ONPR Critic's Choice Essay: The Limestone Glade

Abstract

Today, we’re going to have a look at a rather special place I refer to as “my limestone gladeâ€. A glade is defined as a “grassy open area in a woods.†Now, add to this a thin cover of poor soil on a solid, limestone base, a scattering of stunted elms, hackberries and scrub oaks and a handful of ticks and chiggers. You have a habitat for a surprising variety of wildflowers.