[Magdalen] The Prairie in Winter

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All prairie is a fire climax biome.  

Jim Handsfield 
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> On Dec 
>> On 12/27/18, cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>> This is probably part of the so-called "Prairie Wedge," which is a belt of
>> grassland
>> that cuts through parts of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.  This
>> was theway it was before European arrived, but it was actually an artificial
>> situation
>> maintained by American Indians (fire) in order to encourage wildlife that
>> they preferred.
>> The non-human natural condition of the Prairie Wedge would be deciduous
>> forest.
>> The "restoration" of prairie has been big stuff in Southern Wisconsin,
>> especiallyaround Madison, for years.  There has been trouble when someone in
>> a blockof manicured lawns decides to do the prairie restoration thing.  Most
>> urbanitesdo not care for prairie.
>> 
>> The UW-Madison Arboretum has done a lot of work on this subject.
>> 
>> 
>> David Strang.
>> 
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>> 
>> In a message dated 12/27/2018 9:15:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> jhandsfield at att.net writes:
>> 
>> Matthew and I have been in Mahomet, Illinois for Christmas. The county has a
>> project of restoring and maintaining tall grass prairie in its natural
>> form.
>> 
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