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| 1. | Eric Miller | Tue Feb 16, 2010 @ 06:31PM |
Thinking about the arrival of spring and the blooming, arrival of birds, etc. that will be happening in the park. Hope to make regular hike entries in a kind of park journal. Cardinals, chickadees and Carolina wrens are singing. In spite of the bleak weather spring IS
| 4. | Eric Miller | Mon Apr 19, 2010 @ 10:18AM |
Plant sightings during 4/18 workday:
-green dragon, southeast facing slope of Hickory Hill
-cutleaf toothwort, creek bed west of Bloominton St. rain garden area (south of Hickory Hill)
Prairie burns look good but lots of dandelion and wild (not garlic) mustard (aka winter cress) flowering in the north burn areas. Burns don't appear to have disrupted field sparrows. Song heard in northwest prairie this weekend and the transvaal last week.
| 6. | Eric Miller | Thu May 27, 2010 @ 10:30AM |
Flora/fauna update, 5/27/10
Prairies all look great. The two north prairies: west side: lots of golden alexanders, little evidence of non-native forbs at this point. East side ("transvaal"): first burn seems to be favoring forbs (goldenrod, bergamot, etc.). Dogwood killed back somewhat removing competition from young bur oaks (a great thing!). Field sparrows apparently still nesting, heard off in the northeast corner of the transvaal.
Eastern-most prairie: southeast corner, along the west side of the creek, has lots of cool species including mountain mint (pycnantheum virgianum), cup plant, wild coffee (triosteum perfoliatum) and what I think is Illinois tick trefoil. This area seems to me (admittedly an amateur) to be a true remnant.
Help us meet our goal of 2,010 hours of volunteer work in the park this year. In 2009 FFHP contributed 1,700 hours.
As of May 1, FHHP has provided 1350 hours of volunteer work. Special thanks to University of Iowa Environmental Science students for their 340 hours of service and to the Americorp Team
for 800 hours of service. Both groups were supervised by FHHP members.
To view a map of the work site, including prairie sites,click here.
Watch video of the burns that took place in Hickory Hill Park in 2009 by clicking one of the links below:
Volunteers learn why and how we use fire in the park with Mike Fallon.
Starting the burn perimeter.
Volunteers dragging the fire .
FHHP wishes to thank Jan Weissmiller and Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City for their donation of $370 to FHHP's Land Acquistion and Enhancement Fund!The donation represent 20% of all sales of Bill Witt's Enchanted by Prairie from October through December 2009. Prairie Lights is a longtime supporter of FHHP and we are grateful for their generosity!
Friends of Hickory Hill Park
P.O. Box 3439
Iowa City, IA 52244-3439
Phone: (319) 466-0908
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