It's a Zabulon!
This is a follow up to the post done on August 19. "Plant of the Week #17...Again Blazing Star". A challenge was made to identify the...
Rough False-Foxglove- Plant of the Week #18
Rough false-foxglove, known scientifically as Agalinis aspera , is currently in bloom across the bluff prairies in Hixon and the...
Plant of the Week #17...Again Blazing Star!
On 8/17 there was a very interesting Driftless Area Bio Blitz organized by Justin Nooker and Laurie Arzaga at Holland Sand Prairie...
Person of the Year and Plant of the Week #16
Regrettably, this upcoming week will mark Jaylen Vinney's final days working with Friends of the Blufflands. Jaylen, an AmeriCorp service...
Plant of the Week #15- Purple Prairie Clover
The plant highlighted this week is the purple prairie clover, also known as Dalea pupurea. This species is commonly found throughout the...
Plant of the Week #14- It's Groovy!
Our plant of the week for the last part of July is Grooved Yellow Flax which is known by its scientific name as Linum sulcatum. Although...
Plant of the Week #13- Bee Balm
Bee balm, also known as wild bergamot, seems to be exploding on the prairies at this time! It is a common plant throughout North America...
Plant of the Week #12- Hoary Vervain
Hoary vervain, also known by its scientific name Verbena stricta, is a common plant growing on our remnant bluff prairies. "Verbena"...
Plant of the Week #11- Leadplant
According to the Illinois Wildflower website, Leadplant, Amorpha canescens is considered a sign of a high-quality habitat. It grows...
Rusty Patched Bumblebees On Stry Prairie!
Friends of the Blufflands was doing restoration work on Stry Prairie on Miller Bluff yesterday, July 1, and saw rusty patched bumblebees...
Asclepius Redux- Plant of the Week # 10
In a previous blog post on July 22, 2021, the milkweeds were highlighted. You can find the post here. These plants remain an important...
The Plant that Gives You Three Fingers! Plant of the Week #9 for June 24th.
Coreopsis palmata, also known as prairie coreopsis or tickseed, is currently blooming on the prairies of Hixon and surrounding bluffs,...
Plant of the Week #8- June 17
This week, the spotlight is on prairie rose, Rosa arkansana, offering a lovely touch of pink to the prairie landscape. This plant belongs...
An Oak Savanna is Born
Converting a dense closed canopy forest overrun with buckthorn and other nonnative brush into an oak savanna has proven to be a...
Plant of the Week #7- June 10
A plant that recently started blooming on the prairies is Pale-Spike Lobelia (Lobelia spicata), although it is easy to miss among the...
Plants of the Week #6-June 3
Almost all plants have a symbiotic "mycorrhizal" relationship with fungi in which the plant produces sugar through photosynthesis, gives...
Plant of the Week #5- May 27
Sometimes it takes a keen eye to spot a plant that is diminutive in size, yet alluring in charm and appeal. One that fits this...
2024 Annual Work Plan for Zoerb Prairie
I. Review of Management Plan Goals, Threats/Concerns and Objectives GOAL Primary - The overriding management goal for the Property is...
Let Them Have Sex...Flowers, That Is!
Angiosperms have been around for a long time. More commonly referred to as the flowering plants that dominate the landscape today, they...





















