General Prairie Information
Particles and
Prairies Video
(Requires Real Audio plug-in)
Fermilab's video includes information about prairie plants, animals, history
of the prairie, prairie restoration efforts and prairie research projects.
Fermilab's Life
Science Prairie Resource Center
Preview of a soil exhibit
at the Field Museum
Previews a display at the Field Museum in Chicago where an exhibit section
shows the equivalent of just a teaspoon of dirt enlarged 100 times. That
little bit of soil is home to all manner of microscopic animals, including
300 nematode worms, 15 springtails (a primitive, wingless insect), 20
mites, a pseudoscorpion, millions of protozoa and a billion bacteria.
Prairies:
Rediscovering a Fragile Frontier
Contains an overview of the many endangered plants and animals that once
inhabited the tallgrass prairie, the continent's largest connected ecosystem.
Grand Prairie
Friends
Lists prairie experts, how to contact them and their expertise.
Illinois Prairie Page
Defines the prairie, Galleon Laps and discusses prairies of Illinois.
This site also tells where to find prairies and lists links to prairie
websites.
Northern Prairie Wildlife
Research Center
A site map for various areas is provided along with a list of Biological
Resources for locating plant and animal life. It also offers a resource
finder to support online searches, has a publication database for articles,
gives announcements of press and article releases.
The Tallgrass
Prairie in Illinois
Includes a definition of prairies, talks about formations and settlements
of prairies, discusses the role of prairies in aviation, types of prairies
in Illinois, the biodiversity of prairies, plants found on prairies, where
to see prairies, landscaping with prairie plants, prairie restoration,
lists of publication references on prairies, acknowledgements and links
to prairie websites.
Northern Prairie
Biological Resources
Lists biological prairie resources by type and geography. Also links to
other prairie websites as well.
Prairie Links
Addresses prairie ecology. Provides prairie wildflower links, lists of
prairie organizations and horticulture links.
Origin of the Tallgrass Prairie
Prairie Vegetation
Exploring
Grasslands - definition of prairie
Defines the term "prairie" and addresses various natural preserves,
grasslands, refuges, and parks. The table of contents includes lists of
prairie attractions, activities, locations, books/media, travel, gear,
forums, and features all dealing with GORP (Great Outdoors Recreation
Pages).
Our
Natural Heritage - North Dakota
This site is broken into fourteen sections: Native Prairie Values, Management,
and Conservation Programs; Native Prairie Management; Native Prairie Conservation
Alternatives; Grassland or Conservation Easements; Land Acquisition (contact),
Natural Areas Registry Program (contact); Grazing Systems (contact); Wildlife
Habitat Incentive Programs (contact); Grazing Management Technical Assistance
(contact); Environmental Quality Incentives Program (contact); Grasslands
For Tomorrow Program (contact); Habitat Pilot Program (contact); and Agency
Offices and Phone Numbers (contacts).
North
American Grasslands
Addresses various prairie regions and provides hands-on activity examples.
Neal Smith
National Wildlife Refuge
Includes three sample lesson plans exploring the tallgrass prairie at
the elementary, middle school and high school levels.
Project Bluestem:
Prairie/ Savanna Curriculum Activities
Activities for elementary, middle school and high school students explore
prairies and savannas.
Friends of the Prairie
Provides an introduction to the Learning Center including the mission,
resources, hours and contacts. The table of contents also includes animals,
activities and events, photos, links, email, history and books.
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Reviews the Tallgrass Preserve in detail with the history, physical features
and hours of the preserve. Also includes an "Adopt a Bison"
program.
Neal Smith National Wildlife
Refuge Prairie Learning Center
Includes a brief description of the refuge and the Learning Center. Provides
maps and directions, information on Prairie/ Savanna Restoration, Environmental
Education, upcoming events, and research. It also includes links to Friends
of the Prairie and National Wildlife Refuge Association.
Prairie
Grass Cultural Guide
Lists prairie grasses by the scientific names, types, height, color, blooms,
and comments. Also includes picture links and comments.
Prairie
Grasses
Provides general background information on prairie grass.
Native Prairie Grasses
Provides an illustrated list of prairie plants in bloom. Also includes
notes on selected native grasses.
Midwestern
Wetland Flora
Field Office Guide to Plant Species
Prairie Animals
Butterflies
Observed at Fermilab's Prairie
Frogs Observed at Fermilab's
Prairie
Insects
Observed at Fermilab's Prairie
Prairie Animals
Provides links to many classifications of animals that make the prairie
their home.
Prairie
Animal Printouts
Defines the prairie and addresses adaptations among prairie animals of
North America. Also lists prairie animals along with background information,
a photograph and general anatomy.
Bison
American Buffalo (Bison)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service web page with information on the bison.
Center for
Bison Studies
Includes photos of Bison from the Center for Bison Studies.
Electric Library resources regarding bison
Provides an encyclopedia definition of bison and also includes a list
of picture and map sites with lists of additional sources on bison.
Prairie Fire
Prairie
Burn Photos
Includes photos of controlled burns at the University of Wisconsin's arboretum.
Also offers photos of the burned areas in ten-week intervals.
Prescribed
Burning Guidelines in the Northern Great Plains
A resource from Northern Prairie Publication, this site provides burning
guidelines developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services cooperative
extension at South Dakota State University.
Teacher's
Lesson Guide for Fire Field Trip
Includes a detailed lesson plan focusing on how to take students on a
field trip to a controlled burn. The objectives, materials, lesson plans
and activities are included.
Photo
of Controlled Prairie Burn
Aerial photos
of prairie burning in the Flint Hills, Kansas
Photograph Collections
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service Collection of Photo Gallery
Anyone can download free conservation and natural resource-related images
for use in newsletters, brochures, websites, school lessons and presentations.
Search for images by state or category. 3000 images
Prairie
Gallery
Includes a series of prairie plant and other prairie scene photographs.
Prairie Wildflowers Photographs
Provides three pages of Native Wildflowers. Each page has approximately
six different flowers with brief descriptions and pictures for each.
Prairie
Grasses Photographs/Prairie Grass Cultural Guide
A list of Prairie Grass with the scientific names, types, height, color,
blooms, and comments are provided. It also includes prairie plant links.
Prairie Grass Photographs
Includes three pages of prairie grasses with brief descriptions and photographs.
Iowa Prairies - Splendor in the Grass Photographs
Twenty-four different prairie scenes are included with a description of
the scene and background information.
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