Summer Activities: Plant Maintenance & Enrichment

Courtney & Julie have also been helping fight off reed canary grass:

Prairie Cord Grass plugs were transplanted around 2 different Reed Canary Grass patches to see if Prairie Cord Grass would be a good, natural competitor to minimize the spread of Reed Canary Grass. The perimeter of the patch as well as each Prairie Cord Grass plug location were recorded with the GPS so the patches can be monitored in the future.

Teasel heads were cut off and plants were sprayed with herbicide to prevent their further spread.

Photo: reed canary grass; orange tape represents plantings of cord grass; cord grass pictured below.