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    Our Woodland Property

    Spring peeper and wild blueberry

    Where it all Began

    We didn't know what we didn't know

    We bought our wooded property to build a home and start a family. We had no idea what a gem our property actually was. It wasn't until we discovered that we live a globally rare habitat that we decided to restore it to its native state. It's been a long, laborous process to restore these 8 acres to their native state, but the results have been nothing short of astounding.

     

    Our recipe for restoration included clearing invasive undergrowth to open the native tree canopy followed by controlled burning of the leaf litter. Both steps resulted in the already established native seed bank to "recharge." In other words, the native seed bank, once given the space to grow, returned on its own. We have seen native plants and animals return. At least one species is not documented anywhere else in Northwest Ohio.

     

    The biggest surprise? We didn't plant anything. We simply removed the invasives to give the natives a chance to flourish once again.

     

    Learn more about the rare species on our woodland lot.

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  • The Woodland Restoration in Pictures

    Before restoration

    Before restoration

    Compared to before restoration

    Compared to before restoration

    Wild rose

    Wild rose

    Buttonbush

    Buttonbush

    Wood duck family

    Wood duck family

    Chorus Frog

    Chorus Frog

    Removal of invasive species

    Removal of invasive species

    Sea of pink

    Sea of pink

    Yellow lady slipper

    Yellow lady slipper

    Blue dasher dragonfly

    Blue dasher dragonfly

    Baby bluebirds

    Baby bluebirds

    Wood frog in the spring

    Wood frog in the spring

    Red headed woodpecker

    Red headed woodpecker

    Prescribed disruption

    Prescribed disruption

    Things began coming back

    Things began coming back

    Large whorled pogonia

    Large whorled pogonia

    Red shouldered hawk

    Red shouldered hawk

    Male wood duck

    Male wood duck

    Fawn

    Fawn

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