swap_horiz Palouse Prairie Alternatives

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Flint Hills Prairie

The Flint Hills Prairie encompasses a significant portion of eastern Kansas and bordering Oklahoma. It’s notable as one...

Oklahoma Kansas Tallgrass Region

9.8 Brilliant

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Nebraska Sandhills Prairie

The Nebraska Sandhills Prairie is a unique region characterized by extensive mixed-grass prairies formed on stabilized s...

Nebraska Mixed Grass Sandhills Region

9.7 Brilliant

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Missouri Coteau Prairie

The Missouri Coteau Prairie is a distinct plateau region in the northern Great Plains, characterized by rolling hills, g...

Manitoba Mixed Grass Region Dakotas

8.8 Great

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Zumwalt Prairie

Located in northeastern Oregon, the Zumwalt Prairie is North America's largest remaining tract of native bunchgrass prai...

Preserve Grassland Oregon Bunchgrass

8.7 Great

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Loess Hills Prairie

The Loess Hills Prairie in western Iowa consists of rare prairie remnants situated on steep, wind-deposited loess soil f...

Missouri Iowa Mixed Grass Region

8.6 Great

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Prairie Coteau

The Prairie Coteau is a distinctive elevated plateau spanning parts of South Dakota and Minnesota, known for its rolling...

Plains South Dakota Mixed Grass Region

8.1 Great

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High Plains Prairie

Covering the western Great Plains, this elevated shortgrass prairie sits over the massive Ogallala Aquifer and forms a g...

Texas Shortgrass High Plains Panhandle

8.0 Great

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Coteau des Prairies Prairie

The Coteau des Prairies is a prominent glacial plateau in the northern United States, notable for its distinct tallgrass...

South Dakota North Dakota Mixed Grass Region

7.9 Good

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Missouri River Prairie (Montana)

This mixed-grass prairie in Montana encompasses the floodplains and rugged breaks along the Upper Missouri River, servin...

Montana River Valley Plains Mixed Grass

7.7 Good

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Edwards Plateau Prairie

Dominating central Texas, this elevated grassland region sits atop limestone bedrock and is globally recognized for its...

Texas Limestone Mixed Grass Region

7.7 Good

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Osage Plains Prairie

The Osage Plains Prairie is a sub-ecoregion of the Central Great Plains in the United States, defined by its rocky soils...

Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Tallgrass

7.6 Good

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Yellowstone River Prairie

Stretching across Montana, this prairie ecosystem borders the undammed Yellowstone River, supporting significant agricul...

Montana River Valley Plains Mixed Grass

7.6 Good

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Llano Estacado Prairie

The Llano Estacado Prairie is a vast tableland in the southern Great Plains of the United States, recognized for its fla...

Texas New Mexico Shortgrass High Plains

7.5 Good

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Judith Basin Prairie

Nestled in central Montana, this fertile mixed-grass prairie basin is notably recognized for its early 20th-century home...

Montana Plains Mixed Grass Region

7.5 Good

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Milk River Prairie

Located in northern Montana, this mixed-grass prairie ecosystem borders the Milk River and provides essential breeding g...

Montana River Valley Plains Mixed Grass

7.4 Good

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Crooked River National Grassland

Located in Oregon, the Crooked River National Grassland spans over 100,000 acres and is managed by the US Forest Service...

Grassland Federal Oregon Bunchgrass

7.4 Good

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Blackland Prairie

The Blackland Prairie in Texas is a highly endangered tallgrass prairie ecoregion named for its fertile, dark clay soils...

Historical Texas Tallgrass Region

7.2 Good

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Osage Hills Prairie

Spanning the rolling terrain of northeastern Oklahoma, this cross-timbers and tallgrass prairie historically served as t...

Oklahoma Plains Tallgrass Cross Timbers

7.2 Good

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Coastal Prairie

The Coastal Prairie is a tallgrass grassland ecoregion found along the Gulf Coast of the United States, now considered o...

Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Tallgrass

7.1 Good

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Willamette Valley Wet Prairie

The Willamette Valley Wet Prairie in Oregon is a rare grassland ecosystem historically maintained by indigenous burning,...

Pacific Northwest Oregon Region Wet Prairie

7.0 Good