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Prescribed fire

Learn how prescribed fire rejuvenates the prairie grasses and wildflowers planted at the campus of Northwestern University, Illinois

“Plants on Fire”

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Also Known As	prescribed burning • controlled burning

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Learn how prescribed fire rejuvenates the prairie grasses and wildflowers planted at the campus of Northwestern University, Illinois

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