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Plant of the Week: May 6

Plant #2: Wood Betony, Pedicularis canadensis, blooms in early to mid spring growing best in sun to partial shade and is an important...

Plant of the Week- April 29

Friends of the Blufflands will be starting a new feature on the website called "Plant of the Week" posting a different plant from the...

The Smoke Rises from the Prairie

If you were driving north on highway 16 from south La Crosse on the afternoon of November 7th and were able to glance up at the bluffs on...

Seeding the Savanna

It was recently decided not to burn Lookout Savanna this fall or winter due to lack of fuel, so on October 19th seed was dispersed. This...

A Beautiful Day on Mathy Bluff Prairie!

There were 7 of us at the work day on Mathy Bluff Prairie today. Except, from the comments I heard, it didn't really seem like work at...

Hoary Puccoon

The bluff prairies are coming alive with some of the early bloomers including this small hoary puccoon settled amongst the brown grass of...

More Brush Piles!

On January 22 we had a crew of seven out burning more brush piles, this time on Zoerb. The snow made it difficult to get the piles...

Looking for Rare Voles and Mice!

Friends of the Blufflands with the local chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts is conducting a survey for rare voles and mice on Holland...

Mallards Nesting on the Bluffs

As the prairies on the bluffs in Hixon are being restored, we are seeing more wildlife using them for habitat. For example, on 6/29...

Add Fringed Puccoon to the Mix!

As Friends of the Blufflands works to restore the goat prairies on the bluffs surrounding La Crosse, we occasionally come upon native...

Cream Gentian on the Bluffs!

On a recent hike on one of the bluff prairies, a new species was identified- cream or yellow gentian: This is a new species added to the...

Land Steward and Outreach Position

Friends of the Blufflands and Mississippi Valley Conservancy are filling an AmeriCorps Land Stewardship and Outreach position for June 6...

Turkey Eggs

A clutch of turkey eggs found in the blufflands by Jon Rigden.

Coyote on Zoerb Prairie

Mike Nied recorded this coyote on Zoerb Prairie in Hixon Forest today.

Thank You Rotary After Hours!

On Thursday, April 28, four members of Rotary After Hours of La Crosse joined 3 members of Friends of the Blufflands on Zoerb Prairie for...

Play the Plant ID Game!

Jon Rigden and Mike O'Brien of Friends of the Blufflands recently joined the board of the local chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts, the...

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