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The West Eugene Wetlands Prairie is a conservation and restoration area located in the western Willamette Valley in Oregon, near Eugene. It protects rare wet prairie habitat within an urban environment, including federally listed plant species such as Bradshaw's lomatium and Willamette daisy. The pr...
Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve is a 218-acre protected natural area located in Lucas County, Ohio. The preserve is ecologically significant for maintaining one of the finest remaining wet prairie and oak savanna ecosystems in the Midwestern United States. Its landscape is characterized by poorl...
The Prairie Pothole Region encompasses parts of Canada, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. This area features a unique landscape of depressions, or potholes, formed by glacial activity. These wetlands are critically important for supporting vast populations of migratory waterfowl, primarily ducks and geese...
Kingston Prairie Preserve is a natural area in Oregon managed by the Nature Conservancy, notable for preserving one of the best remaining remnants of native Willamette Valley grassland.
Camas Swale Prairie is a historical wet prairie landscape in Oregon's Willamette Valley, notable for its dense growths of blue camas plants historically harvested by the Kalapuya people.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, located in Grundy County, Illinois, preserves approximately 2,537 acres of tallgrass prairie and wetland habitat. Established in 1969, it represents one of the largest remaining remnants of the once-extensive Grand Prairie that covered much of Illinois before E...
Springvale Wet Prairie State Natural Area is a Wisconsin conservation site protecting groundwater-influenced wet prairies and unique native flora.
Germania Wet Prairie State Natural Area is a Wisconsin ecological area protecting groundwater-fed wet prairie habitats and rare sedge meadows.
North Bend Wet Prairie State Natural Area in Wisconsin safeguards a vital wet prairie remnant alongside the Black River floodplain ecosystem.
Cayler Prairie State Preserve in Iowa is a 160-acre National Natural Landmark protecting a diverse, untilled mesic tallgrass prairie within the Des Moines Lobe region.
Doolittle Prairie State Preserve in Minnesota safeguards a 36-acre fragment of wet mesic tallgrass prairie, serving as a vital habitat for the rare greater prairie-chicken.
Located in Illinois, Heron Pond Prairie is part of the Cache River wetlands, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance designated in 1996.
Orland Prairie in Illinois is a protected grassland within the Forest Preserves of Cook County, recognized for its successful tallgrass restoration efforts.
