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Fall prairie burn

Nov 19 2013

Date: Nov. 15, 2013

Photographer: Brian Yoder Schlabach

In recent years Goshen College has restored several acres of lawn to native landscaping. In order to promote this native landscape it is very helpful to simulate naturally occurring fires by establishing a controlled burn. Burns are beneficial in that they control weeds and help the natives become established.