Welcome to all whom share a reverence for the lost indigenous landscapes of Michigan. Prior to Euro-American settlement, my neighborhood was a mixture of open oak woodlands, small grassy prairies, various wetland communities, and small lakes.

Savannagain captures my personal journey toward the restoration, reconstruction, and rejuvenation of a small piece of the former oak openings with the wisdom and humility of the areas original inhabitants. The goal is to ultimately learn how to re-inhabit this endangered landscape, save the last of the local relic plants on the brink of local extinction, and leave this place better than when I found it.

Unit B: Sassafras Grove (remnant)

Fall 2009: White Lake Road and the intersection at Highland Hills Drive are widened and paved.  The existing elevation of the roadway intersection is raised dramatically resulting in steep slopes along the shoulder of the road. This photo is looking northeast from Highland Hills Drive where an asphalt flume directs water into Unit B.
Fall 2009: This photo is looking southeast toward Unit B from the intersection
of White Lake Road and Highland Hills Drive.

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