 2. Expanding patch of staghorn sumac 3. Closer view 4. An even closer view 5. Sumac stems scorched by fire Soil 6. Soil profile Hickories Top Killed 7. Hickories that regrew after fire Sedge 8. Carex albursina Map Introduction…
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Hosah Glossy Buckthorn Control 10/11/2025
Contents Maps Discussion Future Goals Images from Workday Piles of Cut Stems Herbicide Applications Views of Treatment Areas From Different Directions Views of Smaller Work Area Fauna Precipitation Maps Closer view of work area in above map. Discussion This post was written to record the work completed at the 10/11 workday at Hosah Park. Glossy…
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Palatine Prairie Crown Vetch Control 7/6/2025
Contents Map Images Discussion Map The red line and arrows show the path I took when taking the images below. Images The images below are of locations where Crown Vetch is being controlled at Palatine Prairie. Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) impacted by herbicide over spray. Crown vetch (Securigera varia) hiding in the grass. A bare…
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Hosah Workday 6/14/2025
Contents Map Images From Site Crown Vetch Control Area East of the South Side of the Panne Comparison From When Treatment Occurred Versus This Visit Crown Vetch That Missed Being Treated Off-Target Damage Crown Vetch Control Area in the Northeast Corner of Preserve Comparison From When Treatment Occurred Versus This Visit Crown Vetch That Missed…
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Crown Vetch Control At Hosah Park on 9/14/2024
Summary Introduction Crown Vetch by the Cable Fence Crown Vetch Under Oak Trees Discussion Time to Complete Work, Dispensing Glyphosate Foam, Herbicide Mixes, Maximum Use Rate, Future Work, Patches of Crown Vetch Still Needing to be Treated at Hosah Park, Applying Herbicide Foam to Stems Versus Spraying Related Posts Introduction Below is a link to…
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Getting Basal Bark Application Right
Summary View of Work Area View of Canopy Time After Treatment Until Control Occurs Basal Sprouting Discussion Effectiveness, Efficiency, Trade-offs, Future Goals Decomposing Common Buckthorn View of Work Area The below image is the ground under common buckthorns (Rhamnus cathartica) that had been controlled with 20 percent (V/V) triclopyr ester in basal oil applied to…
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Crown Vetch Control – Applying Glyphosate Foam to the Base of Stems
Summary Introduction Method Images Discussion Conclusion Introduction This post is an evaluation of a control effort presented in a post titled, “Crown Vetch Control.” I evaluate both the effectiveness of the herbicide applications and off-target damage. Method Last year, I applied six percent, seven percent, and eight percent active ingredient glyphosate foam to crown vetch…
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