Earth Week Prairie Seed Planting

About a dozen volunteers turned out for the spring prairie seed planting last Wednesday.   Volunteers planted native seed for dry, mesic, & wet prairies in the Interpretive Trail Prairie. Each mix contained several native species. On the higher elevations they planted Canadian milk vetch, prairie cinquefoil, butterfly weed, purple prairie clovers which tend to thrive in dry prairies. Mesic contained about 40 native species including: gray goldenrod, spiderwort, common blue-eyed grass, prairie blazing star. Wet prairie mix had about 30 native species including Riddell’s goldenrod, Sulliavan’s milkweed, swamp aster, cardinal flower and over a dozen species of sedges. 

Thanks to everyone for coming out - we appreciate your help!