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In this May 9, 2016, photo, the remains of a pale purple coneflower stands in a plot that includes 32 species of plants at the Cedar River Natural Resource Area south of Washburn, Iowa. A group of University of Northern Iowa researchers and Black Hawk County conservationists have cultivated about 100 acres of prairie grass in the hopes of burning it for fuel. (Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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