A Year On The Oak Savanna
A four-part series tracing a year in the life of Dane County’s oak savanna restoration projects.
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In Dane County’s oak savannas, fall projects clear the way for a new year
Volunteers seed the prairie and savanna restorations that will take root on oak-time
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On Wisconsin’s oak savannas, there’s some relief from climate-change impacts
Trees in the white oak family are expected to thrive and could create oases for species in southern Wisconsin.
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A season of fire and flood: Spring in the oak savanna
Climate change is making it harder to maintain these ecosystems through controlled burns.
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A savanna winter: Where the future begins in the past
Dane County’s historic oak savannas attempt a comeback.




