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Re: Idea's welcome
If you have a source for wetland soil, just spread it around. same concept as
seed hay. Let species come in on their own. Many rushes are early pioneer.
TIM K
Alan_Rider@ILLINOVA.COM wrote:
> I have created (hopefully) a modest sized 'wetland' by scraping out
> dirt and building a dyke/dam in a bottom land area that gets it's water
> from farm field run off. I considered the area, before this effort to be
> 'WET MESIC'. It is damp/wet all winter and rarely dries out in the summer.
> This 'wetland' is 'upstream' to my pond. So there is water close all the
> time. An added benefit is that this area will catch sediment/field erosion
> before it gets to the pond.
>
> I am looking for any ideas on what to do , if anything, in terms
> wetland/sedge-meadow/??? seeding....Particularily in the area that is now
> dirt/mud where the dirt was moved from. My objective on my property is to
> manage it for wildlife habitat, which includes native plants and prairie.
>
> This property is rural in central ILLinois. Next to a river, rolling hills
> for quarter mile from the river.
>
> All thoughts, comments ideas and suggestions desired....thanks
>
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