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Southeastern Grasslands Institute

About
What is SGI?
Our 4 Programmatic Priorities
Our Headquarters
Our 8 Conservation Strategies
Our Team
Our Partners
Annual Reports
The Need for SGI
What are Southeastern Grasslands?
A call to action
Why Southern Grasslands?
Why should we care?
We Need Your Help
Programs
Conservation Seed bank
Grasslands Research
Grasslands Restoration
Piedmont Prairie Partnership
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Rights-of-Way Surveys
Roadside Surveys
SGI Citizen Science
Tribal Program
News & Events
The SGI Blog
News Stories
Resources
Biodiversity Exploration & Documentation
Data Downloads
Find A Grassland Near You
Guide to the Grasslands of the Mid-South
Learning Resources
SGI Photo + Video
Seed Lists by Ecoregion
The Southeastern Grasslands Portal
Webinars, Podcasts, Articles
Volunteer
Volunteer with SGI
Subscribe to SGI's Volunteer Newsletter
Event Calendar & Volunteer Hub
Donate
Map of the Grand Prairie Ecoregion, eastern Arkansas, showing historical distribution of approximately 500,000-acres of prairie.

Map of the Grand Prairie Ecoregion, eastern Arkansas, showing historical distribution of approximately 500,000-acres of prairie.

Credit: Sunny Fleming

Data Source: USGS Gap Analysis Program (GAP), Esri

Newspaper article from 1904 advertising "10,000 acres of virgin prairie for sale, Prairie Co., Arkansas"

Newspaper article from 1904 advertising "10,000 acres of virgin prairie for sale, Prairie Co., Arkansas"

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Credit: Theo Witsell

Rudbeckia grandiflora (Rudbeckia grandiflora) and Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Rudbeckia grandiflora (Rudbeckia grandiflora) and Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Credit: Theo Witsell

Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon oklahomensis), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon oklahomensis), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Credit: Theo Witsell

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas

Credit: Pamela Pasco

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas

Credit: Pamela Pasco

Theo Witsell (SGI Director of Research) surveying Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas

Theo Witsell (SGI Director of Research) surveying Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas

Credit: Pamela Pasco

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Credit: Pamela Pasco

Ornate Box Turtle in Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Ornate Box Turtle in Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Credit: Theo Witsell

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas

Credit: Pamela Pasco

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Barren, Charleston Baptist Church, Scott Co., Missouri

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Barren, Charleston Baptist Church, Scott Co., Missouri

Credit: Justin Thomas (NatureCITE)

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Savanna, Sikeston, Missouri

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Savanna, Sikeston, Missouri

Credit: Paul Nelson

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Mississippi River, Lake Co., Tennessee

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Mississippi River, Lake Co., Tennessee

Credit: Dwayne Estes

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Arkansas River, Arkansas

Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Arkansas River, Arkansas

Credit: Theo Witsell

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Map of the Grand Prairie Ecoregion, eastern Arkansas, showing historical distribution of approximately 500,000-acres of prairie.
Newspaper article from 1904 advertising "10,000 acres of virgin prairie for sale, Prairie Co., Arkansas"
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas
Rudbeckia grandiflora (Rudbeckia grandiflora) and Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas
Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon oklahomensis), Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Grand Prairie, Arkansas
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas
Theo Witsell (SGI Director of Research) surveying Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Prairie Co., Arkansas
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas
Ornate Box Turtle in Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Hardpan Prairie, Roth Prairie Natural Area, Grand Prairie, Arkansas
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Barren, Charleston Baptist Church, Scott Co., Missouri
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Sand Savanna, Sikeston, Missouri
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Mississippi River, Lake Co., Tennessee
Mississippi Alluvial Plain Riverbank Sandbar Barren, Arkansas River, Arkansas
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