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Kirsti Harms wrote: “From Sat. May 19 to midday Sun. May 20, Pat Merkord and I will be at the preserve conducting…
Read more of this >>NPAT is hosting a field trip to Prairie Chapel Ranch and Simpson Prairie near Crawford, TX! We realize that this is short notice…
Read more of this >>Explore history, art and nature at the century old studio of Elisabet Ney for a summer camp experience filled with learning and fun! Children will…
Read more of this >>Prairie Facts
Texas wild rice (Zizania texana) is the only grass listed as endangered in Texas.
Prairie Quiz Answers
1. Texas wild rice (Zizania texana)
2. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
3. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipedula)
4. Muhly grasses (Muhlenbergia species)
5. Texas Bluegrass (Poa arachnifera)
6. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
7. Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
8. Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis)
9. Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum datyloides)
10. Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides)