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News Release: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Fire Management staff will be conducting a prescribed fire in Hobart today (Wednesday Nov 28 2012).  The 178 acre Hobart Prairie Grove prescribed fire will be on the west side of Lake George, just east of Liverpool Rd and south of 49th Avenue, along the Lake County Parks' Oak Savannah Trail. The burn is intended to restore the ecosystem and reduce the number of invasive species of plants in the area.