National Park Service Plans Five Prescribed Fires this Spring
The National Park Service will conduct five prescribed fires this spring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The areas prescribed for burns are: Mnoké Prairie, Cowles Dunes, Dune Ridge, Hobart Prairie Grove and multiple research project areas.
The total acreage of all five areas is approximately 825 acres. Throughout Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore approximately 60 small plots will be burned as a research project involving invasive plants. In total these research plots are less than one acre and are in five different plant communities. more...
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