That was it, except for the wind and what that small prairie remnant implied.
It protects an American bison herd which grazes on one of the state's largest prairie remnants.
Few prairie remnants are large enough to be measured in the thousands of acres; most are in the hundreds or tens.
It is the largest black-soil prairie remnant east of the Mississippi River.
South of the Middle River, the terrain becomes gentle rolling hills and prairie remnants.
Some ridge tops bear small prairie remnants with grasses and cactus.
Milling about on the last prairie remnants can give you a sense of the former natural grandeur of America's middle.
Land management practices should focus on the maintenance of intact native prairie remnants and the vegetation that is crucial to the regal fritillary's continued survival.
The Midwest landscape includes few prairie remnants which are embedded in an agricultural matrix (Davis et al. 2007).
Thus, it is extremely important that the land surrounding prairie remnants be included in management decisions and practices.