Episode 6: Prairie Fire and Prairie Smoke: The United Prairie Foundation

In today's episode, we talk with the United Prairie Foundation to learn how seed collection, public outreach, and fire management work together to restore prairie ecosystems.

Throughout the episode, founder John Devries and biologist Patrice Delaney repeat the phrase "no fire, no prairie."

Listen to the episode to learn why fire is so vital to the prairie and to hear about how the United Prairie Foundation is working to "make prairie common again" (a phrase they recently trademarked).

Please consider supporting the ⁠United Prairie Foundation⁠ by visiting their website and learning about their incredible work in North Dakota and Minnesota.

We also encourage our listeners to purchase a copy of Under Mother Tree, the beautiful and thought-provoking children's book illustrated by Patrice Delaney. The book offers young readers a stunning introduction to the mycelium fungi network under trees and a heartfelt story of interspecies connection including frogs, birds, and a host of other living creatures. Under Mother Tree is available for purchase on ⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠Thrift Books⁠.

Special thanks to Matthew Connolly for producing our theme music and to Crista Fiala for producing today's episode.

As always, thanks to ND Natural Resources Trust for the generous grant that makes our work at Common Ground possible.

We hope you enjoy this month's episode of Common Ground: A Prairie Podcast