Celebrate Trails Day 2026: Join the Movement! Mark your calendars! On April 25, 2026, we are joining the national movement to get outside and enjoy the beauty of our local pathways. Whether you want to bike, hike, or roll, the Lincoln Prairie Trail is the place to be. Brought to you by Lincoln Prairie Trails […]
The Lincoln Prairie Trail Conservancy is committed to the ongoing improvement and maintenance of the trail for the enjoyment of all. We are excited to present our project list for September, which outlines our current and planned initiatives. This list includes a variety of projects, from trail repairs and ecological restoration to new amenity installations.
Hydration Station Visitor We had a visitor at the Trailhead in Pana checking out the new Hydration Station! Even in cooler weather, it’s important to stay hydrated, and a refreshing drink makes the walk that much better!
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Bringing the KATY Trail Vision to Lincoln Prairie: A Q&A with Ed and Debby Jordan Recently, Lincoln Prairie Trails Conservancy board members Ed and Debby Jordan took an inspiring trip to Missouri to experience the renowned KATY Trail, the longest continuous rail-trail in the United States. Their journey offered a firsthand look at what a
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Asclepias tuberosa – Butterflyweed Photos and Captions provided by Karen Cherry An herbaceous perennial that loves a hot dry site. It forms a clump growing two feet tall & wide. Bright orange flowers decorate the plant from June through August. Somewhat slow to start, although easy to grow, tuberous roots make it difficult to move
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Photos and captions provided by Karen Cherry. A perennial plant up to 42″ tall with individual flowers about 2″-4″ across that terminate the upper stems. The daisy-like flower heads with purple/pink petals surround a large orange prickly cone, blooms 3-4 weeks in mid summer. Cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, bee flies, Halictid bees, the flowers are
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Amsonia hubrichtii – Thread-Leaf Bluestar Photos and Captions provided by Karen Cherry An herbaceous perennial that forms bushy clumps up to three feet tall & wide. Terminal clusters of steel blue buds open to small light blue, star shaped, flowers in mid May. Amsonia hubrichtii prefers full sun & well drained medium moist soil. The
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Penstemon digitalis – Foxglove Penstemon Photos and Captions provided by Karen Cherry The Genus name comes from the Greek words penta meaning five and stemon meaning stamen in reference to each flower having five stamens (four are fertile and one is sterile). Penstemons are commonly called beardtongues because the unusual sterile stamen contained in each
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Bridge Under Construction Lincoln Prairie Trails Conservancy board member and advocate William Roseberry went into overdrive during reconstruction of the Lincoln Prairie Trail bridge over Flat Branch. Bill spent a lot of time at the bridge with a camera and we thought we would share some of the images. Thanks Bill!
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From the Breeze Courier March 24, 2025 edition. Bridge construction is underway on the replacement bridge that crosses Flat Branch.
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