[PCA] NEWS: Helping to re-plant the prairie

[Emily Lubcke]

I find this article relatively disheartening.  Of 130 acres he only planted
19 in prairie and the rest with "prairie trees" of Red Oak, Walnut, and
White Pine - that he hopes his grandkids will be able to harvest some day.
Sounds more like a tree farm than prairie restoration, especially since
these are certainly not Midwest prairie tree species!

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Emily Lubcke
Greenspace & Lake Manager
Galena Territory Association
2000 Territory Drive
Galena, IL 61036
815/ 777-2000 x24
815/ 777-9194 (Fax)
www.thegalenaterritory.com

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Olivia Kwong
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Subject: [PCA] NEWS: Helping to re-plant the prairie

http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr/news/438127

Helping to re-plant the prairie

Dick Mielke's land west of Baraboo had been farmed for three generations 
before he decided it was time for a change.

"It had been farmland for a long, long time," Mielke said. "It was time to 
give it a break."

See the link above for the full article text.




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