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savanna patch remains,and the northwest side,where what is now scrubby, mainly <br /> non-native forest once looked largely open. Furthermore,there is an increase in tree <br /> cover in the floodplain areas on the south side of the property. <br /> The same changes can be noted on the south banks of the Mississippi River;trees <br /> were present but sparse—they did not form closed canopied forests. Currently,the <br /> vegetation there is largely forested,with pockets of grassland interspersed <br /> throughout.A progression of historical photos helps us to understand how the <br /> vegetative structure has changed over time (Figure 7; Figure 8; Figure 9).This all <br /> points to the likelihood that parts of what is now classified as floodplain forest or <br /> woodlands were once savannas 75 years earlier. <br /> Friends of the Mississippi River Bailey Point Nature Preserve NRMP <br /> 24 <br />