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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fire Regime
 
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2000 Prescribed Fire, the first at Fort Union Trading Post NHS Paula Andersen

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Fire Regime

The park implemented a prescribed fire program in 2000. As part of the management and re-establishment of native grass species, prescribed fire is used to mimic the role that wildfire once played on the prairie.

Fire Management Program Center supplemental website

http://www.nps.gov/ngpfire/fous.htm

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Did You Know?
Northern Plains tribes made up the entire bulk of trade at Fort Union. Camps usually came in the spring to trade buffalo robes and furs for trade goods. This trade did continue throughout the year even though spring was considered trade season.
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Last Updated: October 04, 2006 at 16:18 MST