Conditions were nearly perfect on Tuesday for Prairie Restoration, Inc.’s controlled burn of prairie grasses in the Prairie Bluff Conservation Area. The company was performing the prescribed burn on behalf of the City of Eden Prairie. Photo by Mark Weber
Workers from Prairie Restoration, Inc. conducted a prescribed burn Tuesday in the Prairie Bluff Conservation Area in southern Eden Prairie, overlooking the Minnesota River.
Prairie burns help rejuvenate growth and ensure long-term survival of the native prairie by controlling invasive plants, according to the city, which is conducting prescribed burns in a number of areas this spring.
The ground is charred by the carefully controlled burn, but plant growth – including from new species – occurs almost immediately in these areas.