U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mountain-Prairie Region Flickr Update

Latest update from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region Todd Spike Seeding Early Summer 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/David Peterson Todd Spike Seeding 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/David Peterson Plains Coreopsis on Todd WPA 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) is thick in this prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/David Peterson Gruneich Windmill Silhouette 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Windmill silhouette against the darkening twilight sky on Gruneich Waterfowl Producton Area, Kulm Wetland Management District. The contrail from a jet adds a streak of interest in the background. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Stars, Moon, and Tree 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: The moon and a tree silhouette against the darkening twilight sky on Gruneich Waterfowl Producton Area, Kulm Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Gruneich Prairie in Fall 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Native grasses on the Gruneich Waterfowl Production Area, Dickey County, North Dakota. Turbines from a newly-constructed wind farm are visible on the horizon. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Gruneich Prairie in Fall 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Native grasses on the Gruneich Waterfowl Production Area, Dickey County, North Dakota. Turbines from a newly-constructed wind farm are visible on the horizon. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Sunflower 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A native sunflower, senesced for the winter season, caught my eye on the Gruneich Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District, North Dakota. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Snow Geese Tumbling 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Snow geese, tumbling in flight to land and feed to the west of the Gruneich Waterfowl Production Area, Kulm Wetland Management District, North Dakota. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Feeding Snow Geese 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Snow geese (Anser caerulescens), northwest of the Gruneich Waterfowl Production Area, Kulm Wetland Management District, North Dakota. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Braun Farm 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: An abandoned farm near the Gruneich Waterfowl Production Area, North Dakota. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Goose-covered Wetland 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) on a wetland north of Kulm, North Dakota. The Edgeley-Kulm Wind Farm is on the horizon. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Monarch on Maximilian 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A monarch (Danaus plexippus) on a maximilian sunflower in a prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Black-eyed Susans at Todd WPA 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta) in a prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Prairie Reconstruction Seeding 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Todd Prairie Reconstruction Seeding 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Red plains coreopsis in the foreground of a prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Todd Spike Seeding Late Summer 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Maximilian sunflowers and black-eyed susans dominate this prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. This seeding is a high diversity "spiked" seeding. The spike uses a few carefully-selected forbs (plants with broad leaves and flowers) to highly-populate a new seeding and fill bare space where undesirable non-native or invasive species could grow. These "spikes" are selected to directly compete with those undesirable species, such as Canada thistle, and are expected to thin out over time. Pollinators are everywhere in these seedings, and I invite you to imagine the hum and buzz as you would walk through this area. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Gruneich Windmill Silhouette 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Windmill silhouette against the darkening twilight sky on Gruneich Waterfowl Producton Area, Kulm Wetland Management District. The contrail from a jet adds a streak of interest in the background. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Monarch on Maximilian 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A monarch (Danaus plexippus) on a maximilian sunflower in a prairie reconstruction seeding on the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren Snow Geese against Sunset 11/19/2020 04:50 PM EST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A sunset reflected on an ice-covered wetland in Dickey County, North Dakota. This wetland is protected from future drainage by a USFWS wetland easement that is overseen by the Kulm Wetland Management District. Snow geese silhouettes are visible on the right side horizon in the photo. Photo Credit: USFWS/Krista Lundgren   manage preferences  |  unsubscribe  |  help  |  contact us This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service · 707 17th St, Suite 4000 · Denver, CO 80202