Vision of the future?  Black Walnut trees planted in our creek valley 20 years ago are suppressing the Reed Canary Grass (RCG) and growing well.  October 2006 Creek valley, Research Area A06, before the first prescribed burn, April 2006 Prescribed burn eliminated RCG thatch, April 2006
Creek valley after burn, April 2006 RCG growing one week after burn, May 2006 Solid stand of RCG one month after the burn, May 2006
Area treated with Sethoxydim herbicide in foreground, untreated RCG heading out in background, July 2006 Sethoxydim treatment on the left and untreated on right, August 2006

Sedges responding to release from RCG after Sethoxydim herbicide treatment, October 2006
Box Elder trees were removed from Research Area A06, April 2007 RCG growth in Area A06, April 2007

2nd application of Sethoxydim herbicide, June 2007
Using Nut Wizard to collect Burr Oak acorns, August 2007 Kentucky Coffee Tree seed pods, October 2007 Freezer thermostate override to convert freezer into seed refrigerator, September 2007
Area A06 after Glyphosate herbicide application, September 2007 Mowing after Glyphosate herbicide appliaction, September 2007 Tilling, September 2007
Planting walnuts, September 2007 Walnuts, acorns, Kentucky Coffee Tree seed and other large tree seeds distributed on the tilled soil, September 2007 Disking in large tree seed, September 2007
Cultipacking, October 2007 Area A06 after cultipacking, October 2007 Oats cover crop beginning to grow, October 2007
Oats cover crop, October 2007 Oats cover crop, November 2007 Deep winter snow cover protects direct tree seeding from animal predators, January 2008

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