{"id":91798,"date":"2024-11-07T09:36:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=91798"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:36:13","slug":"plunging-into-the-wetlands-and-the-dolomite-pavements-on-the-prairie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=91798","title":{"rendered":"Plunging into the Wetlands and the Dolomite Pavements on the Prairie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>September greeted us with a plunge into the wetlands of Midewin! Toward the beginning of the month, we participated in a volunteer seed collection day at Schoolhouse Wetland. Here, we primarily collected the abundant Dark Green Bulrush (<em>Scirpus atrovirens<\/em>) and Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (<em>Eutrochium maculatum<\/em>). During collection, I scouted the area for more species to collect and I found a floating mat of vegetation in the center of the wetland! It was very interesting to see the movement of the mat as I bounced on it!&nbsp;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trim.9BA118CD-C8C2-4126-BBB0-E174CB8EBF0D.mov\"><\/video><figcaption><em>The floating mat of vegetation at Schoolhouse Road Wetlands<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the Schoolhouse wetland, we also visited another wet location and were greeted with a field of the Cardinal Flower (<em>Lobelia cardinalis<\/em>)! I initially spotted the population from the road, which surprised all of us as this beautiful critter was right in front of our eyes the whole time!&nbsp;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"91861\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7B871A07-911F-4575-A39E-6A659C88C1B1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7B871A07-911F-4575-A39E-6A659C88C1B1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7B871A07-911F-4575-A39E-6A659C88C1B1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7B871A07-911F-4575-A39E-6A659C88C1B1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7B871A07-911F-4575-A39E-6A659C88C1B1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7B871A07-911F-4575-A39E-6A659C88C1B1-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption><em>The field of Cardinal Flower<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"91860\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/917945E7-6A76-4095-A7C3-44DDCE6A3B2F-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/917945E7-6A76-4095-A7C3-44DDCE6A3B2F-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/917945E7-6A76-4095-A7C3-44DDCE6A3B2F-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/917945E7-6A76-4095-A7C3-44DDCE6A3B2F-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/917945E7-6A76-4095-A7C3-44DDCE6A3B2F-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/917945E7-6A76-4095-A7C3-44DDCE6A3B2F-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption><em><\/em><em>Gabriel admiring the  Cardinal Flowers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1701\" data-id=\"91859\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AB60A770-1564-44E0-A7C6-9B44809B4753-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AB60A770-1564-44E0-A7C6-9B44809B4753-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AB60A770-1564-44E0-A7C6-9B44809B4753-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than the wetlands, we also spent the majority of our time this month at the dolomite sites. On the dolomite pavements, we pulled the annoying Hairy Cupgrass (<em>Eriochloa villosa<\/em>) at the beginning of the month. It was a very daunting task to pull every individual of the plant, however, it was satisfying to see the immediate results with the annual grass now gone! Aside from weeding Hairy Cupgrass, we also collected seeds from the minuet Poverty Dropseed (<em>Sporobolus vaginiflorus<\/em>), Rough Dropseed (<em>Sporobolus compositus<\/em>), and the fruits of the Prairie Prickly Pear (<em>Opuntia macrorhiza<\/em>). The prickly pears were my personal favorite as the collection bag smelled incredibly sweet with all the fruits in it!&nbsp;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"91865\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F235A493-4DC9-4B5E-9D16-6B2AEF3DA332-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F235A493-4DC9-4B5E-9D16-6B2AEF3DA332-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F235A493-4DC9-4B5E-9D16-6B2AEF3DA332-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F235A493-4DC9-4B5E-9D16-6B2AEF3DA332-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F235A493-4DC9-4B5E-9D16-6B2AEF3DA332-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F235A493-4DC9-4B5E-9D16-6B2AEF3DA332-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption><em>Opuntia macrorhiza with fruits<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1701\" data-id=\"91866\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F066C65C-8496-44E3-9163-A53AC05B406B-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F066C65C-8496-44E3-9163-A53AC05B406B-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F066C65C-8496-44E3-9163-A53AC05B406B-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption><em>The inflorescence  with seeds of Sporobolus vaginiflorus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"91863\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1421C0BD-7FDD-47FB-8FAF-10F4A5988070-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1421C0BD-7FDD-47FB-8FAF-10F4A5988070-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1421C0BD-7FDD-47FB-8FAF-10F4A5988070-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1421C0BD-7FDD-47FB-8FAF-10F4A5988070-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1421C0BD-7FDD-47FB-8FAF-10F4A5988070-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1421C0BD-7FDD-47FB-8FAF-10F4A5988070-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption><em>The enemies of Hairy Cupgra<\/em>ss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"91864\"  src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24D7D658-BCCA-434C-A7AC-25AFD2F3FEA6-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91864\"\/><figcaption><em>The concealed   inflorescence of Sporobolus compositus with seed<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, as the month neared its end, we wrapped it up by cleaning the Dark Green Bulrush (<em>Scirpus atrovirens<\/em>) in the brush machine. It felt satisfying to not only collect the species but also clean it and prepare it to be used in a seed mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trim.C0F4A24A-7D0E-419C-A212-A9D6C27B6067.mov\"><\/video><figcaption><em>The cleaned seeds of Scirpus atrovirens<\/em>\u2026so satisfying! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, September was eventful on the prairie and the month was over quickly!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September greeted us with a plunge into the wetlands of Midewin! Toward the beginning of the month, we participated in a volunteer seed collection day at Schoolhouse Wetland. 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