If I Plant My Seeds in Fall, Can I Burn in Spring?
September 30, 2011 by Bill
Filed under Customer FAQ's, How and When to Plant or Collect Seed, How to Guides, Seasonal Reminders
Many customers wish to add seed to an existing planting in the fall. They also want to keep the growth from the previous season to overwinter for habitat, continuing beauty and visual interest during the cold snowy months. This often leads to concerns about burning their prairie in the spring, as it would seem that [...]
Large Woodland Burn
April 13, 2010 by Bill
Filed under Customer FAQ's, How to Guides, Seasonal Reminders
Our local newspaper; The Winona Daily News took some wonderful photos of a large woodland prescribed burn performed by the MN Dept. of Natural Resources on April 9th. From our ridge top office location we watched the smoke billow all afternoon. The burn site is only about 6 miles from Prairie Moon. It was a [...]
Fire For Woodland Restoration and Management
December 14, 2009 by Steve
Filed under Customer FAQ's, How to Guides, Seasonal Reminders, Species and Product Overview
I received this question from John in Minnesota: “I have a small patch of maidenhair in a woodlot I’m restoring. ‘Restoring’ means getting rid of buckthorn over the last few years. Maidenhair Fern, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, May Apple, Bloodroot, Hepatica, Wild Ginger and 1 Trillium have showed up. I was wondering what fire would do in this [...]
