--Winter Tree Identification-2009 : Table of Contents

R. Hays Cummins | Donna McCollum | Miami University

Edge of the Farm Conservation Area Photo Album

--VIEW QUICKTIME MOVIES of the Preserve!

--View a MAP of the Edge of the Farm Conservation Area

Just "Click" on the Thumbnails for successively larger images--small, medium and huge!

The Edge of the Farm Conservation area (Oxford, Ohio) was placed into a conservation easement with the Three Valley Trust in December, 2007. The total size is ~20 acres with ~10 acres of prairie, 5 wetlands, and 9 acres of woods. Funding and inspiration for the prairie restoration were provided by US Fish and Wildlife (thanks Sergio!) in Ohio, Miami Valley Pheasants Forever provided essential technical advice and assistance as well as funding, JFNew ecological consulting firm (thanks Joel & Danielle) provided funding and assistance, and yours truly! Pat Migliozzi, ODNR, graciously ID'd the trees (mistakes are my own).

WOODS

--Winter Tree Identification-2009 : Table of Contents

Eastern Cottonwood Bark

Eastern Cottonwood Bark Closeup

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Hackberry

Hackberry Bark Closeup

Shagbark Hickory

Shagbark Hickory Closeup

Shagbark Hickory

Shagbark Hickory Closeup

Shagbark Hickory Crown

Edge of the Farm Conservation Area Seasonal QUICKTIME Movies

October 2009

Fall is most definitely here at the Edge of the Farm Conservation Area! This mid-October, 2009 Quicktime Video illustrates the fall colors of the prairie and adajcent forest. Very Nice!

September 2009

The last movie of September, 2009 (9/27/09). The seasons are definitely changing and the Maximillians Sunflowers have peaked. The grasses are most definitely changing colors!

A beautiful mid-September walk across our prairie and wetlands. The prairie is very dry and the wetlands have been losing water (as expected). Maximillians Sunflowers are at their peak! (Sep 13-2009)

I couldn't resist showing you a short video of the beautiful Maximilian Sunflowers blooming (as of Sep 3, 2009). It really is spectacular! The prairie grasses are also turning a potpourri of colors-red, brown and purple.

August 2009

The last weekend of August (08/30/09). A wonderful walk on an unusually cool late August morning. The Maximillian's Sunflowers are really getting ready to pop!! Enjoy!

Mid-Aug 2009 UPDATE VIDEO!!! A mid-August 2009 walk across a portion the the Prairie and wetlands. The transformation has been nothing short of spectacular!!

Another VIDEO perspective of the prairie, Wetlands and eastern woods on a mid-August 2009 day.

July 2009

NEW!! Check out a mid-July (2009) UPDATE of the Prairie Development Edge of the Farm Conservation Area. Amazing progress over one year!

April 2009

Algae has exploded on Wetlands 2 and 3. The farmer's fields adjacent to the preserve were recently fertilized and BOOM!! Here, we removed most of the algae from the wetlands. April, 2009

Flowers are blooming like crazy. Here are a few 'spring flower scenes' taken on April 19, 2009.