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Tag Archives: Prairie fire
Management Burns of Dudgeon-Monroe and Westmorland Prairies Conducted by Citizen Volunteers
Because restoration is done by humans and involves manipulation of the landscape, some scientists suggest that restoration ecology may be more a test of our understanding of mutually beneficial relations between humans and ecosystems than it is an “acid test” … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Lake Wingra Watershed, Neighborhood restoration projects, Prairie restoration, Prescribed fire, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, Glenway Prairie, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings, prairie restoration, Prescribed Fire, Restoration ecology, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood
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Glenway Prairie Burn Kicks Off Wingra Watershed’s Spring Burn Season
Posted in Community-based restoration, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Glenway Prairie, Prescribed fire, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Glenway Prairie, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings, SW Bike Path
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Image of the Week–December 13, 2013
Prairie Restoration by the McHenry County (Illinois) Conservation District Here is a little visual prairie tonic for those of us in the snow-covered part of the United States who are missing our beloved prairie grasses and forbs and can’t wait … Continue reading
SW Bike Path Prescribed Prairie Fires
Burn Crew Volunteers from Dudgeon-Monroe and Westmorland Neighborhoods Light Up the Night SW Bike Path Users Experience the Spring Ritual of Prairie Management Burns April 25, 2013, SW Bike Path, Madison, Wisconsin–SW Bike Path volunteers initiated the Wingra Watershed 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood restoration projects, Prairie restoration, Prescribed fire, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Neighborhood-based restoration, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings, prairie restoration, Prescribed Fire, Restoration Volunteers, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
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What About Restoration Ecology Appeals To You?
To me it’s because with restoration I can do work that makes things better. And, like the folks on the burn crew above, restoration is a magnet for getting people involved at the local level. The scale and scope of … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Neighborhood restoration projects, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, ecological restoration, Prairie fire, Restoration ecology, Restoration Volunteers
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Report on SW Bike Path Spring Prairie Burn Season
On the west side of Madison, Wisconsin, small prairie plantings adorn the edges of the SW Bike Path like a floral necklace. In the summer, prairie grasses and flowers grace the neighborhoods and lift the spirits of commuters and recreational … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Fire prescription, Lake Wingra, Neighborhood restoration projects, Prescribed fire
Tagged Community based restoration, DMNA, Gardening in public spaces, lake wingra watershed, Prairie fire, Prairie grasses, Prairie plantings, Prescribed Fire, public prairies, SW Bike Path
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Nice Night For a Neighborhood Prairie Fire
Neighbors from the Dudgeon-Monroe and Westmorland Neighborhood Associations on Madison’s west side, team up last Wednesday evening to conduct a prescribed management burn of the DMNA Prairie. Photo by Stephen B. Glass.
Spring Burn | Garden Design
There is a good story in Garden Design Magazine Spring Burn | Garden Design about how prairie restorations in public gardens and on private lands are using prescribed fire to help preserve and restore remnants of a once vast North American … Continue reading
Odana Road Prairie In Spring
The flush of new growth after a prairie is burned is the start of remarkable seasonal transformation, and we’ll follow the progress of this wonderful and inspiring prairie throughout the season with periodic photographic updates. On May 15 (when this photo … Continue reading
Posted in restoration
Tagged civic engagement, DMNA, DMNA Prairie, Dudgeon-Monroe Prairie, Odana Road Prairie, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings
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New Volunteers Brave A Windy Day
The Saturday (4.30.11) SW Bike Path work party attracted several eager new volunteers on the opening day of the season for weed control and general spring clean up, reports Sandy Stark, chair of the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association (DMNA) bike path … Continue reading
Posted in Pest species, restoration
Tagged Community restoration, garlic mustard, Prairie fire, Prairie grasses, SW Bike Path, Volunteers
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