Mark Penner, of the Kansas Forest Service, helps carry out a controlled fire on property owned by the University of Kansas in November. Prescribed burns help keep habitat healthy and make wildfires less dangerous. [Celia Llopis-Jepsen/Kansas News Service]
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Kansas News Service Editor’s Note: Over the past few years there have been a number of large wildfires in Harvey County, including…