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Cemetery and remnant prairie in Peoria county Illinois. Illinois Nature Preserve.

https://rootcemetery.weebly.com/
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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
December 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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)
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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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
September 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "September on the Tallgrass Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/s... #nativeplants #nature #prairie #hiking
September on the Tallgrass Prairie
“Once plowed, it’s gone.”—Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty ***** We wake up, blink, and it’s September. Meteorological autumn has arrived. In the garden, there are sig…
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September 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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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
August 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Tiny Prairie Puzzle Pieces" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/t... #nativeplants #prairie #nature #writers #photography
Tiny Prairie Puzzle Pieces
“Mystery whispered in the grass…at evening on the prairies.” — Sherwood Anderson **** It’s hot. So hot I think my eyelids are sweating. Jeff and I are at Loda Cemetery…
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August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Are we doing #FlyDay right?
a bumble bee approaching a spike of tiny purple flowers on a summer green background
July 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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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!

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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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June 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "The Garden and Prairie in June" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/t... #nativeplants #prairie #gardening #naturephotography #wildlife
The Garden and Prairie in June
“The good news is that we are learning how to restore the ecological damage we have wrought in so many places and we are starting to act on that new knowledge.”⸺Douglas Tallamy ****** J…
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June 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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The #TrailCam lets us see who's visiting the #Prairie at night
nighttime view of a coyote stepping into the frame from the right, looking at the camera opossum waddling along the path Big fat raccoon walking towards the camera
June 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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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
April 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "An April Prairie Hike" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/a... #nature #nativeplants #spring
An April Prairie Hike
“So much has happened it’s as if the whole world has been turned upside down.” —Anne Frank ***** April is underway. In our backyard, the rhubarb is up… Rhubarb (Rheum …
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April 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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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...
April 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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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
April 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Alright, who drew a mustache on our deer?
white tailed deer walking into the pic from the left. It looks like somebody has drawn a twirly mustache on it
April 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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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 🤐
A hawk launching from a scrubby tree
April 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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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
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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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
March 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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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
March 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM