Photo gallery: Annual burn of the Baker Wetlands
Crews performed the annual controlled burn of the Baker Wetlands south of 31st Street Monday, April 18, 2011. Smoke from the burn could be seen from miles away.

photo by: Richard Gwin
Smoke rises from the Baker Wetlands south of 31st Street Monday, April 18, 2011, as Roger Boyd overlooks the controlled burn. The annual burn produces smoke that can be seen from miles away.

photo by: Richard Gwin
Smoke rises from the Baker Wetlands south of Lawrence Monday, April 18, 2011.

photo by: Richard Gwin
Roger Boyd of Baker University helped with a controlled burn of the Baker Wetlands Monday, April 18, 2011.