This Past Week
Friday July 28, 2006 Today we went to Calvary and finished up the burn pile. Then we went to the…
Posts by Eddie Jones, LREC Program Manager
We’re Back (We think)
Jessie: It has been about 5 days since ERC has posted anything about their daily activities due to the recent…
Living Legacy
Colleen: Tuesday (7/18), ERC went to Calvary Cemetery to help restore one of the last prairies [in the city of…
Highlights from Week 1 of ERC
Students said their highlights from the week were: learning what a certain word is in Malagasy playing “A Day in…
Prairies
Pulling Rumex crispus (curly dock) Brittany: Today (Friday) ERC removed invasive species from the prairie. We read Schroeder’s [account of…
Madagascar
Johann: This morning was filled with a bit of curiosity. We had the privilege to hear of Madagascar restoration plans…
Sherman, Herman, Twerly, Lumpy and Wide Seed
Eboni: Today, everyone in ERC went out into the North Prairie and collected the seeds of sedges. We found 5…
Herbarium
Colleen: The ERC group went to the prairie to collect plants for the Herbarium. The we went back to press…
BIO Club researches bird life at LREC
Students from the Normandy High School BIO Club visited LREC on May 17 to investigate bird life, including Eurasian tree…
A Big THANK YOU to Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School Students!
The Maplewood-Richmond Heights 7th graders planted more than 80 native prairie plants in the “Between Prairie” restoration area on 5/23…
Rising Creek Conceals Stream Bed Rocks
After about 1/3″ rain today, Deer Creek has risen about 1 foot. See
Giant Garlic Mustard Tap Roots
Check out these monster tap roots on this garlic mustard that I pulled from the creek bank! Garlic mustard (Alliaria…