Let's learn how bison are involved in the prairie reconstruction process at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge.

Naturalists and biologists work to protect and preserve prairies. However, volunteers, farmers, families and even you can play a role in prairie preservation. 

Controlled prairie burns are done to help control the species of plants in a prairie.

Plants like trees and prairie plants pull carbon from the air and store it, but prairie plants are able to store carbon in their roots, which protects them from surface threats like tornadoes and fires. 

Remnant prairies are rare in Iowa, but there are some significant efforts to reconstruct prairies in Iowa.

Compared to other types of prairies in Iowa, sand prairies are rare. Sand prairies bring unique plants, like the prickly pear cactus.

The prairie pothole region was formed by the presence of glaciers. Today, this area is marked by flat, low ground, which gives way for wetland prairie areas. 

When the prairie grasses are tall, the roots below ground are even longer. Let's explore a tallgrass prairie.

Prairies are awesome, wonderful, and important. Iowa was once almost entirely covered by prairies, but now they are rather rare in the state. They need protecting and cultivating, and you can help.

Danish people settled in Iowa long ago. Today, we can explore Danish heritage at the Museum of Danish America.