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Buffalo Gap National Grasslands - Resources

National Grasslands Visitor Center
708 Main Street, P.O. Box 425
Wall, SD 57790
(605) 279-2125
E-mail Visitors Center (Put "Visitor Center" in the subject line.)
The National Grasslands Visitor Center, also, located in Wall, SD, is the only visitor center dedicated to the promotion and interpretation of the National Grasslands. The staff at this visitor center feel that National Grasslands are underappreciated, and are eager to get you to love the grasslands as much as they do.


Other Internet Resources

Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge - Devoted to the ecology the tallgrass prairie.

Native Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands - From the USGS' Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, a fascinating site with clear indexing and scads of wildflower photos.

Environment Canada - Prairie and Northern Region - Good coverage of environmental issues affecting grasslands.

Biomes of the World - Interesting resource that maps mid-latitude grasslands in relation to other worldwide biomes. Good links.



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