Despite our cold April, garlic mustard has caught up during our warm and wet May and is now in full flower.  The good news is that it's easier to find at this stage.  The bad news is that it's already forming seed pods and the other vegetation also has gotten denser and higher.  In short, the […]

In May, four chain sawyers cut brush along the trail here in preparation for the trail building event in August.  They did not pile it because a volunteer group had scheduled an outing for that purpose. The group then cancelled.  Assisted by some Verona teachers, we will pick up and stack the cut brush for later burning […]

We will use power brush cutters and hand tools to clear both woody and early herbaceous invasives from the savanna and prairie.  It's possible we'll also do some follow up attack on brush resprouts in some areas we burned earlier this spring.  We'll also apply herbicide to cut woody stems. Meet at the old lot […]

Our May scans with backpack sprayers showed that we may be close to the end game of our control efforts here.  We'll scan for plants we missed, hand pull them, bag them and carry them out.  We need many people with good eyes and sturdy boots.  If anyone carries a sprayer this time, it will […]

We'll meet in the village that will host the biggest events for our chapter this summer, namely, the trail community celebration in conjunction with construction of new trail through the Glacial Valley Conservancy on the south side of town to Highway P southeast of the village.  A good part of the agenda probably will be devoted […]

Weeds don't take a holiday, and neither do we.  We will continue our ongoing efforts to remove sweet clover, other weeds and sumac from and near this remnant goat prairie with its long views of the Sugar River outwash plain.  We will use both power brush cutters and hand tools.  Park off pavement at the […]

Our restored prairies and savannas require much attention, especially in their early years, to rid them of wild parsnip, yellow and white sweet clover, burdock, mullein, curly dock, Japanese hedge parsley and other invading exotics.  There may be some infestations suitable for power brushcutters as well as hand work.   Bring sturdy boots or shoes, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, […]

Our restored prairies and savannas require much attention, especially in their early years, to rid them of wild parsnip, yellow and white sweet clover, burdock, mullein, curly dock, Japanese hedge parsley and other invading exotics.  There may be some infestations suitable for power brushcutters as well as hand work.   Bring sturdy boots or shoes, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, […]

Our restored prairies and savannas require much attention, especially in their early years, to rid them of wild parsnip, yellow and white sweet clover, burdock, mullein, curly dock, Japanese hedge parsley and other invading exotics.  There may be some infestations suitable for power brush cutters as well as hand work.   Bring sturdy boots or shoes, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, […]

We'll hike a portion of the trail in the wildlife are.  Along the way we'll trim the trailway, snipping off any encroaching berry canes and light brush that can be cut a hand pruner or small loppers.  Bring you own gloves and hand pruner, contact leader in advance if you need a chapter tool, or just hike!