Grassland Biome

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an old building in the middle of a field

Earth Lodge

Native American Houses

Road Trip Across America

Unusual Buildings

Indian Village

Native American Heritage

Historic Preservation

North Dakota

Historical Sites

Earthlodge - Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

Earthlodge located at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

a young boy laying on top of a black mat next to a giant root plant

Prairie Biome Project

Big Bluestem

Grassland Biome

Prairie Dogs As Pets

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Grande Prairie Alberta

Native Grasses

Tallgrass Prairie

Prairie View

Prairie Roots

Prairie Roots Banner | Tallgrass Prairie Center

a drawing of a bull with its head in the water and plants growing out of it

Tall Grass Prairie

Iowa Landscape

Butterfly Milkweed

University Of Northern Iowa

Prairie Planting

Types Of Fungi

Ground Squirrel

Benefits of Prairie Roots in the Iowa Landscape - Prairie Rivers of Iowa

a display case with some plants inside of it

Benefits of Prairie Roots in the Iowa Landscape - Prairie Rivers of Iowa

an indoor room with wood paneling and paintings on the walls

How deep do they go?

Measure out lines of 6 feet, 12 feet and 15 feet on the floor, representing different depths of prairie roots. Have your children lay down on the floor next to the lines to see how many of them it takes to reach the bottom of the root.

animals that are active at night are owl, racoon, raccoon

The nocturnal animals of Iowa

The nocturnal animals of Iowa – Dickinson County Conservation Board

some green leaves on a tree in the woods

Identifying the leaves of trees native to northwest Iowa

Identifying the leaves of trees native to northwest Iowa – Dickinson County Conservation Board

a map of the united states showing rivers, lakes and landforms in different colors

Iowa the beautiful: Looking at the landform regions of our state

n we arrived back in Iowa and were driving home, we did start to notice just how much green was around us. Tallgrass prairie plots, corn fields, bright ditches and yards — I guess I can see why people comment on how green Iowa is.When we

A kettle — otherwise known as a kettlehole or prairie pothole — was created when a left-behind chunk of glacial ice melted slowly after the main glacial sheet was gone. This created a bowl shape in the land that doesn’t have anywhere to drain, so water levels change with rain and snow.Because kettleholes have areas that are dry near the top to marshy at the bottom, hundreds of species of plants can all live in one small areas. They are often the home to endangered wildlife as well.In north Weird Names, Orchid Species, Endangered Wildlife, River Bed, Balance Beam, Surface Water, Ice Melting

Fen, kame, esker — what do these glacial landmark words mean?

A kettle — otherwise known as a kettlehole or prairie pothole — was created when a left-behind chunk of glacial ice melted slowly after the main glacial sheet was gone. This created a bowl shape in the land that doesn’t have anywhere to drain, so water levels change with rain and snow.Because kettleholes have areas that are dry near the top to marshy at the bottom, hundreds of species of plants can all live in one small areas. They are often the home to endangered wildlife as well.In north