Dove Strut Savanna Nature Preserve

Dove Strut Savanna Nature Preserve Our nature preserve is located in the City of St. Louis and is dedicated to protecting the savanna and wetland ecosystems endemic to the region.

We also provide native seeds and plants for sale. Contact us at [email protected] for more!

Woah, can it be? A second post of even more organisms on the savanna. Here, I have a few wildflowers emerging and bloomi...
04/29/2022

Woah, can it be? A second post of even more organisms on the savanna. Here, I have a few wildflowers emerging and blooming. As always, individual descriptions are included on some photos.

Here are a bunch of photos from throughout the Savanna! Pictured are various flowers and plants and animals. Each pictur...
04/29/2022

Here are a bunch of photos from throughout the Savanna! Pictured are various flowers and plants and animals. Each picture has its own description. Enjoy!

Here are some native plant photos from around the woodland sections of the preserve. Acer rubrum (Red Maple), Aquilegia ...
03/14/2022

Here are some native plant photos from around the woodland sections of the preserve. Acer rubrum (Red Maple), Aquilegia canadensis (Canada Columbine), Yellow Wood-sorrel (Oxalis sp.), and Viola sorroria (Blue Violet). Enjoy!

Whispers of spring are slowly becoming more common! Emerging Celandine Poppies, the rosettes of Penstemon digitalis, Lob...
03/07/2022

Whispers of spring are slowly becoming more common! Emerging Celandine Poppies, the rosettes of Penstemon digitalis, Lobelia cardinalis, young Canada Columbines, Turkeyfoot Mushrooms, and Blue Mistflowers are all included! Individual descriptions can be found in the comments of each photo.

The American Robin is an abundant bird throughout its North American range. In fact, I'd bet everyone has seen at least ...
03/03/2022

The American Robin is an abundant bird throughout its North American range. In fact, I'd bet everyone has seen at least one of these beautiful thrushes. In the savanna, robins forage for worms by scratching through leaf litter, eating berries off the bushes, singing in the Red Maples (Acer rubrum), and bathing in the pond. Pictured here, a robin is splashing in the top basin of the waterfall. They're so loud that every bird in the neighborhood is attracted to their noisy calls and splashing!

02/24/2022

We've received another batch of freezing rain today! Ice in general is essential for all native plants to live. Seeds of native plants go through a process called Cold and Moist Stratification, where the seeds need to have the ground around them freeze and thaw repeatedly to activate the growing process. When this ice melts, the seeds on the savanna will have even more chances the sprout! (It's advisable to watch the video with audio!)

Pictured here is our main wildlife pond. While it's relatively small (15'x6.5'), plans for an expansion on its sides wil...
02/20/2022

Pictured here is our main wildlife pond. While it's relatively small (15'x6.5'), plans for an expansion on its sides will extend it slightly to allow for a new frog bog and sedge planter. The plant species currently inside the pond are as follows:
Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
Raven's Foot Sedge (Carex crus-corvi)
Short's Sedge (Carex shortiana)
Two-flowered Rush (Juncus biflorus)
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)
Torrey's Rush (Juncus torreyi)
Softstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)
Dark green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens)
Common Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
Elodea canadensis
Duckweed (unknown)

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St. Louis, MO
63116

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