Tag: Burn Scar
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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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Middlefork Savanna 7/22/2023
“Middlefork Savanna has frequently been described as the best example of mesic or black soil savanna in Illinois …” https://dnr.illinois.gov/inpc/area.area2lakemiddleforksavanna.html Summary Comparative views of the work area after the workday and three months later are shown. Difference in application effectiveness across the work area are visible and attributed to there being numerous applicators applying herbicide.…
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Poplar Creek Comparison Photos: Winter to Summer
West Woods Views North East South West Burn Scar with Black Tarp North East South West Burn Scar and Blue Tarp North East South West Cut Material Removed Treated Woody Invasive Species (7/2/2023) Asian bush honeysuckle Multiflora Rose Common buckthorn sprouting having missed being sprayed with herbicide. Josef Goder Tract Looking North Into Open Area…
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Deer Grove Preliminary Results
Today I revisited the area north of Camp Alphonse which I had wrote about on the post titled, “Deer Grove On 2/11/2023.” Triclopyr ester (Garlon 4) in basal oil had been applied to the cut surfaces of stumps with a mini-paint roller. Walking to the 2/11/2023 Work Area As I walked from the parking lot…
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Glenview Woods and Harms Woods 3/18/2023
Areas Visited Outlined In Red Sign At Entrance Bridge Over North Branch Chicago River Looking North of Bridge Along North Branch Chicago River Sign Along Orange Gravel Trail Other Side of Above Sign North Work Area The new burn piles are labelled. Piles of logs are labelled. Previous burn piles are the dots that are…
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Watersmeet Woods 3/18/2023
Area visited is outlined in red. Points of interest are labeled and burn scars are numbered. Sign at entrance across from Avon Avenue. Marsh Log pavers on trail. Buckthorn thicket that is being cut. The pile is visible in the lower right. The ground water is right at the surface. Waterproof boots are needed for…
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Baker’s Lake 3/4/2023
Points of interest are numbered, and the target area visited is outlined in red. Point of Interest One: Lookout from South Side of Lake. Point of Interest Two: Sign for Younghusband Prairie This is a prairie reconstruction. Point of Interest Three: Brush Mowing Along Trail. Point of Interest Four: Baker’s Lake Wetland Sign Point of…
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Bluff Spring Fen 2/18/2023
The areas outlined in red are where I visited today. Today’s work area. Burn pile with today’s work area in the background. Every stump had been carefully treated with herbicide. Closer view of a treated stump. Herbicide has been applied liberally to the point some has run down the stem. It would be possible to…
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Poplar Creek 2/15/2023
The area outlined in red is where I visited today. I believe work occurred in this area on January 29th, 2023. West of the horse trail. Stump with dye from herbicide that has faded. I believe this stump had been treated two weeks ago. I did not map stumps that were treated, or not treated,…
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Deer Grove on 2/11/2023
The areas outlined in red are where I visited today. As you look through the pictures, notice the difference in the amount of downed wood left to decompose in areas being managed by different people. North of Camp Alphonse The below map shows where the burn scars from previous workdays and brush pile burns from…
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