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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...

Plant of the Week #3- May 13

One of the plants that have blossomed on the prairie in the last few weeks is prairie ragwort (Packera plattensis). This is one of many...

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...

Spring Ephemerals on Grandad Bluff

On April 27 a crew from Friends of the Blufflands met to plant a variety of bare root plugs of spring ephemerals on the north facing...

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...

Grandad Bluff and the Sands of Time

As the sun sets in the west and lights up Grandad Bluff in a stunning display, do you ever wonder about the story behind those layers of...

Trees, Trees, and More Trees

In 2010 a seven acre field on the corner of F and FA that previously grew corn was planted with a few thousand trees. This is the corner...

Green on the Prairie in February!

Wandering on Zoerb Prairie recently in mid-February I saw the expected brown from last year’s plants. Most were grasses including little...

Wherefore Art Thou Hercules?

Hercules is a hero in Greek and Roman mythology who is familiar to many of us for his great strength. There are many legends and stories...

Rare Plants and Animals on Our Bluffs

The Endangered Species Act turns 50 on December 28, 2023. In 1973, the U.S. Senate approved the ESA unanimously and the House passed it...

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...

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...

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...

Asters Take the Stage!

Fall is here. Leaves display their brilliant colors as September wanes into October. Days shorten in the journey from equinox to solstice...

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