I TEDxBrookings Prairie on Fire 0 5 point 1 How did American

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I TEDxBrookings Prairie on Fire 0 5 point 1 How did American Indians use fire to manage the prairie They used fire to attract bison to new areas where that burned off the old vegetation and allowed the lush grasses and that regrowth and typically they would burn entire periods in October or in April when the grass was dry that provided getting rid of the old material and right before in the springtime when that grass would start growing new then bison and other wild animals would be attracted to those areas which helped their success in terms of hunting 2 Which invasive plant species is mentioned as a particular problem for native prairie plants Why was it planted here in the 1930 s