Remnant Prairies
When surveyors were marking the townships on this land in 1852 one of them described the land as "mostly covered with scattering black, burr and white oak, aspen timber. Surface nearly covered with prairie grass"
Our land still has remnants of this savanna landscape. Most of the remnants were grazed at one time, and because they have been protected from fire, they are overgrown with White Birch, Aspen, Sumac, Dogwood and Prickly Ash. But prairie grasses still grow under the tangle of branches, and there are still openings in the trees where some of the prairie plants can flower.
Here are descriptions of the largest of these areas with stories about the efforts we're making to restore them.