#greatplains — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #greatplains, aggregated by home.social.
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TIL about Prairie Remnants
This infographic from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota explains how much of the Earth's prairie ecosystem we've lost over the past couple of centuries. More than 70% of America's Great Plains have been lost to development, and what is left is all in pockets.https://www.nateshivar.com/34674/til-about-prairie-remnants/
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Port Silt Loam (Pedology 🟤)
Port Silt Loam is the state soil of Oklahoma. This type of soil is reddish in color due to the weathering of reddish sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Permian period. It is a medium-textured alluvial soil deposited along flood plains. Port Silt Loam can be found in 33 of the 77 counties in Oklahoma and covers around one mil...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Silt_Loam
#PortSiltLoam #Pedology #GreatPlains #TypesOfSoil #GeologyOfOklahoma #SymbolsOfOklahoma
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Camp of the Piegan Blackfeet of the Great Plains (Karl Bodmer)
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🌲🌰 #Smithsonian curators offer five ways to see the #USA through #nature instead of state lines.
Pine cones reveal the country’s #biomes, ammonite #fossils from #SouthDakota prove an ancient sea once covered the #GreatPlains, #shorebirds time #migration with #horseshoecrab #eggs, and the American #shad’s journey has shaped #Pamunkey culture for 12,000 years.
#ecology #geology #migration #pine #ammonites #salamanders #chesapeakebay #appalachianmountains #delawarebay #naturalhistory #wildlife #history #science #nature #maps
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Two Assiniboine (Native American) warriors (Karl Bodmer, painted ~1840 AD)
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Two Assiniboine (Native American) warriors (Karl Bodmer, painted ~1840 AD)
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Watercolor of a camp of the Assiniboine people of North America (Karl Bodmer, painted 1832 AD)
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Watercolor of a camp of the Assiniboine people of North America (Karl Bodmer, painted 1832 AD)
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🌲🌰 #Smithsonian curators offer five ways to see the #USA through #nature instead of state lines.
Pine cones reveal the country’s #biomes, ammonite #fossils from #SouthDakota prove an ancient sea once covered the #GreatPlains, #shorebirds time #migration with #horseshoecrab #eggs, and the American #shad’s journey has shaped #Pamunkey culture for 12,000 years.
#ecology #geology #migration #pine #ammonites #salamanders #chesapeakebay #appalachianmountains #delawarebay #naturalhistory #wildlife #history #science #nature #maps
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Great Plains Botanic Garden Open House June 12–13 https://www.allforgardening.com/1817600/great-plains-botanic-garden-open-house-june-12-13/ #agriculture #ClaudeBarr #environment #garden #GreatPlains #GreatPlainsBotanicGarden #GreatPlainsNativePlantSociety #hermosa #HikingTrails #NativePlants #NatureWalk #outdoors #ShortGrassPrairieEcosystem #SouthDakota #Tourism
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The Ogallala Aquifer (High Plains Aquifer), the largest US groundwater supply, is running out #Water #Drought #ClimateChange #GreatPlains www.msn.com/en-us/weathe...
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**The Ogallala Aquifer (High Plains Aquifer), the largest US groundwater supply, is running out**
#Water #Drought #ClimateChange #GreatPlains
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Hype for the Future 184H: Saunders and Dodge Counties, Nebraska
Overview Within the eastern portion of the State of Nebraska are the notable counties of Saunders and Dodge. Of the two counties, Saunders County is notable for using Wahoo as the county seat, and Dodge County is notable for using Fremont as the county seat. Wahoo is notable for the Wahoo Heritage Inn, and Fremont is notable for being the sixth-largest city in Nebraska and home to Midland University and the Louis E. May Museum. Both counties are connected to one another primarily along Route […] -
Hype for the Future 184C: Gage County, Nebraska
Overview Located in the southeastern portion of the State of Nebraska is Gage County, which uses the City of Beatrice as the county seat. The county is located along Routes 77 and 136, as well as N-8 to the south, N-112 to the southwest, and N-4 in the vicinity. At the northern end of the county are N-41, N-43, and N-34B. Interestingly, Wymore is notable for the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center and the Wymore Heritage Inn, while Beatrice is home to the Creative Arts Gallery for the county […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/hype-for-the-future-184c-gage-county-nebraska/
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ American bison ✧
The American bison (Bison bison), commonly called the American buffalo, is a species of bovid and one of two living species of bison, alongside the European bison. With wild bulls recorded at up to 1,270 kilograms (2,800 lb), it is among the heaviest extant land animals in North America. Once numbering an estimat...
#northamerica #canada #mexico #greatplains #agriculturalresearchservice #wikipedia
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Hype for the Future 183R: Jefferson, Saline, and Seward Counties, Nebraska
Introduction Located on the eastern side of the State of Nebraska are the Counties of Jefferson, Saline, and Seward, associated with the north-south N-15 corridor which covers the three counties. East of Route 81, but west of Route 77, the community is firmly located in the Great Plains section of the greater Midwest region of the United States and is often described as part of the Lower Midwest. Jefferson County Located on the Kansas state line of the State of Nebraska is Jefferson […] -
Hype for the Future 183O: Route 81 Communities in Southern Nebraska
Introduction Within the State of Nebraska, Route 81 is a notable mainline highway largely located to the east of the 98th Meridian West in Eastern Nebraska’s more humid climatological areas, with the surrounding areas often more characteristic of the Midwest as with much of the eastern Great Plains region as a whole. Historically associated with the tallgrass and mixed-grass prairie zones, the modern context of the region is associated with residential and especially agricultural zones […] -
Hype for the Future 180B → City of Wichita, Kansas
Introduction The City of Wichita is a city in and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, as well as the largest city in the State of Kansas. Only one (1) county is larger by population--Johnson County, home to the suburban City of Olathe. The community is known historically as an agricultural crossroads conveniently located near the "dry line" of the Great Plains region of the United States, with areas to the east generally culturally similar to the Great Lakes, Ozarks, and Upland […] -
Hype for the Future 179D: Cloud and Ottawa Counties, Kansas
Overview — Cloud County Within the State of Kansas, Cloud County is a notable county that uses the City of Concordia as the county seat. Overall, the county is associated with the National Orphan Train Complex and the Cloud County Historical Museum within Concordia, as well as the rural Kansas Creek Inn to the northwest. The Republican River Pegram Truss and the World War II POW Camp Concordia Museum are also located within the county. Logistically, the community is located at the junction […]