See, smell, feel and hear native prairies and grasslands at public lands across the state. To get even more involved, volunteer! Then, when you need some down time, explore with your imagination by reading a prairie story or listening to the Prairie Pod. Creating a plan is the first step to conserve and manage prairies.

Minnesota's prairie landscape is a mosaic of different native plant communities that provide many benefits to the people of Minnesota. Prairie is often intermixed or adjacent to wetlands including rare calcareous fens , rivers and streams, lakes, rock outcrops , and woodlands .

You can visit public lands across the state to see, smell, feel and hear native prairies and prairie restorations. We have selected some that we think you might enjoy, and hope you take some time to discover the prairie.

Find out where to see what remains of Minnesota's iconic tallgrass prairie. Less than two hours west or south of the Twin Cities, you can reach remnants of rolling and pancake-flat prairie, where summer winds ripple grasses and flowers like a sea.

Minnesota’s prairie is known as the tallgrass prairie, which means that the dominant grasses grow very high, sometimes taller than a horse! It covered the southwest portion of the state.

Prairies and associated wetlands play an important role in supporting populations of fish, wildlife and native plants. Prairie habitats once covered one-third of Minnesota but presently less than two percent remains.

MN Prairie. Grasses and pastel-colored wildflowers blow in the breeze for as far as your eye can see. A visit to the Prairie will take you back to the time when the first pioneers crossed this land. See historic sites and state parks, rock climb or view a buffalo herd.

Prior to Euro-American settlement, more than 18 million acres of prairie covered Minnesota. Our prairie lands were part of the largest ecosystem in North America, which stretched from Canada to Mexico and from the Rockies to Indiana. A wealth of …

Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.

In the prairie, one can sense the majesty of the land's natural beauty. Prairie Trail. Visitors can take a .5 mile trail that follows the edge between native Big Woods and a 22-acre prairie planted in the 1960’s. Connector trails explore the center of the prairie. The estimated walking time is …