Tag: Herbicide
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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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Bluff Spring Fen Preliminary Results
Learn about Bluff Spring Fen at the below link. https://dnr.illinois.gov/inpc/area.area2cookbluffspringfen.html Summary A wide view and closer view of the work area are presented. Images of damaged vegetation are shown. Discussion on if this was caused by herbicide or drought is presented. A chart recording number of buckthorns killed or sprouting in different size classes after…
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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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Poplar Creek, Near Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve Preliminary Results
North of Shoe Factory Road I took a picture of this stump after it had been treated with herbicide. You can see this picture on the post labelled “Poplar Creek on 1/8/2023.” Now there are sprouts forming around the stump. The herbicide application did not kill it. This box elder tree likely had been cut…
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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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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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Langham Island
These are pictures from the last time I visited Langham Island on October 3rd, 2020. Langham Island is a long way from where I live and is difficult to access. Despite the water being low, when I tried to cross the river to the island, the water overtopped my boots. Without a boat, the island…
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