Before
Before (May 2023. Beginning area already cut)
Buckthorn area reclaimed by cut leaf coneflower. July 2024.
2025 spring bluebells in trail corridor where invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle were cleared.
Buckthorn trees cut and stumps treated. June 2023.
Before
Cedar Trees Proposed for Cutting and Spring Prescribed Burn Area
Before
2025 controlled burn
In April 2025 a DNR crew burned the plot and it looks great! Hopefully they do this annually to help maintain the health of this pollinator habitat.
After
After
Cushon’s Peak Pollinator Plot
After (July 2024. Videos can run simultaneously)
2024 and they are back!
After the invasive honeysuckle was cut, stumps treated and stems burned this whole pollinator plot came back to life in 2024!
Hoping the wild flowers shown below in 2010 come back.
Above is a good example of natures beauty lost to invasive species. In the early 2000 years controlled burns were used to maintain this beauty.
2024 Sunset Pictures
After
