Originally Posted by TwentySeven
I have worked on several prairies in the last several years. I have found that in most of the areas, there is enough native vegetation that comes back from the existing seed bank once the cedars are removed that its not necessary to plant anything. The only problem I have had is in the places that we piled the cedars to burn them, it got so hot that it killed a lot of the native seed bank. The big key is to keep the areas burned at a regular enough interval to inhibit the woody plants from returning.



One of the reasons why Dr. Grant Woods (growingdeer.tv) says not to push trees in a pile to burn. Drop them and burn them where they lay in a year or two. Dr. Woods says that the burning of the cedars releases nutrients (something we all know) so therefore, don't concentrate them in one place or burn pile (something I haven't thought of); spread those nutrients around.

Anyway, I'm just looking to "enhance" my habitat. I realize the value of native browse... but how can I enhance it? What grows well in prairie? I'm just looking for suggestions that I don't know about regarding enhancing prairie areas. Thanks!