Bird Effigy Mound after the Prairie Burn

Bird Effigy Mound located across from the Oscar Rennebohm Library on the Edgewood College campus. This mound is a representative of the prairie ecosystem located on the Edgewood College campus. Each spring the mound is part of a controlled prairie burn which encourages prairie plant species and disc...

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Format: Online
Language:eng
Created: 2008
Online Access:http://digitalcollections.edgewood.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p2612coll5/id/139
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Summary:Bird Effigy Mound located across from the Oscar Rennebohm Library on the Edgewood College campus. This mound is a representative of the prairie ecosystem located on the Edgewood College campus. Each spring the mound is part of a controlled prairie burn which encourages prairie plant species and discourages the growth of a woodland ecosystem. This photograph shows the Bird Effigy Mound after the prairie burn. This effigy mound is also identified by a plaque that reads “Indian Bird Effigy Mound. Body 80 Feet. Wingspread 260 Feet. Marked by the History Department of the Madison Woman’s Club 1919.”