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Walking along the land's two-mile path, miniature ecosystems mimicking the state's tallgrass prairies, wetlands, savannas and more are revealed.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024
Big bluestem, the state grass of Illinois and one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, may reach 7 to 8 feet high in late summer, culminating in a blueish three-pronged head shaped like a turkey foot, with a root system reaching down into the soil 10 to 12 feet deep.
—Franz Burnier, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Sarah Smarsh recounts how 96 percent of the tallgrass prairie that once blanketed the US is now gone—destroyed to allow farming and cultivation.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Sep. 2024
The Polk City Cemetery in Polk City, Iowa, was constructed in the early 19th century on land that was unsuitable for farming and, as a result, has been discovered to contain untouched pockets of native tallgrass prairie.
—Katy Kelleher, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024
Big bluestem, the state grass of Illinois and one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, may reach 7 to 8 feet high in late summer, culminating in a blueish three-pronged head shaped like a turkey foot, with a root system reaching down into the soil 10 to 12 feet deep.
—Franz Burnier, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Sarah Smarsh recounts how 96 percent of the tallgrass prairie that once blanketed the US is now gone—destroyed to allow farming and cultivation.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Sep. 2024
The Polk City Cemetery in Polk City, Iowa, was constructed in the early 19th century on land that was unsuitable for farming and, as a result, has been discovered to contain untouched pockets of native tallgrass prairie.
—Katy Kelleher, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
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“Tallgrass prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tallgrass%20prairie. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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