The deer have been really active for the past couple of weeks. These three were some of the nine different deer I saw on this day.
This is a picture of Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) a native prairie grass in Michigan. This picture is behind #17 green. You can see the weather station in the background.
This is another native grass called Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) It is also known as "Turkeyfoot" due to the resemblance of the seedhead to a three-toed turkeys foot.
Here is a better picture of the seed-head.
More Indiangrass. (Near #14 tee)
A mixed stand of Big Bluestem and Indiangrass.
A picture from farther away of the stand of native grasses near #14 tee.
These plant were seeded here after burning this section of rough in the spring. It is part of our efforts to re-establish native Michigan plants in our non-golfing areas. Some other native grasses that we have seeded are Switchgrass (Pancium virgatum) and Canada Rye (Elymus canadensis).
