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Fox Squirrel Pauses for Picture
With more than 9 inches of sparkling snow and nowhere we need to go, this is one of those sit-by-the-fire days, those very quiet days, by the PGT. As we ate lunch, Henry caught sight of a fox squirrel,...
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Surprise Sugarberry Tree
Yesterday we trudged through 10 inches of snow along the valley creek near the Caldwell pottery, looking for future tree removal work for Matt and Duncan. (There are several trees down along the...
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The Big Melt
The water is running rapidly, the fields are turning to mush and the cardinals are singing at dawn. After being trapped by 16 or so inches of snow on top of an earlier 8 inches, we are emerging from...
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Thanks to Monsanto for Roundup
Any gardener knows that weeding is key to creating a great garden, just as any journalist knows editing is critical to a good story. At the Prairie Garden Trust, we’re in the whacking, weeding, editing...
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New inspiration to enjoy native, wild foods
A new way to enjoy native plants (and animals) just appeared with the publication of “Cooking Wild in Missouri” by Bernadette Dryden. I made the mistake of opening to the incredible photos, tips and...
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Sign up for Spring Birdwalk 2013!
The PGT spring birdwalk is scheduled for Saturday April 27, 2013. Ornithologist Jim D. Wilson agreed to lead us once again starting at 7 a.m. It’s free and fun. Sign up if you’d like to join us by...
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Wildflower Walk Saturday June 1 at the PGT
Spring blooms have just begun but we’re already planning ahead for our annual wildflower walk in late spring. Expert botanists George and Kay Yatskievych will lead the walk on Saturday June 1, 2013....
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PGT Visitors on Magnificent Days
The past two days brought the most perfect, sunny, comfortable weather I’ve ever seen for a Missouri June. So we were incredibly fortunate to also have three groups visiting the PGT then. On Friday...
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Golden Light in the Morning
Beaver Lake Woods The light in the open woods near Beaver Lake was magical this morning. Henry was out with his camera and caught it. We’re planning to put a paved trail from the visitor center to...
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New Walk along the Lilies
Thanks to the design of Jen Sieradzki, horticulturist for the PGT, a new path is in the works at the Lotus Pond area. Plants will be added in September, but last week big progress was made when David...
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New Valley Overlook – Place to Pause
I could sit in this spot at the edge of the savanna bluffs at the PGT forever. Listening to the tanager and wood thrush, watching for herons, enjoying whatever flowers or trees happen to be in bloom…....
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Wild Black Raspberries…for the birds?
How do you know when the wild black raspberries are ripe? A short walk at the PGT makes it obvious. I’m not sure which bird(s) perched here, but clearly we’re not the only ones who think the new...
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Monarchs on PGT Asters
Monarch butterflies paused on their flight south for a nectar break on our fall-blooming asters. The purple New England Aster stands out in the patches of prairie plants this time of year. But the...
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New Display Helps You Explore
We just put up the new map display on the porch at the PGT Center, along with the map brochures. In a few weeks we hope to install the new wayfinding signs along the trails, too. Then it should be even...
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Bluebells Along Spring Streams
Bluebells bloom today along the stream flowing with recent rains. It’s so welcome to see their color against the fresh April green suddenly emerging everywhere.
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Sunny Wildflower Walk
Botanist Tim Smith shared stories of flowers and trees on a beautiful morning with about 40 visitors walking the PGT on May 27. We split into two groups (Henry Domke led the other one) to visit the...
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Wildflower Walk Saturday May 19, 2018
Just a reminder that Spring Wildflower Walk begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Prairie Garden Trust visitor center. Tim Smith, former botanist and ombudsman at the Missouri Department of...
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See Monarchs, Swallowtails and more!
The PGT Butterfly Walk begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at the Prairie Garden Trust visitor center. We’ll stroll around the paved and mowed trails for about 2 hours, but you can make it as long...
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