Every winter the Quercus crew has a few projects removing fencelines. In the midst of the project, it is not unusual to find wise old oak trees, like this one at the Patrick Marsh Conservancy in Sun Prairie. Once the brush is removed, the feel of the open grasslands and mature oaks can almost transport you back in time to the historical savannas.
Have a secret savanna on your property? Give us a call or email to schedule for Winter 2020.
The spring 2016 burn season has arrived and the Quercus Crew has been updating burn plans, applying for burn permits, preparing equipment, and installing firebreaks. We conducted our first burn of the year north of Cross Plains nearby Indian Lake last Friday. We are hoping for great weather this spring to try to complete our growing list of prescribed burns. Keep an eye out for smoke on the horizon!
Check out this incredible video from one of our burns last year: https://vimeo.com/158821488
This spring the Quercus Crew had another excellent burn season and we were able to check off all of our burns on our list! We burned 36 sites over 25 burn days and approximately 800 acres! It was a busy season and we were lucky enough to have a very talented photographer document two of our burns. One at the UW Lakeshore Preserve and one at a private property in the Ridgeway area. I hope you enjoy these photos as much as we do – Check them out at: http://www.bobbisolum.com/Quercus-Burns
If you would like the Quercus Crew to burn your property contact us in order to get on our list! Our schedule fills up quickly, and we try to prioritize burns based on the date we confirm them.
Office@quercus-ls.com 608-767-3553
The spring burn season is well on it’s way and Quercus has been getting in 1-3 burns every day the weather permits! This spring we have over 30 burns scheduled that we are trying to get through, but with the nature of this line of work some will inevitably have to wait until the fall season. Since each site has different requirements for wind direction and drying conditions (among other things), it is nearly impossible to fit them all in this spring. But that isn’t stopping the Quercus Crew from trying their hardest!
This spring, the crew has been traveling to a number of different counties conducting prescribed burns for private land owners, government agencies, and public parks. We have a number of burns throughout Jefferson, Columbia, and Fond du lac counties on private land that is enrolled in the Wetlands Reserve Program through the NRCS. Many of these burns total over 100 acres, with the largest of all near Oakfield (Fond du lac Co) which is 850 acres of beautiful wetlands. The crew has seen a variety of bird life working on these wetlands including sandhill cranes, buffleheads, swans, and wood ducks.
We enjoy seeing the ongoing improvement at the properties of our long time customers who continue to choose Quercus to help manage their land, as well as getting to know new properties for those who choose Quercus for the first time! It is a privilege to help improve the landscape around us, and though some days are long, tiring and difficult, I think I can speak for the whole crew that this work is extremely satisfying and necessary. Keep an eye out for smoke on the horizon throughout southern Wisconsin, it could be the Quercus Crew checking another burn off their long list!
Here are some snapshots of the burn season so far this spring. I hope you enjoy the view as much as the crew does!
Tall grass prairie burn in the town of Berry (Dane Co). With fuels like this, solid breaks are a big plus!
Setting sun at a 120 acre NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) burn in Jefferson County.
45 acre NRCS WRP burn featuring our new UTV the Pug. (Columbia Co)
Pheasant Branch Conservancy in Middleton, WI. (Dane Co)
