View of recovering oak barrens at the Mukwonago River Oak Barrens with soft plumes of gray goldenrod (mostly, a little tall goldenrod up front), gold and red hues of uniform bristleberry, and mahogany and russet marcescent foliage of black oaks. All under a blue sky with a few puffy cumulus and lit by the low autumn sun.

My happy place these days. Fall colors and textures. Home to many beings. #MukwonagoRiverOakBarenns #ThePrairieEnthusiasts #Savanna #Prairie

Vivid orange wood lilies flower in dry hill prairie on the bluff above the Mississippi

Wood lilies at Rush Creek SNA with #ThePrairieEnthusiasts summer gathering

Backing and flanking fire in a savanna unit.

Backing fire around a bur oak.

Knocked off 3 salubrious dormant #prescribedburns at UWM-Waukesha Field Station w/ #ThePrairieEnthusiasts. Local ordinance not allowing wind above 9mph led to an element of unpredictability but it went OK.

Got some dormant season fire on #oldgrowth #prairie as the sun went down. Calls of returning, redwing blackbirds, geese, and crackling flames. With #ThePrairieEnthusiasts

Annual Conference | Prairie Enthusiasts

Upcoming I'll be Loraxing for #oldgrowth at #ThePrairieEnthusiasts' conference (virtual)

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Volunteers feed burn piles with material from felled Scots pines.

We made use of the snow cover while we had it & burned >50 trees worth planatation Scots pine (white pine branch above, it'll go too) material in our bid to stitch back together oak barrens habitat. Thanks to everyone! #savanna #theprairieenthusiasts #ecorestore #conservation #ecologicalrestoration

Minnesota Oak Savanna | Prairie Enthusiasts

#ThePrairieEnthusiasts has added a new chapter in the Twin Cities area (Minnesota Oak Savanna Chapter). theprairieenthusiasts.org/about-us/our...

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Legacy Effects in Prairie Restoration: A 73-Year Spatial History Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie State Natural Area, one of the highest quality prairie remnants in southern Wisconsin’s Driftless Area, has been the target of extensive restoration efforts since it was...

It's the work of the #Empire-Sauk Chapter of #ThePrairieEnthusiasts , Kathy Brock, and the late Tom Brock in particular. Tom Brock wrote about it. I think the areas that were degraded by past fire exclusion are improving. digitalcommons.unl.edu/tpn/14/

Happy Earth Day! Got a prairie burn in this weekend. Should help knock down smooth broome that was already 12" tall! #theprairieenthusiasts #minnesota