To sustain, enhance and establish native prairie and savanna communities
on public and private land, encourage an appreciation and understanding
of fire dependent landscapes, and enable landowners to use fire
as a management tool for native habitats. Prairie Smoke
is an official chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts.
The Prairie Enthusiasts: Prairie Smoke Chapter
March 6 "Day of Insects", March 20 Landowner Wildlife Management workshop, and the Top 10 Tallgrass Prairie Facts.
Annual Summer Picnic and Weaver Dunes - read more...
Check this link for some interesting follow-up news from insect enthusiast, MJ Hatfield.
A look at the origins of Prairie Smoke by Ruthann Yaeger.
Information that will help you make your woodlands and prairies more diverse and healthy.
So what is the difference? And what do we have to offer you?
There are currently almost 200 Prairie Smoke memberships with 260 members. For information on membership and benefits, contact Dave Edwards, noodlerun@charter.net.
Among the advantages of membership is access to equipment and a wealth of member knowledge and experience. Several new items of equipment have been purchased. Check back during the winter for photos, instructions, and much more information.
Where Prairie Smoke members go to remember why they do this in the first place.
Something to think about. New seeds of wisdom always welcome.
The Prairie Smoke chapter was formed to be an educational and management resource to landowners and public land agencies to benefit prairie and savannah protection and restoration, and to increase awareness of the value and rarity of these ecosystems in southeastern Minnesota.
The Prairie Smoke chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts serves the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, and Wabasha in Minnesota. For membership and more information about the Prairie Smoke Chapter, contact Jaime
The photo of Prairie Smoke is used by permission from The Prairie Journal. Please do not copy.
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