Prairies once covered over 40 percent of the United States. Now around 1 percent of the North American prairie still exists. Prairies build soil, capture carbon, trap sediment, grow livestock, and support pollinators. They provide us with flowers to enjoy, birds and butterflies to watch, and wildlife. However it becomes a personal relationship when walk a prairies near us, learning about the nesting birds, the unique and threatened prairie plants and insects, and the small creatures that make their homes in prairies. Knowledge gained through experience allows us to love the prairie and that will make us want to conserve and preserve what we have left. How lucky we are to be able to walk in a prairie.

Available for sale but on display through June 29, 2025.