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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
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Prairie City, Iowa Before European immigrants arrived, tallgrass prairie covered 85 percent of modern-day Iowa.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
As in, rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
This authentic tallgrass prairie plant is a warm-season grass that is green during the warmth of late spring and turns reddish to yellowish orange in the fall.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Prairie City, Iowa Before European immigrants arrived, tallgrass prairie covered 85 percent of modern-day Iowa.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
As in, rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
This authentic tallgrass prairie plant is a warm-season grass that is green during the warmth of late spring and turns reddish to yellowish orange in the fall.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Tallgrass prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tallgrass%20prairie. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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