swap_horiz Sun River Prairie Alternatives

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Riding Mountain National Park Prairie

Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, established in 1933, protects a unique transition zone where native prairie g...

National Park Manitoba Plains Fescue Prairie

8.6 Great

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Cypress Hills Prairie

The Cypress Hills, straddling the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, feature a unique elevated lodgepole pine forest surrounde...

Alberta Saskatchewan Plains Fescue Prairie

8.5 Great

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Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Prairie

Encompassing over 900,000 acres in Montana, this prairie refuge was named for the Western artist Charles M. Russell and...

Montana Plains Mixed Grass Usfws

8.5 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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UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge Prairie

Located within the Charles M. Russell refuge in Montana, this remote prairie peninsula is actively managed for endangere...

Montana Plains Mixed Grass Usfws

7.9 Good

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Fort Peck Lake Prairie

Surrounding a massive earth-fill dam completed in 1940, this Montana prairie ecosystem spans vast, rugged terrain border...

Montana Plains Mixed Grass Coe

7.8 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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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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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

10

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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Rumsey Natural Area Prairie

The Rumsey Natural Area in Alberta, Canada, protects one of the largest remaining tracts of intact northern fescue grass...

Alberta Plains Fescue Prairie Provincial Protected

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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Red Hills Prairie

Straddling southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, this mixed-grass prairie is geologically notable for its red Permian s...

Kansas Plains Mixed Grass Region

7.0 Good

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Marias River Prairie

This mixed-grass prairie in north-central Montana surrounds the Marias River, characterized by glaciated plains and hist...

Montana River Valley Plains Mixed Grass

6.9 Fair

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Rolling Red Hills Prairie

Located primarily in south-central Kansas, this mixed-grass prairie is characterized by its striking red-tinted soils an...

Oklahoma Plains Mixed Grass Region

6.9 Fair

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Rolling Plains Prairie

Stretching across western Texas, this semi-arid shortgrass prairie is distinguished by its undulating topography and ser...

Texas Plains Mixed Grass Region

6.8 Fair

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Smoky Hills Prairie

Spanning central Kansas, this mixed-grass prairie is characterized by its eroded sandstone outcrops and historically fun...

Kansas Plains Mixed Grass Region

6.6 Fair

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Agassiz Prairie

Agassiz Prairie in Minnesota is a protected region within the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, notable for its vast bea...

Minnesota Plains Tallgrass Region

6.6 Fair

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Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge Prairie

Situated in north-central Montana, this small mixed-grass prairie refuge features a seasonal reservoir providing essenti...

Montana Plains Mixed Grass Usfws

6.3 Fair

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Pawnee Prairie

Located in northeastern Colorado, this shortgrass prairie sits within the Pawnee National Grassland, a region rehabilita...

Historical Kansas Plains Mixed Grass

6.3 Fair