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Welcome

Hello all-- 

Like Sandy, I am not certain that I belong on this list, being quite the
prairie novice.  I am sure that I will learn much more from all of you
than I will contribute.

I have no formal education in any plant-related field of study.  I grew up
on a farm in Iroquois County (Sandy, we should talk!), which borders the
Iroquois River and has a beautiful wood lot where my parents still harvest
firewood.  This timber is filled with quite a diverse number of prairie
plant species (at least to my untrained eye), hence my interest in this
list.  It was "accidentally" burned in the fall of '95, and I was amazed
at the difference in the plant growth the following spring.  Any hints on
when and how often we should burn?  Incidentally, this area is also great
hunting ground for morel mushrooms--we usually get several pail-fulls
every spring.

I love walking through Meadowbrook.  I saw my first compass plant there
last year!  I am a lawyer, and have a private practice in Watseka, Ill.
with my father.  I am also studying Library Science at the Univ. of Ill.,
so I feel as though I know Rt.45 between Champaign-Urbana and Iroquois
County by heart, I've driven it so often.  Does anyone know if the
roadside along Rt.45, north and south of Rantoul, is maintained by anyone?
It was extraordinarily beautiful this past year, especially when the
asters and goldenrod were in bloom.  The railroad right-of-way on the west
side of the highway seems to be very well-tended.

That's it for me.  Please excuse any gaffes I may make out of ignorance,
or any uninformed questions I may ask.  Am looking forward to learning
much from all of you.

Lynelle Looker

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