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Plant of the Week: May 6
Plant #2: Wood Betony, Pedicularis canadensis, blooms in early to mid spring growing best in sun to partial shade and is an important...
jonathanrigden
May 6, 20241 min read


Plant of the Week- April 29
Friends of the Blufflands will be starting a new feature on the website called "Plant of the Week" posting a different plant from the...
jonathanrigden
Apr 29, 20241 min read


The Smoke Rises from the Prairie
If you were driving north on highway 16 from south La Crosse on the afternoon of November 7th and were able to glance up at the bluffs on...
jonathanrigden
Nov 10, 20232 min read


Seeding the Savanna
It was recently decided not to burn Lookout Savanna this fall or winter due to lack of fuel, so on October 19th seed was dispersed. This...
jonathanrigden
Oct 28, 20231 min read


A Beautiful Day on Mathy Bluff Prairie!
There were 7 of us at the work day on Mathy Bluff Prairie today. Except, from the comments I heard, it didn't really seem like work at...
jonathanrigden
Oct 21, 20231 min read


$2,500 grant brings native flowers to Grandad Bluff
Trails on the north slope of Grandad Bluff will have wildflowers again thanks to a $2,500 grant from the Natural Resources Foundation of...
pwilson
Oct 11, 20231 min read


Hoary Puccoon
The bluff prairies are coming alive with some of the early bloomers including this small hoary puccoon settled amongst the brown grass of...
jonathanrigden
Apr 29, 20231 min read


More Brush Piles!
On January 22 we had a crew of seven out burning more brush piles, this time on Zoerb. The snow made it difficult to get the piles...
jonathanrigden
Jan 23, 20231 min read


Another Brush Pile Bites the Dust...or Is Turned Into Dust!
On 1/6/2023, 3 brush piles were burned on the lower part of Zoerb Prairie below the cliff edge which used to be thick with woody plants...
jonathanrigden
Jan 7, 20231 min read


Looking for Rare Voles and Mice!
Friends of the Blufflands with the local chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts is conducting a survey for rare voles and mice on Holland...
jonathanrigden
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Mallards Nesting on the Bluffs
As the prairies on the bluffs in Hixon are being restored, we are seeing more wildlife using them for habitat. For example, on 6/29...
jonathanrigden
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Add Fringed Puccoon to the Mix!
As Friends of the Blufflands works to restore the goat prairies on the bluffs surrounding La Crosse, we occasionally come upon native...
jonathanrigden
Jun 23, 20222 min read


Cream Gentian on the Bluffs!
On a recent hike on one of the bluff prairies, a new species was identified- cream or yellow gentian: This is a new species added to the...
jonathanrigden
May 24, 20221 min read


Land Steward and Outreach Position
Friends of the Blufflands and Mississippi Valley Conservancy are filling an AmeriCorps Land Stewardship and Outreach position for June 6...
pwilson
May 5, 20221 min read


Turkey Eggs
A clutch of turkey eggs found in the blufflands by Jon Rigden.
pwilson
May 5, 20221 min read


Coyote on Zoerb Prairie
Mike Nied recorded this coyote on Zoerb Prairie in Hixon Forest today.
pwilson
May 3, 20221 min read


Thank You Rotary After Hours!
On Thursday, April 28, four members of Rotary After Hours of La Crosse joined 3 members of Friends of the Blufflands on Zoerb Prairie for...
jonathanrigden
May 1, 20221 min read


Friends of the Blufflands recognition from MVC
Friends of the Blufflands was proud to be recognized as the Habitat Restoration Partner of the Year at by Mississippi Valley Conservancy...
pwilson
Apr 30, 20221 min read


Play the Plant ID Game!
Jon Rigden and Mike O'Brien of Friends of the Blufflands recently joined the board of the local chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts, the...
jonathanrigden
Apr 15, 20221 min read
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