Tryon Farm Institute

04/16/2026

Tryon Farm Institute – Prescribed Fires (April 26)

On April 8th, 2026, Tryon Farm Institute hired Pizzo and Associates to conduct controlled burns within TFI prairies in order to provide invasive species control and overall health. Prescribed fire has long been a cornerstone of land conservation. From restoring native plant communities to reducing wildfire risks, this intentional use of fire is an effective and affordable tool for land management....

On April 8th, 2026, Tryon Farm Institute hired Pizzo and Associates to conduct controlled burns within TFI prairies in order to provide invasive species control and overall health. Prescribed fire …

11/23/2025

10/26/2025

The fearsome four were working out in our overcrowded woods clearing some of the understory to get more light and space for some red and white oaks to grow. We also found a large beaked hazlenut in bloom, lots of maple leaf viburnum and some sedges. Great way to spend a few hours this morning.

10/08/2025

A few people have asked me what the plant is with the small white cottony puffs that are popping up around the farm. Looks almost like a milkweed. I didn’t know but several sources point to American Burn W**d. The flowers never seem to open but I have seen an occasional yellow bloom. This is a good plant for pollinators apparently though it won’t win any beauty contests. 😉

09/29/2025

Smooth blue aster blooming in the middle (older) pollinator garden. Planted a few years ago and finally catching on, its seeds are important to our birds, and provides both pollen and nectar to many insects, butterflies and bees. And it’s a beautiful color. Though not to be confused with the taller, darker New England aster also in bloom now.

09/02/2025

Come join us for a fun day of trail running! We have multiple distances for all runners.

Come join us for a fun day of trail running! We have multiple distances for all runners.

07/27/2025

You will have to look closely but a hummingbird has discovered our new bee balm planting.

07/13/2025

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07/09/2025

Restored 7 acre prairie, year 3 ❤️

07/08/2025

Can you spot the difference? Thanks to staff and alumni from the Student Conservation Association (SCA), nearly half an acre of Euonymus alatus (burning bush) was removed along the Glenwood Dunes trail. This non-native, invasive shrub was shading out the conservative native flora—which now has the opportunity to flourish. Thank you to all SCA staff and alumni for supporting conservation efforts across the nation!

Photo credit: Laura Brennan
Image: Two photos with a group of people, SCA alumni, and NPS staff, both with the group in front of a forest with a house in the background, but the top one with a large bush behind them and the other without it, with the words "before" on the top and "after" on the bottom.