Native Prairie Restoration: KU Native Plant Medicinal Garden
In the spring of 2022, I organized a prairie restoration project with the help of Kelly Kindscher at University of Kansas, Native Medicinal Plants Research Garden. I organized a burn of an area of the garden which had been encroached by small woody shrubs and trees. In the weeks after the burn several seed bombing making workshops, I invited the public to participate in the renewal of this space. Together we talked about the tall grass prairie’s history as a landscape which co-evolved with humans and fire and the prairie’s future as an example of positive human/nature coexistence.
Controlled burn
Controlled burn
Controlled burn
Artist led seed spreading event
Artist led seed spreading event
Artist led seed spreading event
Artist led seed spreading event
Artist led seed spreading event
Restored area 1 month after burn
Restored area 2 months after burn