Jessica Bolwahn, President 608-637-3753
Chapter Newsletter
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Welcome to the web site of the Coulee Region Chapter of The
Prairie Enthusiasts!
Our Mission Statement: The Coulee Region chapter of The Prairie
Enthusiasts was created to protect prairie and related oak ecosystem
remnants through acquisition, management and distribution of educational
material.
Events
| Event: | Chapter Meeting |
| Date: | Saturday May 31, 2008 (tentative) |
| Location: | Norskedalen, near Coon Valley (tentative) |
| Details: | The agenda is still being developed. We will have a girdling party on two remnants on the property after the meeting. |
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Work parties |
Spring workparty plans
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Prairies we manage |
Sugar Creek Bible Camp |
| The Sugar Creek Bible Camp Prairie-Savanna-Woodland
Complex contains six acres of this rare dry-prairie and fourteen
acres of the globally imperiled oak savanna. Over 140 plant species
were recorded on the bluff prairie. Reptiles including the bull
snake, blue racer, and six-lined racerunner were also recorded. In
2000, TPE entered into a 10-year agreement to manage this
prairie-savanna-woodland complex. Restoration methods of controlled
burning, understory thinning, and exotic species removal have
provided opportunities for hands on restoration, education,
increased biodiversity, and above all maintaining these ecologically
important communities for present and future generations to enjoy. TPE last burned the site in 2005.
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Kickapoo Reserve Prairie |
| In the late winter of 2001, the Coulee Region chapter
seeded forty-six forbs and several grass species (nearly 28lbs.)
into a four-acre area near the old dam site along the Kickapoo River
in the reserve boundary. This was after we attempted a burn the fall
before with some brush cutting involved. The area is for all intents
and purposes a pilot project to see how well prairie seeds take over
on land that has only mechanical weed control allowed. We've aggressively burned and interseeded in recent years.
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Decorah Mound |
| The Decorah Mound, near Galesville, contains remnant
oak-savanna that transitions to a dry-prairie on the "mound". TPE
has recently entered into a management agreement with The Nature
Conservancy, owners of the property, to establish and execute a
management plan for oak-savanna and dry-prairie restoration. Work
will likely include prescribed burning and invasive plant removal. TPE performed a 5-acre burn in 2007.
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