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Prescribed burn at the Prairie

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Last Thursday we held a prescribed burn of the prairie with the help of Mike Broecker of Muskingum Valley Woodland Services and a crew of seven wildfire experts.  The burn will help us to manage invasive species and reinvigorate the native plants as well.  Enjoy pictures of the burn below!

Native Plant Sale- Saturday May 7th

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For all of you wondering what we’re planning with our greenhouse full of magnificent native plants- you’re in luck!!  We’ll be holding our annual Native Plant Sale on Saturday May 7th from 10 am until 1 pm.  The sale will take place on the Ohio State Marion campus on the first floor of Morrill Hall. 

If you’d like to see descriptions of the plants we’ll be featuring at the sale click here: Plant Sale 2011

Ducks- please nest here!

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During one of our winter brainstorming sessions, we came up with the idea to install a mallard nest at the Prairie pond.  After some research it seemed construction would be fairly simple.  We followed the instructions provided by ODNR in their Nest Box Plans pamphlet.  

The directions for the mallard nest cylinder explain that while mallards aren’t at risk of extinction their nesting habitat has been disturbed by drought, development and predation.  We found that we had all the necessary materials to easily construct the nest stored in our Prairie shed.  It came together in an hour or so and was installed last week.  Enjoy the pictures of Jon installing the nest at the Prairie pond. 

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Restricted access to the Prairie

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Repairs are currently being made to several of the parking lots adjacent to the Prairie driveway.  Due to the construction much of the area is blocked off by cones.  The cones are set up just past the entrance to Student Lot 1.  During this time, visitors may park in Student Lot 1 and walk back to the prairie, but access to the prairie via vehicle is unlikely while construction is underway.  We hope the project wraps up quickly so normal visitation access can be restored.  Thanks for you understanding and patience with this situation. 

Marion Campus Map.  Please click the map for a larger view. 

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