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Rewilding Sticker Hill

By Karen Glenn, Texas Master Naturalist 

Sticker Hill is the nickname of a small hobby farm, located in far northwest Grayson County, near Gordonville, Texas. The property sits in the East Cross Timbers ecological region of north Texas, where the Blackland Prairie meets the post oak/hardwood forests. Beginning in 2018 the property became an experiment in rewilding or returning  the land back into native habitat for songbirds and native pollinators. The farm consisted mostly of coastal Bermuda, sandburs, and cockleburs when the project started, but slowly the property is returning to a diverse mixture of native trees, deep-rooted prairie grasses and native forbs (flowering plants). The small acreage now hosts over 120 distinct species of plants and animals (and counting).

Introduction: Rewilding Sticker Hill

Article II: What May Grow Without the Mow?

Article III: The Fall Bloomers Are Here!

Article IV: Trying to Succeed at Succession

Article V: Is it Finally Fall?

Article VI: Preparing the Habitat for Winter

Article VII: It's Alive!!!

Karen Glenn

Karen Glenn is a chemistry instructor at Austin College, in Sherman, Texas. North Texas has been home base, since her father retired from the military and relocated to Lake Texoma in the early 1970’s. She grew up riding horses and exploring creeks and trails around Texoma, getting to know the native flora and fauna. Karen’s passion for wildlife and native plants led her to eventually pursue a formal education in the sciences, beginning with a BS in wildlife conservation at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. A chemistry major was added along the way, and she went on to complete a MS in organic chemistry at Oklahoma State University in 2000. After completing her studies, she relocated back to Grayson County and began working as a researcher at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station in Willis, Oklahoma. Over the years Karen has participated in various research programs, instructed students in chemistry courses at several local colleges and universities, volunteered at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, and, in 2017, joined the Texas Master Naturalist program. She and her son live on a small acreage in Gordonville, where they are working to restore the native habitat, which is rapidly disappearing due to development in the area. Her property has become her lab, and she is looking forward to retiring in a couple of years, so she can enjoy nature full time, once again.


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