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At one point, this tallgrass prairie covered 170 million acres across North America, from Texas to southern Canada, providing a home for bison, birds, and pollinators, and storing more carbon than some forests.
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Matt Kirouac,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
The sudden attention arrives at a pivotal time for Neal Smith, the 6,000-acre refuge about 30 minutes from Des Moines, established to restore remnants of Iowa’s once-vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem.
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Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
8 May 2026
The Last Whisper of an Ocean of Grass The tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of the continent.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
And nature lovers will appreciate the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, a 1,160-acre tallgrass prairie boasting wildflowers, exotic birds, spring-fed ponds and authentic 19th-century wagon ruts from a cutoff of the Oregon Trail.
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Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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Matt Kirouac,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
The sudden attention arrives at a pivotal time for Neal Smith, the 6,000-acre refuge about 30 minutes from Des Moines, established to restore remnants of Iowa’s once-vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem.
—
Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
8 May 2026
The Last Whisper of an Ocean of Grass The tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of the continent.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
And nature lovers will appreciate the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, a 1,160-acre tallgrass prairie boasting wildflowers, exotic birds, spring-fed ponds and authentic 19th-century wagon ruts from a cutoff of the Oregon Trail.
—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Tallgrass prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tallgrass%20prairie. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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