The late day sun warms the ridgeline of this oak savanna on an early spring day. The landscape is just beginning to send up sprouts of the fire-depend

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The late day sun warms the ridgeline of this oak savanna on an early spring day. The landscape is just beginning to send up sprouts of the fire-dependent vegetation that are native to this soil.

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