Prairie Burn

Images from a seasonal burning in the Kansas Flint Hills

The seasonal burning of ground cover, usually in early spring, is a common
practice used in the Kansas Flint Hills to help maintain the tallgrass prairie ecosystem.


Learn more: check this site provided by Emporia State University for more information about range burning.

Photos by Dave Leiker
copyright 2008

Fire recording by "acclivity"
used with permision: Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0

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