A spiderwort wildflower in the South Daokta prairie in the heart of the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area. The area – which encompasses 1.7 million acres of grassland and 240,000 acres of wetland across a swath of eastern South Dakota, North...
Leadplant in the South Daokta prairie in the heart of the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area. The area – which encompasses 1.7 million acres of grassland and 240,000 acres of wetland across a swath of eastern South Dakota, North Dakota and...
A pasque flower in the South Dakota prairie in the heart of the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area. The area – which encompasses 1.7 million acres of grassland and 240,000 acres of wetland across a swath of eastern South Dakota, North Dakota and...
Fires; Habitat restoration; Grasslands; Wildlife refuges; Prescribed burning; Fire management;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighter Matt Whitbeck wields a drip torch during a prairie restoration burn in 2000 at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
Onion Bayou Prairie prescribed burn at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas - Pictured from left to right: Prescribed Fire Specialist Paul C. Charland, Assistant Fire Management Officer Craig Crenshaw, Range Technician Doug Head.
Canada Geese watch as a prescribed burn treats tall grass prairie at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois.