With the move to our house looming, M and I decided to hike Owen Conservation Park one last time. Earlier in the year, we saw that the prairie had been burned and when we returned, the prairie was in full bloom! Prairies undergo prescribed burns in order to replenish the soil, burn away old dead plants, and to ensure that trees won't grow. Within a few weeks, we watched the blackened earth tun into the lush verdant prairie we were used to seeing. We strolled through the park, enjoying the blue skies and green fields before heading back to the apartment to finish our packing.
April 7, 2013
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| We visited Owen in April |
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| Desolate field |
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| Desolate prairie field |
April 24, 2013
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| Prescribed burning on prairie |
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| Prescribed burning surrounding the oak trees |
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| Prairie burn |
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| Burned to a crisp |
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| Scorched grown |
June 30, 2013
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| Owen post-prairie burn |
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| Prairie, post-burn |
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| The grasses and flowers are growing robustly after the burn |
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| Prairie |
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| Thick lush prairie |
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| Prairie field |
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| Dragonflies basking in the sun |
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| Ox eye daisies |
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| Asters |
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| Sun setting on wood lilies |
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| We had to watch where we were hiking since there were so many spring peepers jumping around. |
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| Spring Peeper |
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| Sunset in Owen Park |
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