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The Vanishing Prairie: A closer look

As this dry summer draws to a close, the prairie seems a monochromatic brown. But look closer and its secrets are revealed …

By Josephine Marcotty and

Renée Jones Schneider

September 23, 2012 at 1:24PM
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Josephine Marcotty

Reporter

Josephine Marcotty has covered the environment in Minnesota for eight years, with expertise in water quality, agriculture, critters and mining. Prior to that she was a medical reporter, with an emphasis on mental illness, transplant medicine and reproductive health care.

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Renée Jones Schneider

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Renée Jones Schneider has been a multimedia photographer at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2003.

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