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From beans to prairie
Hellbranch Meadow's field with foxtail Driving by Hellbranch Meadows you would be excused for feeling confused. What are we doing with this conservation demonstration area – farming it? An innovative...
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Noisy Afternoon at Hellbranch Meadows
Dancing butterflies, possibly clouded sulphur butterflies When I visited Hellbranch Meadows this afternoon, I thought I was going to look at things: birds, butterflies, the level of the ephemeral...
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Beans in after wet spring
Rows beans Bob visited Hellbranch Meadows today and brought back photos of the field that is in soybeans now to prepare for the fall planting of native prairie species. Our farmer/ partner will...
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Summer Blooms
Native perennials in bloom along Murnan Rd. David supplies us with the latest update from Hellbranch Meadows: The wildflower planting and windbreak that was planned and planted last year is making...
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Harvest Time at Hellbranch Meadows
Hellbranch meadows with beans Today,Bob Sherman, Water Quality Field Technician, and I took a trip to Hellbranch Meadows to see how harvesting was going. The beans were smaller than Bob’s own fields...
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A New Season Begins
Hellbranch Meadows no-till field The field that will eventually become native prairie is planted for the second season in soybeans. The volume and hardiness of invasive weeds in this field required...
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Soybeans Need Rain
Beans look good, but need rain. They are about half the size they would be during a year with normal precipitation. It’s been about six weeks since the beans were planted and they’re in good shape for...
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Good Harvest Despite Drought
Soybeans waiting for harvest Plants loaded with pods The yield at Hellbranch Meadows is likely to be better than 2011 despite the droughty year. Technician Bob Sherman estimates 40 to 45 bushels per...
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Eight-legged hunter at Hellbranch Meadows
Denizens of the tall grass prairie, Argiope aurantia, the common garden spider, finds a home in a tall planted switchgrass at the Hellbranch Meadows’ wetland restoration area. Smartweed ( Polygonum...
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Bringing Back the Darby Prairie
This is what 30 acres of prairie seed and cover-crop seed look like. On June 16 we planted 30 acres of upland prairie habitat at Hellbranch Meadows. The Darby genome prairie seed was collected by...
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Housekeeping at Hellbranch
New vehicle access We recently put in a new vehicle access to a back field at Hellbranch Meadows. The old access is in an area that we have planned for wetland restoration, so when the ruts got too bad...
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From beans to prairie
Hellbranch Meadow's field with foxtail Driving by Hellbranch Meadows you would be excused for feeling confused. What are we doing with this conservation demonstration area – farming it? An innovative...
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Public Notice: Franklin Soil and Water issued LER and FNSI for Hellbranch Meadows WRRSP Project The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has provided a notice of issuance of limited environmental...
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