Friends of the Blufflands was doing restoration work on Stry Prairie on Miller Bluff yesterday, July 1, and saw rusty patched bumblebees...

In a previous blog post on July 22, 2021, the milkweeds were highlighted. You can find the post here. These plants remain an important...

Coreopsis palmata, also known as prairie coreopsis or tickseed, is currently blooming on the prairies of Hixon and surrounding bluffs,...

This week, the spotlight is on prairie rose, Rosa arkansana, offering a lovely touch of pink to the prairie landscape. This plant belongs...

Converting a dense closed canopy forest overrun with buckthorn and other nonnative brush into an oak savanna has proven to be a...

A plant that recently started blooming on the prairies is Pale-Spike Lobelia (Lobelia spicata), although it is easy to miss among the...

Almost all plants have a symbiotic "mycorrhizal" relationship with fungi in which the plant produces sugar through photosynthesis, gives...

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...

I. Review of Management Plan Goals, Threats/Concerns and Objectives GOAL Primary - The overriding management goal for the Property is...

Angiosperms have been around for a long time. More commonly referred to as the flowering plants that dominate the landscape today, they...

The next Plant of the Week in this series is Downy or Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa). This is another perennial plant that likes dry...

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 #2: Wood Betony, Pedicularis canadensis , blooms in early to mid spring growing best in sun to partial shade and is an important plant for emerging pollinators like queen bumblebees. The petals are usually yellow but can have a reddish hood and forms a conical spike that creates a pinwheel look. It is a perennial, spreads by both seed and rhizomes forming clumps, and is hemiparasitic meaning it taps into the roots of other plants, such as grasses, to obtain nutrients, b

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...

Friends of the Blufflands will be starting a new feature on the website called "Plant of the Week" posting a different plant from the nearby bluffs on most Mondays. We hope that you will enjoy these posts, but ask that you avoid walking on sensitive areas such as the prairies which can cause significant damage to the growing plants and erosion. We take the photos when we are out working to restore and maintain the prairies and are as careful as possible to avoid trampling. Th

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...

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...

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

Another busy year has come to close for the Friends of the Blufflands. We have consolidated the gains we have made on our 2 largest...

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...