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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

about the writers

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.

Renée Jones Schneider

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

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