Wouldn’t it be nice if prairies would just take care of themselves? If we just needed to restore them to some ideal condition and then let them go?
Find out why things don’t work that way by clicking here:
http://prairieecologist.com/2011/06/05/the-myth-of-self-sustaining-prairies/
Prescribed fire is one of many tools available for the kind of active management prairies require.
