Category Archives: Prairie restoration

Low Technology Institute to Sponsor Prairie Seed Collecting Workshop

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Steve Glass

Upcoming workshop: Learning how to collect prairie seeds October 12, 1-4 pm. The Low-Technology Institute is a Wisconsin-based organization, located near Cooksville, Wisconsin, that promotes “non-industrial, subsistence technology” The seed collecting workshop will be held on a private prairie restoration, … Continue reading →

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Restoration Ecology in Wisconsin: Selected Photo Highlights from 2018

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Steve Glass

Below are a few photos from some of the restoration ecology projects that I tracked in 2018.  I have found that restoration ecology is a forward-looking, multifaceted discipline that has deep roots in the past and a future-oriented perspective.   … Continue reading →

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Faith In A Seed: Prairie Restorationists at Work Collecting Seed

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Steve Glass

Seed-based restoration is one of several methods used to establish or enhance restorations.  This method is widely used in prairie restorations in the midwestern United States, and in grasslands world wide.  Seed-based restoration is especially popular with organizations that place … Continue reading →

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Emily Dickinson Offers Advice on Prairie Restoration in “To Make A Prairie”

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Steve Glass

Yes, that Emily Dickinson. As it turns out, Emily Dickinson, the American poet (1830-1886) addressed the subject of making a prairie more than 130 years ago.   In a short, and wonderfully futuristic poem that anticipated the practice of ecological restoration, … Continue reading →

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Fall Color of the Prairies and Savannas

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Steve Glass

It’s not too late to enjoy the beauty of fall on the prairie, savanna, or oak woodland near you.  The prairie does not produce the brilliant yellows, oranges and reds of the northern forest, but rather has a more quiet … Continue reading →

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A Sunday Afternoon Outing With The Prairie Enthusiasts

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Steve Glass

June 7, 2017 Madison, WI–Last Sunday afternoon was a picture perfect day in southern Wisconsin–clear skies, warm breezes, and low humidity.   It was also a wonderful day to spend with fellow prairie enthusiasts, literally on top of the world, … Continue reading →

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Ray Schulenberg Planted the Prairie at Taylor University

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Steve Glass

Last month I spent a few days in Indiana and took the opportunity to visit Taylor University in Upland, Indiana to see and photograph its famous prairie planted by Ray Schulenberg.  I had seen the prairie many years earlier but … Continue reading →

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The Roots of Prairie Restoration in the Midwest

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Steve Glass

The work of these scientists and practitioners, which was literally and figuratively groundbreaking, laid down a fertile path that resulted in the emergence of not only the UW-Madison Arboretum’s John T. Curtis Prairie, but also the practice of ecological restoration. Continue reading →

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The Fall Colors of the Prairies and Savannas

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Steve Glass

Here are some of my favorite images of fall on restored and remnant prairies of the upper midwest. Fall color on Wisconsin’s prairies and savannas is more subtle, and less dramatic than the flaming colors of a northern Wisconsin forest; … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays and a Peaceful, Healthy New Year

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Steve Glass

Thanks to each of you who this year have helped to restore the prairies, savannas, woodlands, and wetlands throughout Madison, Dane County, and Wisconsin.  Your individual and collective restoration work made a significant and beneficial difference to Wisconsin’s urban and rural … Continue reading →

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