Field report: May 6, 2009
Yesterday evening the Native Plant Society, in conjunction with Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR), had a field trip to the Sand Coulee SNA, just south of Hastings. The restoration work done there by the FMR and DNR is pretty impressive. Even though it’s still early in the season, there was plenty to see.
In bloom now are pussytoes, prairie smoke, birds-foot and prairie violets, blue-eyed grass, sand cherry, and the uncommon Carolina anemone and prairie plum. Soon to be blooming are Carolina puccoon, bastard toadflax and prairie ragwort.
In another month this place will be pretty spectacular.
The SNA is also a great place for bird watching.
Tags: nature, spring, Wildflowers
