Grasslands

Partner Schools

Ord Elementary - Ord, Nebraska - This small, rural community is in the heart of Nebraska and in the mixed grass prairie. It is primarily a farming community. 

Stapleton Elementary - Joplin, MO - Joplin is a small town on Oklahoma border. This area is in the tall grass prairie and Stapleton elementary students enjoy many outdoor projects. 

Noibrara County School District (Lusk Elementary & Middle) - Lusk, Wyoming - Lusk is a small, rural community with a lot of technology! And here in the short grass prairie the antelope roam! 

Hamilton Elementary School - Moline, Illinois - John Deere invented the steel plow that transformed much of American's prairies into the food basket of the world. The same steel plow is on display in Deere and Company's Visitor Center in Moline. 

Grasslands Links

Blue Planet Biomes--Grasslands - Three major temperate grassland regions (the Steppes of Eurasia, the North American Prairie, and the South American Pampas) are explored on this site.

Grassland Ecoregions - This site focuses on both temperate and tropical grasslands, including the African savannah, and grasslands in central South America, and parts of Australia.

National Grasslands - This site features information about the U.S.'s four million acres of grasslands, particularly the 20 publicly-owned National Grasslands administered by the USDA Forest Service.

On the Prairie - Re-build a prairie, watch prairie chickens "booming", discover how Native Americans used prairie plants, and much more at this interactive site.

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