DG Site Updates: Possibly we could consider a forum for Prairies/Meadows?, 1 by Davers

Davers wrote:
Hi Soferdig!If we were viewing a map of Kansas..to the west,The High Plains.....in the middle, The Smoky Hills, The Arkansas River Lowlands and The Red Hills....to the east, The Glaciated Region,(where I live),The Flint Hills Upland and The Osage Cuestas..... The Flint Hills form a prominent erosional massif that stands well above lower plains to the east and west,"layer-cake stratigraphy",at its best.The bedrock strata are revealed as a result of pervasive stream erosion,which has dissected deep valleys in all directions.The Flint Hills includes the largest region of native tallgrass prairie remaining in North America...Grasses are the most common plants in the prairie.Approximately 180 species of grass are native to Kansas.Big Bluestem,Little Bluestem,Indian Grass,Side-Oats Grama, Switch Grass and Eastern Gama Grass are very common here.The grasses are the basis of the food chain for grazing animals.The growth of grasses is stimulated by fire,grazing and properly timed mowing.Two-thirds of the living tissue of the prairie is below ground.(here is a pic of a slide of one of hundreds of native stone barns and houses scattered through the bluffs and meadows of my area.....Dave