Final September, the hands-on means of restoring tallgrass prairie started on a just lately acquired parcel at Spring Creek Prairie, positioned on the north finish of the property.
Over the approaching months, guests might discover important adjustments to the panorama as invasive timber – amongst them Japanese pink cedar – and noxious plant species are eliminated and dilapidated grazing infrastructure is eliminated.
By means of this effort, we intention to revive roughly 300 acres of native tallgrass prairie. By eradicating boundaries resembling fences and timber, the parcel might be linked to our core habitat. This in flip will help grassland hen populations together with the numerous different species that depend upon this ecosystem. Roughly two p.c of historic tallgrass prairie and 4 p.c of all North American grasslands stay as we speak — contributing to a forty-three p.c decline in grassland hen populations. Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Heart stays one of many largest tracts of unbroken native tallgrass prairie in southeast Nebraska, and we’re dedicated to protect this uncommon piece of floor for the birds, different wildlife, and crops that thrive in wholesome tallgrass prairie.
