Controlled Burn

Title

Controlled Burn

Description

The prairie behind Olin-Rice on April 23rd, 2020 in the aftermath of a controlled burn. There is little plant life, and the ground is covered in ash.

Creator

Marley Higbee, '20

Date

04-23-2020

Language

English

Subject

Environment & Landscape

Participants

Marley Higbee

Note

It appears that in student's absence, a controlled burn took place on the prairie by the windmill. Fire is a natural part of grassland ecology, so controlled burns simulate this to maintain an ecosystem.

Files

Controlled Burn 1.jpg
Controlled Burn 2.jpg

Citation

Marley Higbee, “Controlled Burn,” Macalester: Place and Community in a COVID Landscape, accessed May 14, 2024, https://dwlibrary.macalester.edu/spring2020/items/show/79.

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