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#prairierestoration at our neighborhood park

A field of yellow Black-Eyed Susans and purple coneflowers under a soft focus, with a green-domed gazebo visible in the background.

Close-up of a common milkweed plant with two clusters of pinkish-purple flowers and a cluster of unopened buds. Large green leaves are prominent.

A small, speckled brown bird with a white belly, likely a Song Sparrow, perches amidst tall green and yellow wildflowers and grasses.

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some yellow prairie flowers in the foreground, more prairie plants and trees behind with a glimpse of sky in bokeh

some yellow prairie flowers in the foreground, more prairie plants bathed in sunshine or if focus behind

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Yellow flowers in an area of prairie restoration

Zig zag goldenrod, Solidago flexicaulis #prairieinthegarden #prairierestoration #bloomscrolling

Close up of the yellow flowerhead of a zig zag goldenrod with river, trees and sky in the bokeh background

Close up of zig zag goldenrod with rive,r trees and sky in bokeh behind

A cluster of zig zag goldenrod in sunshine with the Mississippi and yes behind

I love bee balm, especially when the bees show up #bloomscrolling #prairierestoration #goldenhour

Restoration work at Maple Leaf Park (Seattle, Washington, USA) is focused on recreating the dry upland prairie that once covered parts of the Puget Sound region. Autumn prairies had abundant grass, bushy Douglas aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum), Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) and white clouds of pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Grasses here include a lot of non-natives, but do include Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) and blue wildrye (Elymus glaucus)

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For more information on this prairie type: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/ecosystems/westside-prairie#places-explore

In a glimpse of dry upland prairie type typical of the Puget Sound area in Washington, USA, we can see a autumnal variety of plants, including grasses, lavender Douglas asters, yellow Canadian goldenrod and a cluster of white pearly everlastings

Yellow goldenrod and lavender Douglas aster glow in the autumn prairie scene

Clusters of white pearly everlasting mingles with the grasses and lavender Douglas asters

A favorite on the trail and found far and wide where I live is the lovely wildflower fleabane (Erigeron) and its feathery white petals.
(10/27/22)

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Closeup image of a fleabane flower. It is very similar in appearance to a white daisy except the yellow center is proportionally much larger to the flower head and the white petals are much smaller, slender, and in much greater numbers. The remainder of the image is out of focus fleabane flowers, flower buds, and green foliage.

One of my favorite late spring/early summer native wildflowers is the Canada anemone. Last year there was a mass bloom of Canada anemone at the #WaterworksPrairiePark in #IowaCity, Iowa. I was not able to get any decent photos of the mass bloom of white flowers but hoping I'll be able to catch them this year🤞.
(05/23/22)

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Closeup image of a Canada anemone. Canada anemones have bright white petals and yellow-green centers filled with large numbers of stamen with anthers surrounding numerous pistils. The background is out of focus green foliage.

When the prairie grasses and wildflowers begin their transition to winter.
(09/27/23)

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An early fall image of dried prairie grasses, wildflowers, some remaining green foliage.

Now, that's my kind of path (though it poses a bit of a challenge while biking, 🚲💥 🩹 🤕🚑 ).
(07/28/22)

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Image of a dirt path between two tall stands of wild grasses and wildflowers. Most of the flowers are yellow coneflowers which have conical centers and drooping yellow petals. The foreground consists of mowed grass and the background is out of focus green-leafed trees, power lines, and a portion of a white house and its grey shingled roof.

The city of #IowaCity, Iowa, as well as my hometown of #Coralville have begun devoting large portion of public land to prairie restoration. The restored portions of City Park in Iowa City played host to an enormous mass bloom of prairie coneflowers aka yellow coneflowers (Ratibida pinnata) which is one of my absolute favorites👍.
(07/28/22)

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