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Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

Located behind the football field, the Free State Prairie is cared for by Environmental Science teacher Julie Schwarting and KU ecology specialist  Dr. Helen Alexander.

FEATURE: Preserving Our Prairies

Eula Heriford, Reporter April 25, 2025

Environmental Science teacher Julie Shcwarting and KU ecology specialist Dr. Helen Alexander founded the Free State prairie 14 years ago. The prairie began as an experiment started by Schwarting, Alexander,...

Bystanders gather to learn about the prairie restoration project behind Free State.

Prairie restoration project connects KU and Free State

Libby Stanford, Co-Online Editor in Chief September 4, 2015

Two years ago Free State science teacher Julie Schwarting and University of Kansas professor Dr. Helen Alexander saw potential in the abandoned football field behind Free State. Schwarting and Alexander...

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