Tag: biodiversity

• Skokie River Nature Preserve 1/25/2025

  

  Descriptions of this preserve can be viewed at the following sites. https://dnr.illinois.gov/inpc/area.area2lakeskokieriver.html Summary Map Images From Site 1. View from parking lot toward bike trail 2. Preserve Entrance 3. Monument Rock 4. Aspen encroaching on prairie that had been controlled by girdling. 5. McLaughlin Meadow 6. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) and Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) along southern…

  jamesandrewmcgee

  January 28, 2025

  ecology, Uncategorized

  Asian Bush Honeysuckle, Bennett Meadow, biodiversity, Burn Scar, Common Buckthorn, Ecological Restoration, Herbicide, hiking, McLaughlin Meadow, native-plants, nature, Rhamnus cathcartica, Shaw Prairie, Shaw Woods, Skokie River Nature Preserve, Swinging Bridge, travel

• Illinois Beach State Park Summer Burn Follow Up Observations

  

  Areas about seven weeks after a summer burn are shown along with the same areas the following year. Also shown are areas that did not receive a summer burn for comparison. At the end of this post are other posts on this blog about Illinois Beach State Park. Summary Image Captions 1. Carolina Puccoon (Lithospermum…

  jamesandrewmcgee

  June 27, 2024

  Illinois Beach State Park, Prescribed Fire

  biodiversity, Carolina Puccoon, Castilleja coccinea, Ceanothus herbaceus, Chokecherries, Dead River, Deer, Deer Browse, Epipactis helleborine, Fire, Fire Pruned Oaks, Helleborine Orchid, Illinois Beach State Park, Lithospermum caroliniense, nature, Oak Grubs, Prairie Redroot, Prunus virginiana, savanna, summer burn, wildlife, Willow, Yellow Indian Paintbrush