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Prescribed Fires Preserve Prairie Grasses but Harm Regional Air Quality

Published April 23, 2019 at 2:15 PM CDT
Prescribed fires have burned more than two million acres in the Flint Hills of Kansas this year. (File Photo: KCUR Radio) 
Prescribed fires have burned more than two million acres in the Flint Hills of Kansas this year. (File Photo: KCUR Radio) 

Prescribed burns in the Flint Hills are an important part of managing the native tallgrass prairie, but as Brian Grimmett reports for the Kansas News Service, smoke from the fires can cause health problems in Kansas and throughout the region.

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