prairie fire yellow grass (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

prairie fire yellow grass

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Researchers conducted the most comprehensive analysis of the history of fire in the Midwestern tallgrass prairie by analyzing thousands of historical accounts dating from 1673 to 1905.

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Photo courtesy Urbana Park District

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