August 2025 Prairie update

All summer, volunteers have been removing large areas of callery pear, white mulberry, Siberian elm, and gray dogwood from our core prairies areas. These have accumulated over the years and they are now being cut and the stumps are being treated. All treated stumps will be dyed blue for easy identification.

An area along the Foxboro Trail Prairie infested with gray dogwood

After removal of dogwoods, false sunflower, beebalm, and asters show off their colors

Treated dogwood stumps post removal