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
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.