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  • Building back a tiny piece of prairie

    Nov 15, 2021 11:45 am by Diana YatesBehind the Scenes
    Photo of a swath of prairie with more than a dozen tall stalks of yellow flowers reaching up into a blue sky. Photo by Fred Delcomyn (from “A Backyard Prairie”)

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    Working to restore a prairie on century-old farmland – especially when starting from seed, as the Delcomyns did – requires plenty of patience and a lot of help. 

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