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+ | Grasslands can be set aside as preserves, restored to native species, and managed through controlled burns and controlled access. You can take steps to protect and preserve smaller plots of grasslands by changing some areas in your yard or neighborhood to native grasses and wildflowers, reducing the use of yard chemicals, and learning more about and sharing with others the importance of grasslands. | ||
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+ | A one-meter study could be a Sabbath Afternoon activity, or perhaps on a club campout, check the same spot at different times during the day, to see the changes in what insects, spiders, and animals visit the spot. For inspiration, check out Chris Helzer’s [https://prairieecologist.com/square-meter-photography-project/ Square Meter Photography Project] | ||
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+ | Remember that the honor focuses on temperate grasslands, not the tropical grassland/savannah of Africa. However, you may want to use your zoo visit to study the animals of both temperate and tropical grasslands, and compare their similarities and differences to see how the different ecosystems highlight similar or alternative adaptations by animals. | ||
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+ | Live Feeds are a mixed bag, because animals are not necessarily predictable in when and where they may be, but a few that are relatively popular include: | ||
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+ | Canada’s [https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/sk/grasslands Grasslands National Park] has two live webcams available: | ||
+ | [https://explore.org/livecams/bison/plains-bison-grasslands-national-park-cam-1 Bison Watering Hole] | ||
+ | [https://explore.org/livecams/bison/plains-bison-grasslands-national-park-cam-2 Bison Calving Plains] | ||
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+ | The Forest Service, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy and the National Forest Foundation has a live cam set up at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie to [https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/midewin/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=FSEPRD533280 watch an introduced bison herd]. | ||
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+ | Devil’s Tower National Monument has a [https://www.nps.gov/media/webcam/view.htm?id=34CA6D33-B7F4-4D81-012FADCDA97D746E camera set up at the prairie dog town], though it only updates a still image every 30 seconds. | ||
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+ | The Nature Conservancy’s Dunn Ranch Prairie also has a [https://www.nps.gov/media/webcam/view.htm?id=34CA6D33-B7F4-4D81-012FADCDA97D746E webcam, and archived video] of their live cam feed. | ||
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+ | '''General Information about Grasslands''' | ||
+ | *Brown, L. (1988). Grasslands. Random House. (National Audubon Society Nature Guides) | ||
+ | *[https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/grasslands-explained/ Grasslands Explained] (National Geographic Society) | ||
+ | *[https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/grassland-biome/ Grassland Biome] (National Geographic Society) | ||
+ | *[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/biome/biograssland.php Grassland] (NASA Earth Observatory) | ||
+ | *[https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php The Grassland Biome] (UC Museum of Paleontology) | ||
+ | *[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/grasslands Grasslands] (Texas State Historical Association) | ||
+ | *[https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/habitats/grasslands-prairies-savannas Grasslands, Prairies, and Savannas] (Missouri Department of Conservation) | ||
+ | *[https://www.segrasslands.org/recognize-grasslands Where to find and how to recognize grasslands] (Southeastern Grasslands Institute) | ||
+ | *[https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/education/documents/onlinewoodlands-7-.pdf Savannas] (Illinois Department of Natural Resources) | ||
+ | *[https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/12/1833/2015/bg-12-1833-2015.pdf Forests, savannas, and grasslands]: bridging the knowledge gap between ecology and Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (In Biogeosciences) | ||
+ | *[https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5439005.pdf National Grasslands Interpretive Master Plan] (USDA, US Forest Service) | ||
+ | *[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-national-grasslands-in-the-united-states.html Largest Grasslands in the United States] (World Atlas) | ||
+ | *[https://www.usgs.gov/programs/land-management-research-program/science/ecosystems-we-study-grasslands Grassland Research] (USGS) | ||
+ | *[https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=d6f7c2f5513d42439daec437358866cd National Grasslands Story Map] | ||
+ | *[https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=173 Temperate Grasslands] (Radford University) | ||
+ | *[https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/biomes/prairie.html Prairie Grassland Biome] (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) | ||
+ | *[https://www.nps.gov/articles/series.htm?id=BD0B060D-B473-EAE5-C84D84326975AB3E Grasslands of the American Southwest] (National Park Service) | ||
+ | *[https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/national-forests-grasslands/national-grasslands National Grasslands] (US Forest Service) | ||
+ | *[https://wrangle.org/ecotype/north-american-short-grass-prairie North American Shortgrass Prairies] (World Rangeland Learning Experience) | ||
+ | *[https://wrangle.org/ecotype/north-american-tall-grass-prairie North American Tallgrass Prairies] (World Rangeland Learning Experience) | ||
+ | *[https://www.nps.gov/tapr/learn/nature/a-complex-prairie-ecosystem.htm A Complex Prairie Ecosystem] (National Park Service) | ||
+ | *[https://keep.konza.k-state.edu/prairieecology/TallgrassPrairieEcology.pdf The Tallgrass Prairie] (Jill Haukos, Kansas State University) | ||
+ | *[https://www.hww.ca/en/wild-spaces/grasslands.html Grasslands] (Hinterland Who’s Who, Canada) | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | '''Grassland Vegetation and Animals''' | ||
+ | *[https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/pwd_bn_w7000_0120/grassland/ Vegetation Types of Texas Grasslands] (Texas Parks and Wildlife) | ||
+ | *[https://sustainability.utexas.edu/prairie-plants-bushes-wildflowers Prairie Plants, Bushes & Wildflowers] (UT Austin) | ||
+ | *[https://plttexas.org/uploadedFiles/Websites/PLT_Texas/Content/PLT%20Activity%2088%20Blackland%20Prairies.pdf Blackland Prairie Animals] (PLT Texas) | ||
+ | *[http://ntmn.org/docs/guides/20150511-FIELD_GUIDE_Final.pdf Common Species of the Blackland Prairie] (TXMN, TPWD, TAMU) | ||
+ | *[https://forages.oregonstate.edu/regrowth/how-does-grass-grow/grass-types/short-and-tall-grasses Short and Tall Grasses of the Prairie] (Oregon State University) | ||
+ | *[https://www.fws.gov/species/attwaters-greater-prairie-chicken-tympanuchus-cupido-attwateri Attwater's Greater Prairie Chicken] (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) | ||
+ | *[https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/prong/ Pronghorn] (Texas Parks and Wildlife) | ||
+ | *[http://npshistory.com/brochures/tapr/wildflowers.pdf Common Wildflowers at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve] (National Park Service) | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | '''About Grasses''' | ||
+ | *[https://forages.oregonstate.edu/regrowth/how-does-grass-grow How Does Grass Grow] (Oregon State University) | ||
+ | *[https://forages.oregonstate.edu/regrowth/how-does-grass-grow/grass-types/short-and-tall-grasses Short and Tall Grasses] (Oregon State University) | ||
+ | *[https://forages.oregonstate.edu/regrowth/how-does-grass-grow/grass-structures/mechanisms-growth Mechanisms of Grass Growth] (Oregon State University) | ||
+ | *[https://open.lib.umn.edu/nativegrasses/chapter/1-1-parts-of-the-plant/ Parts of a Grass Plant] (University of Minnesota) | ||
+ | *[https://passel2.unl.edu/view/lesson/b724cc65392a Perennial Grass Growth and Development] (University of Nebraska Lincoln) | ||
+ | *[https://www.montana.edu/extension/invasiveplants/documents/publications/extension_publications/Grass%20identification%20basics_mt201402AG.pdf Grass Identification Basics] (Montana State University) | ||
+ | *[https://gardens.duke.edu/sites/default/files/Meet%20a%20Plant_Grass.pdf Meet a Plant: Grass] (Duke Gardens) | ||
+ | *[https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/research/grass-research Grass Research] (Smithsonian NMNH) | ||
+ | *[https://www.jimrichardsonphotography.com/index/G00002LvaeP7vBbM Pictures of Prairie Grass Roots] (Jim Richardson, National Geographic Photographer) | ||
+ | *[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/flint-hills-tallgrasses.htm Grass Roots] (Tallgrass prairie National Preserve) | ||
+ | *[https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/nature/grasses.htm Grasses] (National Park Service) | ||
+ | *[https://counties.agrilife.org/kerr/files/2011/09/grass-growth-and-development_3.pdf Grass Growth and Development] (Texas A&M University) | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | '''Conservation and Restoration''' | ||
+ | *[https://www.llela.org/visit/habitats/prairie-restoration Prairie Restoration] (Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area) | ||
+ | *[https://www.wildflower.org/project/prescribed-fire Prescribed Fire Research] (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) | ||
+ | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu1dO3iJ9V4 Prescribed Fire video] (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) | ||
+ | *[https://www.nps.gov/tapr/learn/nature/fire-and-grazing-in-the-prairie.htm Fire and Grazing in the Prairie] (National Park Service) | ||
+ | *[https://travisaudubon.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CommonsFordHistory_2019.pdf Commons Ford Prairie Restoration] (Travis Audubon) | ||
+ | *[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717310372 Protecting our Prairies]: Research and policy actions for conserving America’s grasslands (in Land Use Policy) | ||
+ | *[https://prairieecologist.com/2011/06/05/the-myth-of-self-sustaining-prairies/ The Myth of the Self Sustaining Prairie] (Prairie Ecologist) | ||
+ | *[https://www.iucn.org/sites/default/files/import/downloads/grasslandsnewsletterjan2010.pdf Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative] | ||
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Grasslands can be set aside as preserves, restored to native species, and managed through controlled burns and controlled access. You can take steps to protect and preserve smaller plots of grasslands by changing some areas in your yard or neighborhood to native grasses and wildflowers, reducing the use of yard chemicals, and learning more about and sharing with others the importance of grasslands.
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A one-meter study could be a Sabbath Afternoon activity, or perhaps on a club campout, check the same spot at different times during the day, to see the changes in what insects, spiders, and animals visit the spot. For inspiration, check out Chris Helzer’s Square Meter Photography Project
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Remember that the honor focuses on temperate grasslands, not the tropical grassland/savannah of Africa. However, you may want to use your zoo visit to study the animals of both temperate and tropical grasslands, and compare their similarities and differences to see how the different ecosystems highlight similar or alternative adaptations by animals.
Si piensa visitar un zoológico o acuario, tenga en cuenta que hay varias especialidades que tienen requisitos que se pueden cumplir visitando un zoológico o acuario. Los individuos pueden trabajar en varias especialidades en una visita, o partes de su grupo pueden trabajar en diferentes especialidades durante la misma visita.
Aquí hay una lista de especialidades que tienen requisitos que se pueden cumplir visitando un zoológico o acuario:
Bosques templados caducifolios
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Live Feeds are a mixed bag, because animals are not necessarily predictable in when and where they may be, but a few that are relatively popular include:
Canada’s Grasslands National Park has two live webcams available: Bison Watering Hole Bison Calving Plains
The Forest Service, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy and the National Forest Foundation has a live cam set up at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie to watch an introduced bison herd.
Devil’s Tower National Monument has a camera set up at the prairie dog town, though it only updates a still image every 30 seconds.
The Nature Conservancy’s Dunn Ranch Prairie also has a webcam, and archived video of their live cam feed.
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Referencias
General Information about Grasslands
- Brown, L. (1988). Grasslands. Random House. (National Audubon Society Nature Guides)
- Grasslands Explained (National Geographic Society)
- Grassland Biome (National Geographic Society)
- Grassland (NASA Earth Observatory)
- The Grassland Biome (UC Museum of Paleontology)
- Grasslands (Texas State Historical Association)
- Grasslands, Prairies, and Savannas (Missouri Department of Conservation)
- Where to find and how to recognize grasslands (Southeastern Grasslands Institute)
- Savannas (Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
- Forests, savannas, and grasslands: bridging the knowledge gap between ecology and Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (In Biogeosciences)
- National Grasslands Interpretive Master Plan (USDA, US Forest Service)
- Largest Grasslands in the United States (World Atlas)
- Grassland Research (USGS)
- National Grasslands Story Map
- Temperate Grasslands (Radford University)
- Prairie Grassland Biome (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
- Grasslands of the American Southwest (National Park Service)
- National Grasslands (US Forest Service)
- North American Shortgrass Prairies (World Rangeland Learning Experience)
- North American Tallgrass Prairies (World Rangeland Learning Experience)
- A Complex Prairie Ecosystem (National Park Service)
- The Tallgrass Prairie (Jill Haukos, Kansas State University)
- Grasslands (Hinterland Who’s Who, Canada)
Grassland Vegetation and Animals
- Vegetation Types of Texas Grasslands (Texas Parks and Wildlife)
- Prairie Plants, Bushes & Wildflowers (UT Austin)
- Blackland Prairie Animals (PLT Texas)
- Common Species of the Blackland Prairie (TXMN, TPWD, TAMU)
- Short and Tall Grasses of the Prairie (Oregon State University)
- Attwater's Greater Prairie Chicken (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
- Pronghorn (Texas Parks and Wildlife)
- Common Wildflowers at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (National Park Service)
About Grasses
- How Does Grass Grow (Oregon State University)
- Short and Tall Grasses (Oregon State University)
- Mechanisms of Grass Growth (Oregon State University)
- Parts of a Grass Plant (University of Minnesota)
- Perennial Grass Growth and Development (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
- Grass Identification Basics (Montana State University)
- Meet a Plant: Grass (Duke Gardens)
- Grass Research (Smithsonian NMNH)
- Pictures of Prairie Grass Roots (Jim Richardson, National Geographic Photographer)
- Grass Roots (Tallgrass prairie National Preserve)
- Grasses (National Park Service)
- Grass Growth and Development (Texas A&M University)
Conservation and Restoration
- Prairie Restoration (Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area)
- Prescribed Fire Research (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)
- Prescribed Fire video (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)
- Fire and Grazing in the Prairie (National Park Service)
- Commons Ford Prairie Restoration (Travis Audubon)
- Protecting our Prairies: Research and policy actions for conserving America’s grasslands (in Land Use Policy)
- The Myth of the Self Sustaining Prairie (Prairie Ecologist)
- Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative