Prudenterra

Restoring Iowa's native ecosystems.

[Prudenterra @prudenterra]

We're hiring!

Prudenterra is searching for a detailed, exceptionally organized, hard-worker to become our next part-time Executive Assistant. If this sounds like you, please send your resume to [email protected]

#prudenterra #hiring #letsgettowork

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Do you enjoy being outside? Are you a hard worker? Are you experienced with a mower and chainsaw? If so, you should consider applying to become Prudenterra’s next Part-time Operations Assistant today!

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#Dodder is an #annual #parasitic vine that attaches to its #hostplant within 5-10 days of sprouting. Eradicate before it goes to seed! Where it pervades, a pre-emergent #herbicide may be used followed by close #mowing, #burning, or #spotremoval of afflicted host plants.

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Subtle, natural beauty. This particular piece of #remnantprairie is intact because its slope was too steep to cultivate. 💚🌱 With less than .1% of original #prairie remaining in #Iowa, we cherish this view and are delighted to be a part of its #restoration!

#conservation

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#Growing #grove! We're happy to see the progress on this 2.1-acre grove. We strategically planted #nativetrees and #shrubs while factoring #watertable and #soilquality. This grove will increase its #carbon #sequestration for years to come! Thanks for the photos, @TheCarrotKingI!

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@TheCarrotKingI ENT-irely our pleasure, Gary! Thank you for capturing the growth and progress!

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#Prairie #summer #school was in session last week! Operations team #workshops are a critical part of our process. We look to #nature to refine our expertise in #restoring disturbed sites to their authentic #function and #appeal.

#prairies #flowers #grasses #soil #diversity

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#Prairieblazingstars and #compassplants are flourishing! Picture was taken in a mostly #restoredprairie managed for years with #mowing, #prescribedburns, and occasional #herbicide.

#manage #invasives and #nonnative species. #Promote #native #diversity

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Ride along! We mowed this #field of weeds where #perennial wildflowers will eventually be established for #seedproduction. Successful prairie #reconstruction depends on timely #mowing!

We look forward to seeing greater diversity as native species are allowed to thrive!

[Dr. Billy Beck @drbillyjbeck]

Did you know @IowaStateU has a research & demonstration #forest? We do - 300 ac. in Delaware Co.! Worked last week on a variety of techniques to promote #oak regeneration on former #timber harvest and research sites. #trees #forest #forestry #silviculture

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#TreeTipTuesday:
The #rootcollar of a newly planted #tree (where #stemtissue meets #roottissue) should be flush with ground level after the soil settles. A slight bend at the bottom of this trunk indicates that the tree was planted too shallowly. #forestry #root #treeplanting

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Check out nature’s displays! As the #FourthofJuly approaches, we at Prudenterra take notice of colorful presentations that #forests, #prairies, and #wetlands provide. What are some of your favorite #explosions of color in nature?
#butterflymilkweed #prairie #nature #bloom

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Sending reinforcements! We installed a cedar revetment along this unstable bank. Cedars were secured to each other and to the bank itself. This retaining wall will reduce erosion by absorbing sediment and some of the water’s energy!

#stream #streams #restoration #conservation

[Rich Herrmann Creates! 🌎 Lens-Based Artist @rich_herrmann]

This big ole Bur Oak was on top of the hill just screaming to get its picture taken. So I tried my best to make it look majestic and basically the coolest tree around! Belgum Grove preserve southwest of Iowa City. #NaturePhotography #ThisIsIowa

[Arbor Day Foundation @arborday]

Happy #NationalPollinatorWeek!

Bees are key pollinators and outside of honey production, 1/3 of everything you eat is a result of bees pollinating crops.

Looking for a bee-friendly tree? We've created a list:

https://t.co/82BY3EYR82

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#iowa #iowaprairie #prairiemanagement #thisisiowa #prescribedburn #purpleconeflower #flower

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Soak in the view! Native purple coneflowers thrive on this hillside remnant #prairie after several successful prescribed burns.

#Etymology: #coneflower/scientific name #echinacea/Greek word #echinos meaning #hedgehog or sea urchin/spiny center cone

#conservation #restoration

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#healthystreams #water #buildingbridges #skidsteer #livestakes #stream #restoration #conservation #iowa #iowarivers #riverbank #resilience #environment #aquatic

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Healthy streams make good neighbors🌊We constructed a temporary bridge to continue work on the other bank for stream restoration. The bridge was built, utilized, then deconstructed - reinforcing the proverbial bridge between neighbors. The stream looks better than ever now!

[USDA Forest Service @forestservice]

“Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel.” - Aldo Leopold #MondayMotivation