swap_horiz Markham Prairie Alternatives

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Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area

Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area in Wisconsin is notable for being the largest intact wet-mesic prairie in the state...

Rare Lakefront Wisconsin State Protected

8.3 Great

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Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area in Illinois is a preserved tallgrass prairie notable for being one of the largest...

Illinois Plains Wet Prairie State Natural Area

7.8 Good

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Scuppernong Prairie

Scuppernong Prairie in Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine State Forest is a wet prairie remnant notable for harboring regionally...

Restoration Wisconsin Plains State Protected

7.7 Good

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Avoca Prairie State Natural Area

Avoca Prairie State Natural Area in Iowa County, Wisconsin, is notable for containing the state's largest remaining dry-...

Wisconsin Plains Wet Prairie State Protected

7.6 Good

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Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie

Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie in southwestern Minnesota is a prominent nature preserve protecting steep, dry gravel prair...

Minnesota Plains Tallgrass Nature Conservancy

7.2 Good

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Fermilab Prairie

The Fermilab site in Illinois, originally established for particle physics research in 1967, contains one of the largest...

Restoration Illinois Plains Tallgrass

7.2 Good

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Glacial Park Prairie

Glacial Park Prairie in Illinois is a conservation area notable for featuring diverse glacial topography alongside resto...

Restoration Illinois Plains Wet Prairie

7.1 Good

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Pembina Trail Preserve

The Pembina Trail Preserve in Minnesota is a protected wet tallgrass aspen parkland, safeguarding a unique transition ec...

Minnesota Plains Tallgrass Nature Conservancy

6.9 Fair

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Gensberg-Markham Prairie

Gensberg-Markham Prairie is an Illinois Nature Preserve located in Cook County, notable for protecting wet and mesic tal...

Illinois Plains Nature Conservancy Dry Mesic Prairie

6.9 Fair

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Chippewa Prairie

Chippewa Prairie in western Minnesota is a notable 2,000-acre preserve that protects remnants of northern tallgrass prai...

Minnesota Plains Tallgrass Nature Conservancy

6.8 Fair

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Bong State Recreation Area Prairie

Located in Wisconsin, the Bong State Recreation Area Prairie features roughly 4,500 acres of restored grasslands and ser...

Restoration Wisconsin Plains Wet Mesic Prairie

6.8 Fair

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Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve

Located in Ogle County, Illinois, Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve is a dedicated state preserve protecting a high-qualit...

Illinois Plains Dry Mesic Prairie Nature Preserve

6.7 Fair

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Kankakee River Prairie

Kankakee River Prairie is a notable natural area within Illinois's Kankakee River State Park, recognized for its diverse...

Illinois River Valley Plains State Natural Area

6.7 Fair

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Staffanson Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

Staffanson Prairie Scientific and Natural Area in Minnesota preserves an exceptionally diverse tract of mesic tallgrass...

Minnesota Plains Sna State Protected

6.6 Fair

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Wolf Road Prairie

Wolf Road Prairie is a nature preserve in Cook County, Illinois, notable for being one of the few remaining undisturbed...

Restoration Illinois State Protected Chicago Region

6.5 Fair

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Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve in Illinois protects high-quality undisturbed tallgrass prairie sod that survives...

Illinois Plains Mesic Prairie Nature Preserve

6.5 Fair

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Bicentennial Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

Bicentennial Prairie Scientific and Natural Area in Minnesota is a remnant dry sand prairie notable for its unique flora...

Minnesota Plains Sna State Protected

6.4 Fair

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Kishwaukee Prairie

Kishwaukee Prairie in Illinois is a dedicated nature preserve recognized for protecting undisturbed black soil tallgrass...

Illinois Plains State Natural Area Mesic Prairie

6.4 Fair

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Springbrook Prairie

Springbrook Prairie is a 1,800-acre forest preserve in Naperville, Illinois, notable for its extensive tallgrass prairie...

Restoration Illinois Plains Wet Mesic Prairie

6.4 Fair

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Pioneer Prairie

Pioneer Prairie is a designated Scientific and Natural Area in Minnesota, preserved for its native tallgrass remnants an...

Restoration Illinois Plains Restored Prairie

6.2 Fair