native prairies
Original wild meadows
Native prairies are grassland ecosystems that have never been plowed or converted to agriculture, retaining their original plant communities and soil structure.
These areas support diverse grasses, wildflowers, and wildlife that developed over thousands of years.
Less than 4% of North American tallgrass prairie remains in native condition: The conservation group works to protect native prairies from development.
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- bisonLarge wild ox
- prescribed burnsDeliberate fires for ecology
habitat restoration · Midwest · open range · back forty · seed banks · root systems · pollinators · carbon sequestration · rewilding · land trust · regenerative farming · soil types · biomes · controlled burns · bluestem · buffalo grass · erosion control · temperate climates
native prairiesfarmland
Agricultural terrain
cropland · agricultural land · pastureland · urban areas · suburban sprawl
native prairiesforests
Densely treed land areas
woodlands · dense forest · old-growth forest · rainforest · jungle
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