Tallgrass prairie

The tallgrass prairie has been reduced to less than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the original area that it used to cover. Because of the small percentage of remaining area of the tallgrass prairie, ecologists might feel that the tallgrass parries is the most endangered ecosystem. It is believed to have covered around 25 million acres in Minnesota and Iowa at one point, but now there is less than 300,000 acres scattered around Minnesota and Iowa. The remaining acres of tallgrass prairie is scattered

Option 4 Activity 1. I think that Willa Cather admired Antonia's personality because of her strong loyal spirit. Although she was challenged in many ways, she never backed down from a fight. Her father's death, her pregnancy and abandonment, and her situation at the Harlings were only temporary setbacks in her life. She thrived in anyway she could. Even though Antonia is headstrong and high spirited, Cather seems to admire this about her. “I was thinking, as I watched her, how little it mattered--

Where the World Began In the article “Where the World Began” the author Margaret Laurence represents her life in the Canadian Prairies and parts of Canada, on how she viewed the world .She gives descriptions of her hometown and how her childhood was like in the Canadian Prairies to give a representation of Canada. She states that she has found her own view of the parries and describes her home in the Canadian Prairies as a little microorganism. Throughout the essay, she talks about her memories

ten-thousand years ago and have developed into one of the most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world, surpassed only by Brazil’s rainforest: from the extreme heat and drought in August to the bitter cold winters locked in frigid winds and ice. Tallgrass prairies are an extremely complex web of life. At first glance, you would see (almost) nothing but

The Effects of Controlled Burns on Rangelands Shane J. Methvin BYU-Idaho Abstract There are many different techniques or methods used to manage rangelands. These methods have been implemented to improve the health of a rangeland. One such technique that has been found to be beneficial is controlled burning. Controlled burning can help improve rangelands for both livestock and wildlife if managed properly. This is done by burning an area which kills undesirable woody species, giving desirable

“The Leatherstocking Tales” a novel series written by James Fennimore Cooper centers around the struggles of Hawkeye, a colonial American who was adopted by Mohican Indians. Trapped between two cultures, Hawkeye struggles to find a balance between his inherent ethical code and society’s expectations. The American Frontier provides the perfect setting to show nature as a refuge. Nature being a refuge can be interpreted in many different ways. One of the interpretations is seeing where civilization

Texas, and west from Indiana to the Rocky Mountains. The climate of the prairies changes the type of the prairie. Tall grass prairie or "the true prairie" is located where the climate is more wet. and the short grass prairie is located where the climate is more dry. The amount of rainfall in the prairies changes yearly. It is usually somewhere between 12.6 inches and 21.7 inches. In the prairie the summers are hot and the winters are cold. The summer is a very dry time. About every 30 years or so

Faith Barajas Grasslands The biome that I chose was the grasslands because it seemed very interesting and very exciting.This biome has lots of interesting stuff like the animals and plants,but mostly how the food chain is there.The grasslands are very unique,but there are some very dangerous animals,but there plants are very pretty looking.I also chose this biome because I want to learn what lives there and what type of plants grow there.The things that I will be talking about are where the grasslands

Fire! Most people are alarmed with that word. But fire is a major factor in allowing the grasslands to exist. Native Americans used to burn prairies to get rid of all of the dead grass and allow the new grass to grow for the bison to eat. Burning off grasslands in the spring permits the grass to grow without being restricted by the old, dead grass. Fire also kills the parasites and flies that bother the cattle in the summer. Invasive cedar trees overtake grasses and starve out good native grasses

Biomes A biome is a large, natural community of distinct vegetation and growth habits that occupy a large geographic area. There are many different forms of biomes. Their main classification is there average temperature and average precipitation. The precipitation and temperature determine what plants can survive in the area. However, over millions of years plants have been able to adapt to their biomes in order to survive. Vegetation of a biome can vary drastically from biome to biome. In