For the last two sites we returned to our old friends Orland Grasslands and Peck Farms. Beautiful days both times!
Orland Henslow
The Peck site was one of my favorites because of how ridiculously tall it was. All Big Bluestem, so it was plants we had seen before, but boy does it get tall by the end of the season! Here’s me in the midst of it, looking at a huge thistle that I had just run into face first. Right after Bob ran into it face first.
Here’s one of the views from the top of Peck’s silo, which they’ve converted into an observation deck. To the right of the barn you can see a bit of the site we had just surveyed!
