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I arrived at 10:30 am on Thursday, Sept. 11 after 1800 miles and four days on the road. It was a beautiful drive, and by the third day I was wishing I had farther to go. The Subaru worked well … Continue reading →

One month and four days since my last post, I write again. The bird work is now a distant memory, and I have just completed my fourth week of vegetation surveys on Chippewa Prairie near Milan, MN. I am working … Continue reading →

Far too long has it been since I last updated my online journal – the only journal of any kind that I keep these days. My job with the DNR started on June 4, and I have been driving across … Continue reading →

I spent most of the last two days exploring the cities by bike with Jenna. I rode along the river, through Hidden Falls park, to Jenna’s house yesterday morning, and our tour included the Stone Arch bridge, Surdyk’s wine shop, … Continue reading →

It’s been awhile since I last posted, and it seems I’ve been busy in that time. The last week of burn crew was spent on the road in western Minnesota, burning near Ortonville, Morris, Madison, and Pipestone. The highlight was … Continue reading →

Yesterday I worked 14.5 hours, from 8 am to 11 pm with a half hour for lunch. We burned 100 acres of Kellogg-Weaver Dunes, a beautiful collection of prairie-covered sand dunes in the Mississippi valley south of Wabasha. I was … Continue reading →

I spent last night in a hotel in Kasson, Minnesota after burning Iron Horse prairie near Hayfield yesterday. Iron Horse is a 30-acre remnant that was once enclosed and protected by a railroad wye. The tracks are gone now, but … Continue reading →

Last night was Michele’s birthday dinner at the Happy Gnome. I had two glasses of amazingly tasty beer (Schell Einbecker Doppelbock and Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter) which left me rather tipsy though not too drunk to enjoy the equally … Continue reading →

We burned three days this week, all in deciduous oak forest. I hadn’t heard of this type of burn before, but as it turns out oak leaves will carry fire, and a good fire will kill invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle … Continue reading →

Since I won’t be getting any nice days off this spring, I have to enjoy nature when we can’t burn. Light rain and 60 degrees isn’t so bad, so I chose today for my first spring bike ride. I rode … Continue reading →