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Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
Wayne, NE; Holt County
When most people think of grass, they think of the short green plant that grows in your front lawn or in a local park. But, in Nebraska’s Tallgrass Prairie, the grasses are anything but short, and not always green! In this habitat, you will find grasses that grow more than six feet tall, flowers that provide food for pollinators, and reptiles that thrive in the hot sun of this prairie ecosystem.
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