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Prairie dedication

"It's just enough to make you feel part of nature," Jim Brandenburg said about the sprinkle of rain at Friday's dedication of the first federally-owned tall grass prairie. About 60 people joined community members from the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife members at the purchased prairie site located in northwest Rock County in Mound Township Friday. Ron Cole, the head of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, also spoke at the dedication and praised the support from the community for making this happen. He said he has never had a community come to him first about restoring prairie.

Following the dedication was a reception at the Brandenburg Gallery and a dinner at the Luverne Elementary School Commons. About 130 people attended the meal, which featured meat provided by Prairie Heights Bison. Brandenburg shared a slide show of selected works in the Luverne High School Theatre. "I thought it went great," said Randy Creeger, president of the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation. People came from as far away as the Twin Cities and Algona, Iowa. "The interest in prairie will grow as time goes on," Creeger said.

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