Vestal Grove

Surrounded here by shooting star, lead plant, dropseed, and more, the lily's beauty touches us, and we're inspired yet more by its r...

About early restoration strategies, grade A prairies, and fire. Linda Masters was looking through old files and found the documents that ins...

November 29 Yesterday some fringed gentians were still blooming. Today, nothing distracts from the stark skeleton of the savanna ecosystem. ...

Below are three views of the Swale Pond in Somme Prairie Grove.   Every fall, in areas needing restoration, we broadcast seed mixes. We wait...

On an arctic-cold afternoon, three volunteers were raking sticks and leaves into the remains of four bonfires in Somme Woods. We uncovered t...

Featuring Underwriters Laboratories and the Somme Preserves by Dan Delaney     Once, in a quiet valley, there was a lush, rare meadow tended...

Many people appreciate the Somme preserves but don't walk there often. From time to time, for such folks, this blog publishes "here...

When restoration began, the ground under the trees was bare.  This post was inspired by the impressive abundance of migrating birds on Septe...

Mourning Warbler September 24, 2024.  I was out in Somme Prairie Grove gathering seeds for restoration. The rare plants here surprised me wi...

The 26 magical photos below, all taken by Lisa Musgrave in the Somme preserves, show 21 species - an impressive sampling of Somme's drag...