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The Shows (Feature 1601.960)
Polk County Prairie Burn



While fire is often considered destructive, it is in fact an important tool in restoring and maintaining a healthy prairie.
In the spring of 2004, the Polk County Conservation Board set fire to a prairie near Big Creek State Park. Like the Phoenix of ancient lore that rises reborn from the ashes of an all- consuming fire, the prairie is reborn.






Polk County Prairie Burn
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