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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Photo by The Nature Conservancy A fire crew watches over a prescribed burn in North Dakota. On a sunny day last May, Craig Larson saw 110 acres of grassland on his ranch in Sheridan County go up flames. Driven by a steady breeze, the fire chewed quickly through the heavy thatch on the soil surface. The two-foot tall orange flames seemed alive as they leapt over each other. White smoke billowed into the blue sky. But Larson didn’t despair. It was a planned burn being done by the North Dakota Prescribed Fire Cooperative (NDPFC) – a coalition led by Audubon Dakota that provides landowners with prescribed burns to improve grasslands for cattle and wildlife and demonstrate the value of fire as a grassland management tool.

Harness fire to improve grassland

Courtesy of The Nature Conservancy LIGHT IT UP: A fire crew watches over a prescribed burn in North Dakota. This type of controlled system allows for burning of vegetation to improve grassland regrowth along with enhanced plant diversity. Farmer sees increased forage output after a prescribed burn. Dec 17, 2020 Craig Larson saw 110 acres of grassland on his ranch in Sheridan County, N.D., go up flames. Driven by a steady breeze, the fire chewed quickly through the heavy thatch on the soil surface. The 2-foot-tall orange flames seemed alive as they leapt over each other. White smoke billowed into the blue sky.

Co-op sparks interest in fire to improve North Dakota grasslands for cattle, wildlife

On a sunny day last May, Craig Larson saw 110 acres of grassland on his ranch in Sheridan County, N.D., go up flames. Driven by a steady breeze, the fire chewed quickly through the heavy thatch on the soil surface. The 2-foot tall orange flames seemed alive as they leapt over each other. White smoke billowed into the blue sky. But Larson didn’t despair. It was a planned burn being done by the North Dakota Prescribed Fire Cooperative — a coalition led by Audubon Dakota that provides landowners with prescribed burns to improve grasslands for cattle and wildlife and demonstrate the value of fire as a grassland management tool.

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