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Today the tallgrass prairies of Texas are very rare. Less than 1% of the original 20 million acres of Texas’ beautiful tallgrass prairie remains and losses are still occurring to plowing, improper overgrazing, and development.
NPAT Protected Lands
Maddin Prairie Preserve
Located in Mitchell County near Colorado City. Owned. 1,114 acres.
Simpson Prairie
Located in McLennan County near Crawford. A conservation easement. 50 acres.
Tanglewood Prairie
Located in Lee County near Tanglewood. A conservation easement. 31 acres.
Nelson L. Wieting Prairie
Located in Falls County near Marlin. A conservation easement. 17 acres.
Lehmann Prairie
Located in Falls County near Marlin. A conservation easement. 11 acres.
Riesel Prairie
Located in Falls County near Marlin. Owned. 5 acres.
Drews Prairie
Located in Falls County near Marlin. A conservation easement. 4 acres.
Peters Prairie
Located in Collin County. Owned. 4 acres.