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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Cup plant showing why it's called that We're slowly removing the scrub that's taken over the remnant prairie side the previous stewards became unable to care for the cemetery. 2 years ago the cup plants were stunted in the shade. Now? They're already over 6' tall and still going up

A large leaf that grows all around the square stem, like a giant gravy boat. It's visibly full of water in the middle, maybe around half a cup?

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It's been a busy time at the prairie! Last year we were glad to see very little garlic mustard, so we didn't schedule a dedicated work day. Oops Thanks to our regular and irregular volunteers who put in the work on very short notice! This is Saturday afternoon's batch

5 white garbage bags full of invasive plants sitting on a grassy roadside behind a car

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

We've got a new sign showcasing our veterans! Thanks to Colonel John C. Bryner Camp 67 of the Sons of Union Veterans if the Civil War

Nice white sign with black text next to an old entrance sign to the cemetery. It has the crest of the donors, Colonel John C. Bryner Camp 67 of the Sons of Union Veterans if the Civil War

Then the names of one War of 1812 vet and 10 Civil War vets all on the union side

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Hunting season is upon us! Adjacent lands often have hunting, so consider a fashionable orange cap! Our neighbors would appreciate it if you visit one of the other wonderful local parks during shotgun seasons (Shotgun season is Nov 21, 22, 23, and Dec 4, 5, 6, 7)

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

This is a cool write up about the community science enabled by iNat Depending on when they looked at raccoon pictures, our raccoons might have been looked at and measured! You can check out what we've been seeing, or add what you see when you visit, to our iNat project

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Root Cemetery Savanna and Nature Preserve

A collection of the flora and fauna of Root Cemetery Savanna/prairie. This project is part of a girl scout gold award.

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

OK, so. Bluecheep, but in an old cemetery (and if you like the comic, Rosemary Mosco is hilarious)

bluejay who is having a catastrophic molt. She's sitting on a tree like a normal bird but with absolutely no head feathers, so she looks like a horror bird on top

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Happy #InsectThursday! The hot weather hasn't been good for our human volunteers, but the butterflies are loving it! Here we've got a Eastern Giant Swallowtail and a Silver-Spotted Skipper sharing a Joe Pye Weed flower

a big yellow and black butterfly on the left side of a shaggy pale pink flower. A small orange butterfly approaching on the right

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We're looking at different places in the cemetery to see what animals use different parts of it. This raccoon was as interested in the camera as we are in them! #Prairie #TrailCam

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Hey remnant prairie aficionados! Wanna see what we have living in our little patch? Check out the website one of the local Girl Scouts did as part of her Gold Award! rootcemetery.weebly.com

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Located in Hallock Township, just north of Chillicothe, Root Cemetery Natural Area is a high quality savanna remnant.

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Look who we saw on the #TrailCam! This almost invisible friend is an American Woodcock, famous for saying "peent" and having even sillier nicknames! I'm torn between liking "timberdoodle" or "bogsucker" best #birds

Pixelated pic of a brown and brown bird barely visible among brown leaves and brown sticks. It's vaguely sandpiper shaped

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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

If you are working on #wetland, #savanna, #oak #woodland or #prairie #restoration in the upper midwest, this article delineates habitats of prairie / savanna Carex ( #sedges ) in southern Wisconsin based on #herbarium material from WIS. search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AMLF...

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Coyotes are seen regularly in Root Cemetery. They're usually moving a little fast for the camera, but we're always excited to see them! #TrailCam #IllinoisNaturePreserve #Wildlife

night trail camera pic of a coyote walking into the frame. It's just ducked under the fence through a little dip and is looking away from the camera while it checks the area

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Last October we had a good view of this Coopers Hawk! These birds eat mostly other birds, so when they're hanging out the songbirds go really quiet 🤐

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Did you see the smoke? We had a prescribed burn today, to reduce the brush and restore the savanna habitat. To learn more about prescribed burns www.fs.usda.gov/managing-lan... #prairie #NaturePreserve

2 members of a fire crew in safety gear watching a small line of fire creep away from them. They have flappers to keep the fire from going the wrong way

A section of the cemetery after the prescribed burn. The trees and larger bushes look good, the old grasses have been burned away, and the spring green vegetation is untouched. Small gravestones are visible that had previously been hidden by old brush

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

6 months ago, we had this American Redstart visit us

a warbler type bird in a bush. Shes got a gray head, yellow armpits, dark wings and a white underside

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Friends of Root Cemetery Savanna @root-cem-savanna.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

We get many white tailed deer in the prairie. Most of the trail cam pictures are deer. #IllinoisNaturePreserve #deer #TrailCamera

trail camera picture of a white tail deer. It's heading to the right and looking over its shoulder

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