Prairie Restoration Tour – Grell Property (Lone Rock)

Please join The Prairie Enthusiasts – Southwest Chapter for a tour of a privately owned restoration site. This property near Lone Rock, WI is owned by Marty and Mary Grell, who will be hosting the tour. This prairie and black oak barren survived by being a pasture and being too steep for crop farming. It is in a recovery stage from at least 100 years of grazing and is now fighting a constant battle with woodland encroachment. Brush and tree cover removal, followed by periodic burns, have been done since 1994.

Attendees will see diverse plant life, such as Scutellaria parvula (small skullcap), Amorphia canescens (leadplant), Talinum rugospermum (fame flower), and other moderate to dry prairie plants. There is also a 3-acre burr oak savanna remnant atop the hill (Little Roundtop) on the east end of the property.

• Trip Leader: Marty Grell
• Difficulty: Moderate. Most of the prairie is on a hillside, with varied grades.

Parking & Directions: Due to very limited parking at the shed, attendees are asked to park off the side of Cty Hwy B near the entrance gate and take a short walk past one of this year’s burned areas. For reference, the site is 1.1 miles West of the Little Brown Church (located at the junction of Cty B and Hwy 130), or approximately 3.1 miles East from Hwy 14 at Sextonville (take Cty B East).

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