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Pawhuska Prairie is a protected grassland ecosystem associated with the historic tallgrass prairies of Osage County, Oklahoma, vital for regional biodiversity and ecological research.

Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area is a remnant tallgrass prairie in Jasper County, Missouri, known for its unique loess soil mounds and diverse native plant communities.

Mount Vernon Prairie is a protected tallgrass prairie in Lawrence County, Missouri, maintained to preserve local native plant communities.

Monegaw Prairie Conservation Area is an ecological reserve located in St. Clair County, Missouri. Managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, the area protects rare, unplowed tallgrass prairie remnants. It preserves the region's original biological diversity, providing a habitat for native f...

Prairie Home Conservation Area is a 580-acre public reserve located in Cooper County, Missouri, managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The area is distinguished by its active restoration of native tallgrass prairie alongside the preservation of historical 19th-century settlement sites....

Kickapoo Prairie Conservation Area is a protected native tallgrass prairie site in Vernon County, Missouri. Its primary conservation purpose is to retain remnant grassland habitat and the plant communities associated with Missouri prairie. The area also provides habitat used by migratory birds and o...

Hite Prairie Conservation Area is a 280-acre natural preserve in Vernon County, Missouri, managed for the protection of native tallgrass prairie. The site is also important as habitat for vulnerable ground-nesting bird species, whose nesting success depends on suitable open grassland. It represents...

Twenty-Five Mile Prairie Conservation Area is a protected native-prairie site in Missouri managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The area preserves open prairie habitat and is maintained through practices that limit woody growth, including mechanical removal of trees in selected draws....

Bethel Prairie Conservation Area is a public nature reserve in Henry County, Missouri. It was acquired to protect a dwindling remnant of native tallgrass prairie, a habitat that once covered much more of the region. The area is associated with conservation of the prairie remnant and its local biodiv...

Providence Prairie Conservation Area is a 197-acre Missouri Department of Conservation area in northern Lawrence County. It contains native prairie, brushy draws, and reconstructed prairie, representing a small remnant of the tallgrass ecosystem that formerly covered much of the region. Management i...

Buffalo Wallow Prairie Conservation Area is a protected prairie site in Barton County, Missouri. It preserves remnant tallgrass prairie, a grassland community that once covered much of the region, and includes shallow depressions known as buffalo wallows, which are associated with the activity of hi...

Redwing Prairie Conservation Area is a 160-acre Missouri Department of Conservation property in Barton County. Purchased in 1987, it includes native prairie, old field, and prairie reconstruction, with wildflowers appearing from late spring through summer. The area was named for the concentration of...

Niawathe Prairie Conservation Area is a native tallgrass prairie in Cedar County, Missouri, notable for its undisturbed soils and its role as a critical habitat for grassland-dependent birds.

Mo-No-I Prairie Conservation Area is a 302-acre native prairie managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation in Barton County, Missouri. Its name comes from an Osage term for prairie chicken, and the area contains showy prairie wildflowers and habitat for migratory grassland birds. It is used f...

Mon-Shon Prairie Conservation Area is a protected grassland habitat in Missouri. It preserves native prairie vegetation and supports a range of wildlife, including species considered vulnerable within the region. The area represents a remaining piece of Missouri's historic prairie landscape, where c...

Pa Sole Prairie Conservation Area is a 240-acre public conservation area managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation near Lamar in southwestern Missouri. The property contains native prairie, old fields, cropland, and plantings of warm-season grasses. Conservation grazing is used in some year...