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Functional Fire – Prescribed Burning at Winterthur
by Madeline Banks First Things First Any kind of prescribed burning has a lot of thought and careful planning behind it. Everything from safety to environmental impact need to be considered to ensure...
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From Wasteland to Wildflower Meadow at Greenfield Community College
by Maureen Sundberg When Tony Reiber joined the faculty of Greenfield Community College (GCC) in western MA in 2012, he was almost immediately recruited to build out an outdoor learning lab – a garden...
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Controlling Invasive Species During Restoration
Contributors Julie Snell, Founder and Principal, TEND landscape inc., Philadelphia, PA Ellen Snyder, Owner, Ibis Wildlife Consulting and Durham Land Stewardship Coordinator, Newmarket, NH Invasive...
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Native Plants Shine in Streambank Restoration
by Krissy Boys A 1990’s streambank water control structure at the Mundy Wildflower Garden, Ithaca, NY was found to be failing. “Gabion baskets,” commonly used to control flooding, were toppling off the...
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Goats as an Ecological Management Option for Invasive Plants
by Sandy Vorce Gotta get a goat. This was my mantra a decade ago while hacking through bittersweet, buckthorn, and multiflora rose in an attempt to reclaim a portion of meadow at Mass Audubon Habitat...
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Planting Edible Native Species – A Case Study from Massachusetts
by Russ Cohen A seed for a project with the Town of Lexington was planted at the 2016 Massachusetts Trails Conference, when I attended a workshop presented by Jordan McCarron, Conservation Land...
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Restoring the Wetlands of Morris Arboretum
by Eloise Gayer While the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is well known for its veteran trees, horticultural displays, and exciting garden features like the fountains and Ferny, the...
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Lessons Learned on A Native Plant Journey
By Cathy Weston I’m a home gardener, and this is the story of a long-term project to restore my Cape Cod property to an eco-friendly habitat. I felt it important, as a good citizen, to do my part to...
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Reducing Invasive Plants and Recovering a Healthy Plant Community
By Ellen Snyder In southeastern New Hampshire, where I work with landowners and communities on land stewardship, managing invasive plants is a constant struggle. Lacking natural pest controls, these...
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Can the Soil Seed Bank Save Us?
By Nathan Lamb Imagine two woodlands. Both have deciduous, fire-adapted trees overhead (mostly oaks and hickories). One has widely spaced trees, and sunlight reaches a diverse community of grasses,...
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Restoring a Pitch Pine-Oak Upland Forest at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
Restoring a Pitch Pine-Oak Upland Forest at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Written by: Dan Wilder, Director of Wildlife Ecology, Norcross Wildlife Foundation Norcross Wildlife Foundation is located in...
View ArticleTips, Tricks, and Techniques
Written by Zach McElgunn, ELA Staff This month’s tips, tricks, and techniques draw on the work and advice of Rosmarie Lohnes (Designer President, Helping Nature Heal). Rosmarie joined ELA members on...
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