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Monthly Archives: May 2008
BURNING the midnight oil
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
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On the road with fire
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
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Cinco de Mayo, the Living Green Expo, and very happy gnomes
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
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Burnin’ the woods
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
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