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Hayden Prairie State Preserve is a protected tallgrass prairie in Howard County in northeastern Iowa. The approximately 240-acre site preserves one of Iowa's largest remaining examples of largely unplowed native prairie and has been designated a National Natural Landmark. Its plant community include...
Kalsow Prairie State Preserve in Iowa is a historically significant 160-acre tract of unbroken tallgrass prairie, protected in 1954 as one of the state's first prairie preserves.
Steele Prairie State Preserve in Iowa protects a 200-acre remnant of mesic tallgrass prairie, notable for its deep-rooted native grasses and diverse summer wildflowers.
Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve in Illinois protects high-quality undisturbed tallgrass prairie sod that survives within the bounds of a historic rural pioneer cemetery.
Wolf Road Prairie is a nature preserve in Cook County, Illinois, notable for being one of the few remaining undisturbed black soil tallgrass prairies in the region.
Kishwaukee Prairie in Illinois is a dedicated nature preserve recognized for protecting undisturbed black soil tallgrass prairie and native wildlife.
Spring Valley Prairie in Illinois is a notable nature area recognized for its preserved native tallgrass ecosystems and environmental education programs.
Prospect Cemetery Prairie is an Illinois Nature Preserve established in 1976 that protects high-quality black soil prairie remnant within an historic cemetery.
