Over time, this view of Latta Lake, located on the Switzer Ranch in the eastern Sandhills, will show the conversion of a cedar-choked hillside back to Sandhills prairie. Eastern red cedars occur naturally in the Sandhills but if not managed, can quickly become an invasive species, degrading prairie grasslands. In the background is Latta Lake. It's hydrology is unique. Created long ago by a sand dam upstream, its inlet also serves as its outlet, filling up during periods of high water and going completely dry during extended drought.

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