Outdoor Indiana magazine catches fire

Indiana DNR Release:

Outdoor Indiana magazine is hot. So hot, it's burst into flames.

That's the impression the cover photo of the just-released July-August issue, taken by photo editor Frank Oliver, gives at first glance. But relax. No oven mitt is necessary to grab it.

The photo shows Skyler Hill, assistant property manager at Prophetstown State Park, applying a prescription fire to a selected area of the park. The process helps maintain the ecosystem at Prophetstown and various other DNR properties.

For similarly smoldering photos, an in-depth article by managing editor Ben Shadley on this precision process, plus much more about the state's outdoor wonders that you won't find anywhere else, get your issue today.

The DNR's 48-page full-color magazine, now in its 75th year, costs $3 an issue. Subscriptions are $12 for a year (six issues) or $20 for two years. You also can ask for Outdoor Indiana at most Borders and Barnes and Noble stores in the state, and at DNR properties. To subscribe, or for more information, call (317) 233-3046 or go to OutdoorIndiana.org.

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