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Picture Perfect - Images of Fort Saskatchewan Prairie in August

A visit to Fort Saskatchewan Prairie on August 26 revealed a few remaining wildflowers and grasses still in bloom.


Purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea), 2024-08-26. Photo: M. Parseyan.


Hairy golden-aster (Heterotheca villosa), 2024-08-26. Photo: M. Parseyan.


Sand grass (Sporobolus rigidus var. rigidus), 2024-08-26. Photo: M. Parseyan.


Grey-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis), 2024-08-26. Photo: M. Parseyan.


Smooth brome (Bromus inermis), an invasive introduced forage grass, is threatening the native prairie, 2024-08-26. Photo: P. Cotterill.



 
 

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