Prairie Plants
Much of the prairie was plowed to grow this plant, which is used for making clothes
What is COTTON?
Huge bison herds did not overgraze the prairie because they did this.
What is MIGRATE?
This process is very useful in restoration but it is also dangerous unless done by trained professionals.
What is a CONTROLLED BURN?
Because prairie grasses capture and hold rainwater, these are not as severe when prairies are intact.
What is a FLOOD?
Native grassland's replacement by this plant is detrimental to wildlife species.
What is BERMUDA? or...
What is JOHNSON GRASS?
What is KR Bluestem?
This is a category of plants that live for several years.
What ARE PERENNIALS?
Cattle that are kept in one field for a long time cause their favorite plant foods to become this.
What is OVERGRAZED or LOST FROM THE FIELD?
Management of these animals is an important technique in prairie restoration.
What is CATTLE?
These man-made structures built to hold water for people to use are slowly filling up with mud and sediment.
What are RESERVOIRS?
In the past, farms on the Blackland Prairie were used to raise many things, including these two.
What is COTTON? CORN? WHEAT? MILO?
Name three of the four major tall grasses of the Blackland Prairie.
What is LITTLE BLUESTEM?
What is BIG BLUESTEM?
What is INDIANGRASS?
What is SWITCHGRASS?
This is the amount of bison that were on the North American prairie 200 years ago.
How many is 30 million to 60 million?
Doing this to fields can bring back grass species that are rare or no longer present.
What is SEEDING?
Lots of water runoff can cause this to happen to the soil.
What is EROSION?
The Blackland Prairie was intentionally destroyed by this person.
Who is NO ONE INTENDED TO DESTROY IT?
In the past, these types of plants were very rare on the prairie.
What are TREES?
Some of the most nutritious foods for cattle are these.
What are NATIVE or PERENNIAL TALL GRASSES (names of grasses are okay)?
This tool, when towed by a tractor, imitates some of the effects of a migrating bison herd.
What is a MOWER or SHREDDER?
If rainwater runs off the surface of the ground instead of sinking into the ground, there will be no water replenishment for these.
What is GROUNDWATER or an AQUIFER?
This percentage of Blackland Prairie remains.
How much is LESS THAN ONE PERCENT?
These types of plants have very short roots and do not hold soil well.
What are ANNUALS?
Bison lived in herds because they were hunted by these.
What are WOLVES?
or
What are NATIVE AMERICANS?
Scientists conduct these to see which techniques work best in restoring prairies.
What are EXPERIMENTS?
In total there are this many major river watersheds and coastal basins are in Texas
What is twenty-three?
Name people who can help the Blackland Prairie recover.
Who are RANCHERS? SCIENTISTS? STUDENTS? TEACHERS? POLITICIANS? ANYONE WHO CARES ABOUT THE PRAIRIE?