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Can Fire Kill Small Buckthorns?
I have participated in prescribed burns where the fire was only a few inches tall barely creeping through the leaf litter. I returned the following summer and found seedling buckthorns were not killed. A number of people have said frequent fire will keep buckthorn or bush honeysuckle from getting established. I wanted to see this…
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Glenview Woods 11/19/2023
Summary New Burn Scars The map of burn scars has been updated to show new burn scars that have been made since my 3/18/2023 visit. Herbicide Application I relocated stumps that I had marked on a map during my 3/18/2023 visit as being treated. I surveyed the stumps for sprouting, reported the rate of effectiveness…
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Selectivity of Glyphosate Foam
Below is crown vetch (Coronilla varia). I used a foam applicator to spray gobs of glyphosate foam across the plant trying to get good coverage with at least one gob on every inch or two. The plants coming up through the crown vetch are spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis). I was careful not to get any of…
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Illinois Beach State Park Summer Burn Comparison Images From 10/21/2023
Summary Landscape Views Views contrasting the difference between areas that were and were not burned this summer. When two images are compared, they were taken from opposite sides of the trail. Oak Response Images showing oaks that created water sprouts or did not sprout after the summer burn. Sprouting Shrubs That Were Browsed Images of…
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Spring Creek, Healy Savanna, 8/16/2023 and 8/17/2023
In this post, I visit Healy Savanna. Healy Savanna has prairie areas on top of the ridge, savanna areas into the oak trees, and on the steep eastern facing slope woodland species. Healy Savanna can be accessed by hiking north from the Beverly Lake parking lot. The Beverly Lake parking lot is known for illicit…
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Spring Creek, the 160, 8/16/2023 and 8/17/2023
In this post, I visited the 160. The 160 is a prairie reconstruction that can be accessed by hiking east from the Beverly Lake parking lot. The Beverly Lake parking lot is known for illicit activity. Therefore, I suggest visiting in a group. A map of the area can be viewed on the previous post…
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Where to Cut Teasel
This is an image of invasive teasels on September 10th. On July 30th, to prevent seed production the flower heads (about half open at the time) and the upper half of the plants were cut off and removed. The plants were cut above where the leaves had started dying. Despite being cut during flowering above…
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Treating Every Stem
Woody species, such as gray dogwood and sumac, are invading prairies. In this case, staghorn sumac has invaded an area with conservative prairie sedges. If the staghorn sumac is not controlled, the prairie species will die from excessive shade. Placing flags is how I treat every stem that I have cut or frilled. I cut…
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Crown Vetch Control
Summary This post compares the labor-intensive method of applying herbicide to each crown vetch stem, or group of stems, versus spraying that has been done to control crown vetch at a nearby location under different management. The final set of images show where this former remnant prairie is now mostly just crown vetch which has…
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Baker’s Lake, Barrington Park Campgrounds, 6/26/2023 and 8/8/2023
Barrington Park Campgrounds is one of the best remaining examples of savanna in the Barrington Area. Citizens for Conservation has been managing the site. They control invading woody species and conduct prescribed fire to return this missing ecosystem process back into several area preserves. Summary This post starts by showing some of the beautiful areas…
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