As I was walking along the creek trail yesterday morning, I could see plumes of pollen billowing up in the air. A slight breeze was blowing, and a small cloud would erupt when the grasses collided. Insects landing on the grass were also sending pollen flying. So if you are allergic to grass pollen and are looking to set the world record for the most sneezes in a day, then head on out to Mt. Pisgah and have yourself a serious sneeze-o-rama.
Grasslands support a rich diversity of flora and fauna and cover a large part of North America . On Audubon’s website, they state that historically the grasslands were 550 million acres that stretched from Alberta to Mexico—fewer than 40 percent of that remains today. It is estimated that 30 - 60 million bison lived in North America and roamed mostly on the plains in a vast sea of grass.
At Mt. Pisgah this habitat of open fields of grass and other plants that is interspersed with oak trees is known as an Oak Savannah. Native peoples who inhabited this area used fire as a means of maintaining these open areas. Today this is achieved through mowing it.
